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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: At present, although I would imagine this will become more relevant if the pact does come in towards 2026, what legal powers does the Garda have in terms of enforcement at the shared border between North and South? I am concerned about profiling and requests to produce passports. What are the legal powers at present and does the Department envision a scenario whereby legislation will be...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: My contribution will be brief and focus on the final point raised by Deputy Whitmore, which is seeking parity for the children of one-parent families. They are entitled to the exact same time at home as those in any other family dynamic. Consistently in society, one-parent families are the most vulnerable at-risk group. They are at risk of economic disadvantage and all of the crushing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Gary Gannon: At the very minimum, we should look at the stock we already have at our disposal. I believe we can reanimate some of it and get Defence Forces staff back into it. This may even be an emergency situation. There was a report in The Irish Timestwo weeks ago regarding a young woman, a member of the Defence Forces who had a child, who ended up homeless and sleeping in a car when the Defence...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...of breaking a number of housing records. A record number of people are now homeless, including an increase of nearly 50% in the number of children who have become homeless in the past year. Rents are at record high and extortionate levels. House prices are at record high levels and are unaffordable for the vast majority of workers. Homeownership rates are at record low levels. Last...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...for his answer. This really comes down to the housing crisis. I grew up with a lot of people who went on to serve in the armed forces. McKee Barracks is right beside where I grew up. There is great pride among people who want to serve. I know several people who served, who then came out of the Defence Forces and into the private sector and who are now trying to get back in. Last...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Admissions (8 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: That is brilliant. I have a suggestion about where some of those places may come from. A couple of months ago my office was contacted by a young woman who took part in a QQI level 5 course in nursing. She got full distinctions on the course but was unable to access university because there were a limited number of places for people transitioning from QQI level 5 to nursing at university...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (10 Nov 2020)

Gary Gannon: I am afraid it does not alleviate them. When the Minister came off script at the end of his reply, he was a bit more honest about what is happening. I fully appreciate that the culture of Dublin Bus is not to leave any child at a bus stop. The drivers make a remarkable contribution to our city. They are generally friendly and reliable. However, at this time of level 5 restrictions, there...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I will also return to the issue of Gaza. My party leader has asked that, as a consequence of the horror being inflicted on the Palestinian people and people in Gaza following the October massacre inflicted on the people of Israel by Hamas, the Taoiseach would use his leverage at EU level to look at Horizon Europe funding and human rights clauses in EU trade agreements. We ask him to use...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Gary Gannon: I fundamentally believe that when we see crime, we should understand the context in which it occurs and the conditions which gave rise to it. However, I also believe that when people tell me they feel unsafe, there is an onus on us to create the conditions in which they start to feel safe again. In the city of Dublin at the moment, people genuinely feel unsafe. At the very heart of that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for school staff and students that are at high risk to Covid-19 or living with a family member at high risk when schools reopen. [13660/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the immigration facilities at Transaer House; and if plans launched in 2017 to open a dedicated immigration unit at the Dublin Airport Garda station are still in train. [56558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Gary Gannon: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered teachers at primary and secondary school level at the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. [31569/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pensions Reform (23 May 2023)

Gary Gannon: How many people start working at 55? I do not think that is a fair analysis. Older people in Ireland usually have the lowest rates in poverty and deprivation of any age group. The State pension is solely responsible for this. At any one time, 85% of older people in Ireland would live below the poverty line if it were not for the State pension. Even for better off pensioners who do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being advised for students in primary and secondary schools who have family members at home with severe underlying health conditions that would place their lives at risk should an incident of Covid-19 occur in their schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23680/20]

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 2: To delete "strongly consider an intervention in the South Africa v Israel case at the ICJ, as a matter of urgency after the Court has made its order on preliminary measures" and substitute with "will intervene in the South Africa v Israel case at the ICJ, as a matter of urgency after the Court has made its order on preliminary measures".

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Gary Gannon: 1022. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the provisions that have been made for self-employed persons experiencing reductions in their gross income that are now operating at a loss when operating expenses are taken into account and have no income at present; if self-employed persons will be allowed to avail of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment support; and if...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I would like to understand if it took the Taoiseach by surprise when the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan announced charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant? The first point around which they are building a case is the use of starvation of civilians as a weapon war. I really want to understand the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the stage at which during the review of a centre (details supplied) the decision was made that the investigators had gone beyond the terms of reference; the reason this was not realised at the regular briefing meetings in view of the fact it was not a legal review; and the legal constraints that prevented the examiners going beyond the terms of reference if...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: ...everybody is safe. This is an incredible expression we have heard time and again in recent weeks. It was said with honest intent by Mike Ryan in his capacity as head of the World Health Organization and it has been repeated several times, including by the Taoiseach. As the European Council came on the horizon last week, it was not where the various countries were. In fact, they were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the contributors. I had a number of questions, but time is short and they have answered many of them. In terms of the confluence of crises that are happening at present, the huge levels of displacement, war, a global pandemic and food shortages, are we even conscious of what is upon us at both national and European level? The witnesses work in humanitarian organisations and must be...