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Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: We had a detailed discussion of this motion at committee. The conversations we had were thorough and well-thought-through. At the time, I felt that the responses from the Minister were quite adequate in terms of why this motion is being brought forward and what we stand to benefit from it. The contributions I made then have not changed. I will reiterate them here. There is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (22 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to persons who are over 60 years of age working in the Ordnance Survey repeatedly being asked their retirement date; and his views on whether this is appropriate behaviour. [21074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (22 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps pilot service commitment scheme will be retained in the long-term following its success and learnings gained from previous schemes; if he will extend this scheme further to the air crew and technical personnel to ensure that these vital services continue to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21072/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: I have a question regarding the ambition of the shared island initiative on the issue of education. I note the head of the shared island unit has highlighted that education is a priority for it. I ask the Taoiseach to put some bones on that and outline what it actually means. I have heard talk of investment in universities. In the past couple of weeks, as we saw members of certain...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the shared island unit of his Department. [17188/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: The past 14 months of the pandemic have demonstrated how essential some of our workers, who work in retail and other industries that have traditionally been defined by low pay, are. When will we see the introduction of a living wage in this country? Will it be in the lifetime of this Government?

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: I will share four minutes with Deputy Cairns.

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 2: (a) To insert the following after “waiting lists for mental health care within the public system were at crisis levels before the Covid-19 pandemic and are now at emergency levels”:“—eating disorders are mental health disorders, which can lead to psychological and physical complications, and which require specialist treatment; and (b) To...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1096. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if music teachers who facilitated the music practical examinations for the leaving certificate 2021 will be able to avail of the examinations aide rate of payment and will be remunerated for their work. [20860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1097. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of data recording the number of instances and reasons leading to students having to repeat oral examinations for the leaving certificate 2021; if she considers this an oversight by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20861/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the free travel pass scheme to persons who cannot hold a driver licence due to their level of vision impairment but do not meet the medical conditions for blind pension resulting in them being ineligible for the free travel pass scheme and incurring significant additional costs (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Welfare Allowance (21 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 2429. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to regional variation that exists in the payment of blind welfare payment with many HSE offices refusing to make the payment electronically and forcing persons who are blind or vision impaired to travel, unnecessarily, to collect the payment by cheque; if he will mandate payment to be offered electronically for service users...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (15 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: Let me begin by apologising to the Deputies and those watching at home that my contribution will be as Béarla. My amendment, No. 168, aims to delete lines 18 and 19 on page 20 of the Bill, which read “as soon as is practicable after the establishment day”, and to substitute “by 31 December 2030”. The reason for this is that, after consultation with Conradh...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (1 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 195. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a family who has applied for a passport for their child (details supplied) can expect to receive the passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 25 March 2021, the number of substitutable days that have gone uncovered in this school year; the number of such days that have been subsequently claimed against via the new mechanism for banking such days according to the online claims system; the number of days a supply panel teacher was left...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Gary Gannon: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the supply panel will be expanded for the 2021-2022 school year to meet demand; and the way in which SET provision will be expanded to make up for the loss of learning during the academic year 2020-2021. [18054/21]

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

Gary Gannon: No one is safe until 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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: I would like to raise two issues briefly. I wish to remind the Taoiseach, with the restructuring of the vaccination programme, of the importance of the July provision programme. I also wish to acknowledge that many of the educators who take part in the July provision programme are younger educators who are seeking to supplement their income. They will need to be vaccinated. While I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: While I accept that a rationale was outlined yesterday, there was considerable moving of the goalposts in the context of our vaccination programme. That will have ramifications. Can the Taoiseach guarantee that all of our educators, SNAs, home school liaison staff and teachers, particularly those in primary schools who would be a younger cohort, will be vaccinated by September in order to...

Caring for Carers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 1: (a) To insert the following after "with less support or respite": "— despite promises from previous Governments to find a solution, many carers fall between the cracks in the Irish State Pension system and face a retirement characterised by financial uncertainty; — the Programme for Government commits to finding a 'pension solution' for carers; and...