Results 1,841-1,860 of 3,274 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: Some of the points I intended raising have already been made so I will stick to those that have not been raised. On the issue of accession to the EU, we welcome the decision to grant candidacy status to both Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, as discussed at the most recent European Council meeting. However, it would be remiss of me not to speak about Georgia in great detail, as many...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 289. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport of a person (details supplied) will be issued given that they are due to fly soon. [38748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those young persons under 25 years of age who are currently on the weekly rate of €117.70 to the maximum personal rate of €208 for those aged 25; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those young persons under 25 years of age who are currently on the weekly rate of €117.70 by €45.15 per week to €162.85; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine regulations that exclude persons with disabilities from entering into self-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make the blind pension, disability allowance and or the invalidity pension a secure support for disabled persons in self-employment which would level the playing field with non-disabled persons. [38780/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that in Budget 2023 the free travel pass is made eligible to all persons who do not have enough vision to obtain a driver licence yet do not qualify to be registered blind. [34586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rights of People with Disabilities (14 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will extend the Reasonable Accommodation Fund to self-employed persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34585/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: I am also conscious of the large number of questions that have already been asked. Would the Minister like to respond to them first? Then I can come back with my questions. I do not want my questions to be lost in the flurry of questions that have already been asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: Within that urgency, I would like some answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: I intend to be brief in view of what the Chair has just outlined. I thank the Minister for coming in. I echo the sentiments regarding our UN mission. It has been fantastic. I commend everybody involved. Will the Minister explain the Government's position on the decision in respect of Georgia's candidacy for accession to the EU? I am concerned that the decision not to grant candidacy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Services (15 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: I am standing in for Deputy Catherine Murphy on Question No. 4.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Services (15 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: That is okay.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Services (15 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: Thank you.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (15 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for accommodating me. I had a meeting yesterday with a group of business owners in the city centre. They painted a very bleak picture of what trading may look like there. With the rise in energy costs and the need for efficiency that will come with it, we will see businesses turning off their lights at earlier hours. The city will become darker and,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: Without discussing the specifics of the case, this week an incident occurred in the north inner city in which a young man who lost his life was taken from a flat complex. I send my deepest condolences to his family. Please tell me the Government is aware of the increase of addiction in the city, that it has a plan to do something about it and that it understands the urgency of the need to...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank Deputy O'Rourke for raising this important issue. It emphasises very clearly how inaccessible retrofitting is for many households around the country and certainly for those who need it most. Gas and electricity bills are already crippling and as temperatures start to drop as we get closer to winter, more and more families will be forced to choose between keeping the house warm or...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: I welcome the Bill, which has many worthy aspects. I will touch on some parts that, though they may not necessarily be problematic, certainly require further discussion. I welcome the Minister's statements on some of the amendments she has tabled since the discussion in the Seanad, especially to do with the addition of the youth advisory committee. I hope the Government understands the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the banking sector to demand a moratorium on fining customers who fail to make direct debit payments on time for the duration of the energy crisis (details supplied). [46310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the policy of his Department on Irish citizens being involved in fake election monitoring missions; if such involvement will lead to a review of membership of the 2018 Irish election observation roster; and if it will act as a bar to membership of the next roster due to commence in early 2023. [46311/22]