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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (20 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 144. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the absence of cultural spaces in Dublin city and county specifically for performance and artistic exhibitions; and the actions she plans to take to address same. [2650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date the advisory report by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the senior cycle that was submitted to her Department will be published. [2668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the review process that took place prior to reinstating banked hours in relation to banked hours which have been reinstated from January to February mid-term; if the situation will be reviewed prior to the removal in February mid-term and the use of banked hours potentially extended if necessary; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has not committed to a specific date in May 2022 for the publication of special class teacher and SNA allocations on the NCSE website; if the NCSE will commit to a specific date in May 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the lack of junior certificate graduates among the 2021-2022 sixth year cohort was factored into contingency planning for the leaving certificate if in-person examinations could not go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2671/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the contingency plans in place if in-person State examinations cannot take place as planned in 2022. [2672/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: Yesterday was International Day of Education. While we laud ourselves as a country with high completion rates in mainstream education, as has just occurred in the debate between the Taoiseach and Deputy Paul Murphy, the fact is that many students are being left behind every year. The DEIS retention rate for the leaving certificate is 84.8% compared to 91.5% nationally. This has left...

Leaving Certificate: Motion (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: I welcome the motion and the opportunity to debate an incredibly important subject relevant to the lives of students throughout the country. I have absolutely no issue with the substance of the motion and will fully support it. It has already been referenced by Deputy Ó Laoghaire in his contribution that a further debate we could be having on this is on the model of assessment that...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: In the brief time I have I am going to focus on two points of immediate concern. First is COVAX and the issue of vaccine distribution around the world, particularly in the developing world. The Taoiseach has mentioned in the pre-European Council statements and again today in his discussion with Deputy McDonald the continued support for COVAX. COVAX reached a milestone a couple of days ago...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the recommendation in the report on the Commission on Pensions that the method for calculating entitlement to the State pension (contributory) should fully transition to a total contributions approach as soon as possible with the consequent abolition of the yearly average approach; the planned schedule for such...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on family carers being excluded from the recently announced payment of recognition of €1,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of providing family carers with a once-off payment of €1,000 in recognition of their work and hardship over the pandemic. [3602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied). [3077/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants waiting for a decision on naturalisation; the number of applications that have waited 12 months plus for a decision; the number of applications that have waited 24 months plus for a decision; and the average wait on a decision. [3078/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be granted an appointment at the INIS office on Burgh Quay given that they cannot get an appointment through existing means and it is causing distress. [3603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new immigration service appointment and scheduling systems; if they have eliminated the practice of the appropriation by third parties of immigration appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3604/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has made an allocation for the operational budget of the North Inner-City Drug and Alcohol Task Force for 2022 as with the other 23 task forces nationally; and if this allocation for the task force, set at €224,000 for 2021, is included in the HSE budget for 2022. [3079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary school children who missed dental screenings due to external circumstances such as school building closures and redeployment of staff that will be accommodated in the future. [3600/22]

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for bringing forward this Bill which seeks to modernise our higher education sector and brings significant changes to the governance of higher education. This must be balanced with autonomy and, critically, sustained funding of our higher education institutions, which I intend to address later. I will begin by speaking about other aspects the Bill makes...