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Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: I acknowledge that there is much merit in this Bill and short of a couple of important points I would like to support it. When I came into this Chamber in February, I wanted to be somebody who would be constructive in my engagement, who would try to find merit and who would try to work collaboratively and not simply oppose a Bill just because it came from somebody who had different beliefs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the public sector equality and human rights duty will be reflected in the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18271/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the commitment to gender and equality proofing will be reflected in the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sustainable Development Goals (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the commitment to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020-2025 of his Department; and the way in which progress towards achieving the goals will be monitored and reported annually. [18273/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sustainable Development Goals (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020-2025 of his Department; and the way in which progress towards achieving the goals will be monitored and reported annually. [18274/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 317. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if councils will be supported in hosting outdoor arts events which maintain public health guidelines such as an event (details supplied) which launched recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19178/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 318. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to assist young artists with their professional development in view of the significant financial constraints placed on the arts sector due to Covid-19 resulting in difficulties for younger and emerging talent to find work and develop professionally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19179/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the different demographic characteristics including gender and socio-economic status being used to review individual grades from 2020 leaving certificate students which are leading to significant delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18295/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if third level grant recipients from the 2020 leaving certificate cohort that have to repeat first year or that transfer into new courses will not be financially impacted by losing SUSI in view of the exceptional circumstances affecting the 2020 leaving certificate, the lack of guidance for students and time spent off school due to Covid-19....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the primary school staffing schedule will be adjusted in budget 2021 in order to commence the required reduction of class size; and in view of the fact that there was no general reduction of the schedule provided for in either budget 2019 or budget 2020. [19177/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason leaving certificate and leaving certificate applied students are being required to opt in again to receive calculated grades before the 27 July 2020 deadline in view of the fact that schools are closed and this cohort of students are at extreme risk of disengaging. [19181/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students who have re-opted in for calculated grades to date; the number who had originally signed up for calculated grades at the end of May 2020, by leaving certificate and leaving certificate applied students in tabular form. [19182/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 769. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a clear timeline for the memorialisation and education process to ensure the atrocities of the Magdalen laundries are remembered; if a timeline has not been put in place, the steps she is taking to develop same; if the Justice for Magdalenes research 2020 report at the Dublin Honours Magdalenes event will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 770. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will be working with Dublin City Council to ensure the former Magdalen laundry on the Sean McDermott Street site will remain in ownership of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 771. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the former Magdalen laundry site located on Sean McDermott Street will be developed as a memorialisation site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 772. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to release archived material regarding the records of laundries of religious institutions to the public, anonymising records where appropriate, in the interest of justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 958. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18275/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 1095. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE staff will be made to isolate for 14 days after travelling from countries on the green list. [19180/20]

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for moving the motion and acknowledge the representation it has given to the Debenhams workers in the past 100 days and more. A couple of months ago, as the pandemic hit and we realised what its extent would be, it seemed we were all going to be in this together. The Government quickly introduced the pandemic unemployment payments to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Examinations (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the decision of NUIG to charge students the full €295 fee for repeat exams in August 2020 despite the significant loss of income for many students and academic stress due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17020/20]