Results 201-220 of 3,222 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider establishing an independent review mechanism to assess the consistency and accuracy of expert reports used in family law proceedings, particularly in high-conflict custody disputes. [11604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the Family Justice Strategy 2022-2025 is ensuring that children’s voices are properly prioritised in family law cases; and if he will consider accelerating the implementation of recommendations from the Voice of the Child Working Group. [11605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the rollout of the children’s court advocate pilot programme; and if children in complex custody disputes, including those where concerns of parental alienation have been raised, will be prioritised within this programme. [11602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are in place to ensure that children involved in custody disputes have access to consistent, independent advocacy throughout the legal process; and if he will consider expanding the role of the Children’s Court Advocate Pilot Project. [11606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €3 million allocated in Budget 2025 for family law support services will be distributed, specifically regarding improvements in professional training for legal practitioners, expansion of family law services, and the provision of supports for children affected by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way his Department is ensuring that the proposed reforms on parental alienation under the family justice strategy do not result in children’s expressed wishes being dismissed in cases where they resist contact due to legitimate concerns. [11607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current operational capacity of each prison in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an assessment has been conducted on the impact of criminal feuds on community safety in the areas affected in Dublin; the current initiatives being considered to engage with local communities to prevent such violence from escalating further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the evidence framework that was utilised in the decision to increase sentences for knife crimes. [12852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Media (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on ongoing or upcoming legislative measures aimed at improving the regulation of social media platforms, particularly with respect to content moderation, harassment, hate speech, and user rights to appeal decisions under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12854/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1300. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the procedures surrounding emergency custody transfers, including whether adequate safeguards exist to ensure that children’s welfare, their expressed wishes, and any allegations of domestic abuse are fully considered before such transfers are enforced. [11600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1313. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth based on the information provided by my constituent the support services available for individuals with acquired brain injuries who are residing in nursing homes (details supplied); and how individuals like those can access these services in a timely and effective manner, given that barriers have been reported...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1318. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider the urgent need for a family resource centre in the Cabra area, particularly in light of the significant socio-economic disparities outlined in the 2022 Census and recent qualitative research conducted by the Dublin Northwest Partnership (details supplied). [10837/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1443. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth given the recent case where a care home for vulnerable children falsified Garda vetting and background checks, what steps the Government is taking to enhance oversight and accountability in the recruitment process within child care facilities to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1444. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress of the Childcare (Standards in Children's Residential Centres) Regulations; if additional legislation or amendments are being considered to prevent fraudulent practices like those seen in the ideal care services case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1445. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions her Department is taking to ensure that care homes are properly vetted and are there additional safeguards in place to protect vulnerable populations from the risks posed by staff members who may not have undergone thorough background checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1446. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a data protection issue at an agency under her Department’s remit has been brought to her attention (details supplied); the steps taken by this agency and her Department to ensure that the GDPR is correctly enforced and that no conflict of interest issues arise; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1447. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to media reports (details supplied), to outline the safeguards in place to ensure that subject access requests, SARs, to Tusla are not abused by alleged perpetrators of violence; if Tusla can confirm, in line with GDPR requirements, the procedures in place to ensure the rights and freedoms of others...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1515. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a charitable organisation (details supplied), which is partially funded by the HSE, is allowed to refuse services to an individual with an acquired brain injury on the grounds that the injury was caused by alcohol consumption, in light of the fact that medical professionals working with the individual support the referral for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1516. To ask the Minister for Health given the findings of the reports on 'Wasted Lives in Nursing Homes' and 'Meeting the Needs of People with Korsakoff’s Syndrome in Ireland,' the actions she is taking to ensure that individuals who have Korsakoff syndrome can access rehabilitation services and are not excluded from the support they need, particularly when these individuals are...