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Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak today. I am very conscious as I do so that this is the second time in three weeks that we have met in this Chamber to discuss the legacy issues in Northern Ireland. Three weeks ago, it was in the shadow of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, and today it follows on from the Police Ombudsman's report into collusive behaviour, which we...

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I wish to begin by welcoming the Ukrainian ambassador and expressing our deepest solidarity, on behalf of the Social Democrats and the people of Dublin Central who I represent, with the ambassador and the Ukrainian people today. I cannot imagine what it is like to have the Russian Federation acting like a bully and a thug at the border, threatening violence on an immense scale. We stand in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the additional cost of living for those with disabilities, as highlighted in the Cost of Disability report by a company (details supplied), will be factored into the forthcoming basic income for artists scheme to ensure artists with disabilities have equal support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is seeking to close early intervention classes; if so, the details of the research and policy for these closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made to the exceptional needs payment; and the number awarded in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [10700/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of letters issued from her Department to one-parent family payment claimants requesting proof of efforts from the liable relatives to seek maintenance in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [10702/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of one-parent family payment claimants who were exempt from efforts to seek maintenance conditions due to domestic abuse and risk from a former partner. [10703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review into the pilot for the free school books scheme for the academic year 2020-2021 has commenced; the timeline for the completion of the review; if the scheme will be reintroduced and expanded for the academic year 2022-2023. [11791/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a report on the progress in relation to school secretaries and caretaker terms and conditions; and when it is expected that a resolution will be reached. [11793/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional schools by primary and post primary which will be provided DEIS status under the proposed planned extension of DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11794/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 815. To ask the Minister for Health when the review from the HSE medical management programme on the drug Cariban was completed; if it will be published; and if he will provide a timeline for the decision for reimbursement to be made in relation to the drug. [11790/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 816. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of hormone replacement therapy medications in Ireland; and the details of the work of his Department to source alternatives in terms of providing alternative supply chains. [11792/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I welcome our contributors from Amnesty International. Although the Government has yet to officially respond to the full findings of the Amnesty International report, both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, have answered questions on the floor of the Dáil regarding its conclusion that Israel is enforcing a system of apartheid against Palestinians. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I just want to make sure I get full answers to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Chairman. Yoseph Haddad, an Israeli Arab activist, is due to speak here in the Oireachtas later this week. He is reported as saying he is coming here so that people can listen to the voices of his community rather than others who speak over them. In undertaking this research, did Amnesty International speak to Israeli Arabs to get their perspectives? How does the research...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: I welcome the opportunity to discuss Amnesty International's vitally important report entitled, Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: A Cruel System of Domination and a Crime Against Humanity. The report details how Israeli authorities are forcing a system of apartheid against all Palestinians living under their effective control. This include Palestinians living in Israel and the...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: The issue is the phraseology of apartheid and whether the Government will support the use of that particular word, which has a different weight behind it. Apartheid is both an international wrong and a crime against humanity. When a crime against humanity is committed, the international community has an obligation to hold the perpetrators to account. There is hope that by shedding more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific sanction aimed at the Russian Federation as a consequence of its assault on Ukraine that will target the funnelling of funds through Russian shell corporations based in the International Financial Services Centre. [12148/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to reduce the delays for first-time passport applications; and the number of backlog applications awaiting processing. [12150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the publication of the review on current and future provision of out of school education. [12149/22]