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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 29. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met; and when it will next meet. [43758/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the publication of the cost of disability report. [47193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on college waiting lists for accommodation; and his views on whether the current situation in relation to student accommodation is a crisis. [47194/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: We do not need an independent inquiry to tell us that certain practices are abhorrent. The Minister for Defence must act immediately to amend the law so that victims of rape or sexual assault in the Defence Forces can no longer be cross-examined by their abusers. The harrowing revelations in the "Women of Honour" documentary have shone a spotlight on the toxic culture of sexual abuse and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: The Minister has not had a chance to answer my question and I invite him to do so now.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: Everyone in this Chamber will agree that the practice of allowing an alleged abuser to question his or her victim is simply wrong. We do not need an independent inquiry to tell us that this is an abhorrent practice. Victims in civilian court proceedings cannot be cross-examined by their attackers following the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. However, the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I fundamentally believe that when we see crime, we should understand the context in which it occurs and the conditions which gave rise to it. However, I also believe that when people tell me they feel unsafe, there is an onus on us to create the conditions in which they start to feel safe again. In the city of Dublin at the moment, people genuinely feel unsafe. At the very heart of that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: There are few occasions in this Chamber when we can unify and agree on an approach, and I think this is one such occasion. In our capital city at present, there are people who do not feel safe. The UN safer cities initiative for women and young girls requires resources and involves talking to young men about men's violence against women and tackling a culture of toxic masculinity. We can...

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I will speak on behalf of Deputy Whitmore. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Yesterday, the Social Democrats introduced a motion calling for a moratorium on data centre development until a full Government strategy was put in place and all necessary analysis was carried out. This was despite objections from the so-called Green Party. All we asked for yesterday was a...

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: It is ludicrous that a green party would oppose a moratorium when we are facing blackouts in this country. Our request was reasonable and moderate and called for a delay on development until necessary without outwardly banning the development of the sector, as was suggested in that recent contribution. The Government, particularly the Green Party, has not seen fit to support us in our call....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will commit to a targeted pathway of achieving 0.5% gross national income to official development assistance in order that Ireland can reach the 0.7% in 2030 as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Protection (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will increase the number of places on the Irish Refugee Protection Programme for Afghan nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing every classroom in Ireland with a CO2 monitor. [47450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department discussed the potential use of air filtration in schools and classrooms in combating the spread of Covid-19. [47451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing every special school in Ireland with access to a guidance counsellor. [47452/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if greater resources will be provided to schools in order to increase mitigation measures for Covid-19 in view of the changes to testing and tracing in schools; the additional resources being made available to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47453/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I thank Mr. Fraser for taking the opportunity to address the committee today. I wish to read into the record that our agenda today states that we will be engaging with Martin Fraser, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach on the appointment of UN special envoys. In doing so it is important to understand the culture in which these special envoys or other top-level positions are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: We only have two special envoys. This was to be our third. Mr. Fraser says it may have been mentioned to him. He is our most senior civil servant and is going to be an ambassador. He is saying it may have been mentioned to him but he does not remember the context in which it happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I do not think Mr. Fraser was involved but I want to understand when he became aware. I believe he became aware before he got the memo on the day before. Is that fair to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: Is there a culture in the Department of Foreign Affairs of well-connected people being given important jobs without going through a fair and open process? Does Mr. Fraser believe there is such a culture? Can he think of any other examples in which he was involved of important jobs in the Department of Foreign Affairs being given without a fair and open process?