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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 31. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on her meeting with an organisation (details supplied) and action taken thereafter. [47586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a comparison between Ireland's arts expenditure and that of Spain, France, and Denmark. [47589/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will engage with Dublin City Council to ascertain the supports that may be needed to open the Dublin Fruit Market on a full-time basis, particularly given its potential as a major tourism attraction. [47835/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position on a waiting list of two children (details supplied), in relation to their additional needs. [48625/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact that he has made with the Embassy of Iran to condemn the Iranian state's violent suppression and murder of protestors recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I agree with all the sentiments expressed in the Minister's statement but I would go further. I accept the fact that he met with the Iranian foreign minister in New York but we also have an ambassador here from the Islamic Republic of Iran. He needs to be summoned and the Minister needs to tell him that the actions we see in Iran at the minute with the murder of Ms Mahsa Amini, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I reiterate that I accept fully that the Minister met with his foreign affairs counterparts in New York, but in a previous discussion with Deputy Brady the Minister highlighted that we have ambassadors here to keep diplomatic channels open. It now warrants the Minister summoning Ambassador Eslami to his office and admonishing him in person. That is certainly something the Irish people would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at a recent European Union summit on military support for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49072/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I will begin by disagreeing with Deputy Griffin. I do not believe we have any traditions of militarisation in this country, certainly in an overseas capacity and I do not believe that we want any. I think the Irish people's compassion, commitment and support for Ukraine and the people of Ukraine following the illegal and horrendous invasion by the Russian state is very clear. That is felt...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: There is.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: The greatest defence our peacekeepers have when they are overseas is that we have a reputation for humanitarian intervention. Our peacekeepers put themselves in harm's way to avoid conflict. We have an extraordinary tradition on that. Many of our peacekeepers have lost their lives in the name of peace. I fully agree that when our peacekeepers are overseas, they should be equipped with the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans that are in place to increase retention of Naval Service recruits, following the departure of five electrical artificers to the private sector. [49400/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: That is no problem.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: We were told they were grouped.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: It is all on the same issue. Such is the importance of the issue, we have both given it priority.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: The Minister indicated in his response that the reports were not completely accurate and that three apprentices had left as opposed to five. What is clear though is that this year alone 270 members of the Defence Forces have left, and there is a problem with retention. Much of that comes down to pay and conditions. I believe the Minister and the State are committed to changing that. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: That gets to the crux of the matter. The ambition of having 6,000 new recruits in a number of years is welcome, as is the vision the Minister painted of Haulbowline. The report of the Commission on the Defence Forces is comprehensive and has done a great deal of good work but we are at the point now where our Defence Forces are down to bare bones. At 35 years of age, I have any number...

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I will not be that long. I welcome the Minister's contribution and, especially, the transfer of the NSO and the choirs from RTÉ to the NCH. At its best and when done correctly, the NSO is an invaluable reflection of Ireland’s musical and cultural heritage, and there is probably no home more suitable than the NCH, which, when done correctly as it often is, is a champion of the...

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: Is it not? The Deputy's are never short. The aim must transcend the Bill and go into the intention of opening our National Concert Hall to communities who have not felt it as a home or place where they can perform their works. I am excited to see how it develops. I commend the Minister on bringing forward the Bill and on the work she has done in her Ministry, and I look forward to hearing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive response to the incredibly comprehensive questions he was asked, which follows on from a comprehensive report from the commission. Within that, we get the scale of the challenges that face the Minister and the Department. However, behind all of that, we still have 270 personnel who have left the Defence Forces this year. This time last year, this...