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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: No, he has not.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: He has not answered the question pertaining to these particular records.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Taoiseach should answer the question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Social Democrats strongly object to tomorrow's business, in particular the debate on the commission on mother and baby homes being sealed for 30 years and the manner in which this is being brought before the House. It has been rammed through the Seanad and there has been no pre-legislative scrutiny on it. Inevitably, it will face a guillotine given the time allocated to the debate. It...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I would like to add our voice to the suggestion that we need a debate on the move to level 5 restrictions. It is essential that we have such a debate. Hopefully, it will be conducted in a substantial and collaborative way but we need to have our concerns on the record. We also need a debate on our schools. Massive anxiety was created yesterday when the Minister for Education and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: It was reported in the media.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I wrote to the Business Committee last week to ask if we could have a discussion about schools and it was suggested that could happen in a couple of weeks. That needs to happen this week.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his position and actions either taken by his Department or scheduled for the future on archival infrastructure to ensure truth for mother and baby homes. [31365/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Magdalen Laundries (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he still accepts the sixth recommendation of a person (details supplied) to provide a suitable memorial to the victims and survivors of Magdalen laundries following the State apology made in 2013. [30368/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider removing the rules within SUSI that do not allow students to be reclassified from the point of entry unless they take a three-year break in their education, which is unfairly targeting independent students. [31363/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2021 (20 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the omission of financial supports for part-time students in budget 2021; and if part-time students will be eligible for the planned €250 universal student payment . [31362/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 14. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to support indigenous industries that cannot return due to Covid-19. [25616/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: My time is short so I will get straight into it. Yesterday was a fairly extraordinary day and €18 billion is an extraordinary figure for a small island nation. The insertion of €18 billion into the economy over the next year should and will have positive ramifications but I cannot help but feel, now that the dust has settled somewhat, that yesterday's budget was a lost...

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]

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: We in the Social Democrats support this Bill and we commend Deputy Munster on bringing it forward. It is timely and incredibly appropriate that we should be debating it today. I will use some of the short time available to me to acknowledge the passing away today of Fergus McCabe, a trade unionist, organiser and man of immense standing in Dublin's north inner city. If colleagues do not...

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I begin by apologising for not making my contribution in the language that we are gathered here to protect. It is an issue of which I am conscious, and I have committed to improving my Irish language ability. It will be a great honour to be able to stand up in this House and address Ministers with more confidence. I will be doing that in the weeks and months ahead. I am going to speak...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I raise a matter of concern in our schools. There are families with children in school but the parents have a severe underlying health condition. They feel they are being failed as there is no remote learning option for students in such cases. For example, in the case of a family I am dealing with, the mother, who has a severe form of blood cancer, has two teenage children of schoolgoing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the status the establishment of the national psychology place office. [29486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 290. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that those availing of supports, such as community meetings for addiction and recovery, will continue to be able to do so if Ireland enters into more severe lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 291. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare workers who are close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases or close contacts of someone awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test are entitled to Covid-19 sick leave; if not, if they are required to use their normal sick leave, annual leave or unpaid leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29488/20]