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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the work undertaken to address sexual harassment and violence in third-level education considering the findings from the national surveys of student and staff experiences of sexual violence and harassment in higher education. [6387/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether colleges should increase the use of entrance examinations in 2022 for entry for students who have achieved the general requirements for matriculation but who have not attained the required grade in specific subjects, such as leaving certificate mathematics; if the matter has been considered; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the disproportional number of places offered on QQI level 5 pre-nursing courses and the places dedicated to students coming from these routes on level 8 nursing degrees; his plans to rectify the imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 383. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to address the delays in processing the registration of foreign births; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6514/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: Between one in 100 and one in 200 women will suffer from hyperemesis during pregnancy, a debilitating condition that causes extreme levels of nausea and vomiting. The national guidelines for the treatment of hyperemesis specifically refer to the drug Cariban as the first stage in its treatment algorithm. However, in Ireland, there is a complete lack of affordability when it comes to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (10 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 308. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a funding suspension which an organisation (details supplied) has been subjected to by the European Commission since May 2021 in order to investigate if a project had been subject to infringements of obligations or irregularities; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that although this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (10 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 309. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make strong representations to the European Commission seeking clarification on the reasons that a deferment of funding has continued since July 2021 with regard to the continued suspension of funding by the European Commission for a human rights organisation (details supplied) although no anomalies were discovered; the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (10 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Commission has continually conceded that Israel has failed to present any concrete credible evidence against an organisation (details supplied) as one of the six designated NGOs for which there is a continued suspension of funding by the European Commission for the human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (10 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 311. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the European Commission has suspended funding to some of the six Palestinian human rights NGO organisations labelled by Israel as terrorist entities in October 2021; if so, the organisations that have been penalised in this way; if his attention has been drawn to the purpose or rationale of this initiative; his views on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I will ask some very direct questions, individually if possible, and I will be very quick. Why were only four of the officials who were present asked to make a donation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I was going to ask how the amount of the donations were arrived at but Senator Ardagh has done that. Did Mr. Hackett discuss this donation with the former Secretary General, Mr. Burgess, before he made the recommendation and did he mention to him that he was going to recommend €2,000, in advance of the recommendation being announced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: The report outlines that: "The decision to attend Iveagh House was discussed and agreed at video conferences with senior managers and as part of the advance planning arrangements." Why did the review not include details of what occurred during that advance planning prior to 17 June 2020?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: Why was the Covid-19 safe working group not contacted before June 17 if a team of staff was due to be in Iveagh House?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I am going to admit that my eyebrow did rise a little bit when Mr. Hackett said that the sparkling wine or the champagne was in the fridge for private occasions. What are the rules in respect of public servants drinking while on campus or in Iveagh House? Are there rules in advance of such activity? I would find it very strange if I walked into my office and some of my staff were sitting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: With the greatest of respect to Mr. Hackett, I intend to stick to the date in question. I understand the great work that is done but we would not be given the courtesy to depart from the topic. We do not doubt for a second the great work the Department does. I did not question whether there is a culture of drinking in the Department but Mr. Hackett did evoke the image of champagne sitting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: Did the former Secretary General, Niall Burgess, delete the tweet he put out that evening of his own accord or was he advised to do so? If so, who advised him to delete the tweet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: It is probably more appropriately directed to the Minister.

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward this important and timely motion. The cost of disability report is a bleak overview of the increased annual financial burden that is associated with having a disability in Ireland. It costs between €9,500 and €11,700 more every year to live with a disability. To put this in context, the standard rate of disability allowance is...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: The Social Democrats welcomes the publication of the report on the Defence Forces, Óglaigh na hÉireann, by the Commission on the Defence Forces. The report offers an insight into the current situation in the Defence Forces and offers recommendations that can help the organisation to meet the challenges of the future, while at the same time creating a safe and positive working...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: In 2022, in a modern wealthy republic, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul released a report today entitled, The Cost of Surviving?. There are many shocking findings in the report, but one that stands out for me is the fact that 30% of one-parent family respondents said that due to the rising cost of living they were cutting back on essentials like food. I am sure I am not the only person in...