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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the training of at least four members of the Israeli Defence Forces by the Irish Military College since 2017 has, in his opinion, compromised Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13291/24]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: There was a time when I could proudly refer to the EU as a peace project. I can no longer refer to it in such terms. There has been a degree of apathy among some nations. I do not hold us accountable for that. We have stood out because the bar was so low. Given that what is happening has already met the standard of a genocide and a famine is approaching, how can this week’s...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: Has the Government made a decision on if and when Ireland will support South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ? On 30 January, the Tánaiste informed the Dáil that an urgent legal analysis of South Africa's case to the ICJ had commenced. Has that analysis been concluded? What was the determination in that regard? I would like to know what the Government is going to do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: My question pertains specifically to South Africa's case at the ICJ. I welcome that the Attorney General represented Ireland very well at the public hearings, but my question specifically relates to the process by which we will align ourselves with South Africa's case. I would like to understand the work that has been undertaken to this point. How many people, for example, are working on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Relations (7 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: The Tánaiste has at several points today referenced the need for the international community to keep the pressure on Israel. One way we in Ireland can do that is to summon the ambassador, as would be the normal diplomatic convention. Why has the Tánaiste not done that to date?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Relations (7 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: When the Tánaiste says he met the Israeli ambassador, was that a prearranged meeting or did he summon the ambassador? There is a distinction there that he might clarify. Was the ambassador summoned to relay a protest on behalf of the Irish Government? If that was the case, it is welcome because we should uphold standards. One thing that undermines the very nature of these...

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2024)

Gary Gannon: I am delighted to be given the chance to speak during Seachtain na Gaeilge despite my shortcomings with our native language. I was not as brave as Deputy Ward today. It is something I do regret and I hope this will be the last time there will be a Social Democrat here who will not be talking in their native tongue this week and during the Dáil term. I will put forward the views of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (21 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I disagree with him in that I do not necessarily think a dilution of services through their transfer from An Post to a different style of service will have any benefit at all for the community. That is captured, in particular, by the staff who currently work in the An Post office at Phibsborough. There is a genuine sense of anxiety about what...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (21 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for taking Topical Issue Matters today. From about 8.45 onwards this morning and every weekday morning, a trickle of people start to arrive at Phibsborough post office. That trickle very quickly turns into a queue and that queue is representative of the vast array of different people who live in and make Phibsborough their home. They queue outside the post...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: ...years. We are here today to recognise a very sombre anniversary. It is two years since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an event which has undeniably reshaped the contours of international relations, global security and the very notion of sovereignty. As we stand with the people of Ukraine, remembering their resilience and sacrifice, we must also extend our gaze to Gaza,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (15 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and appreciate his response on an issue I raised previously. That is highly beneficial. I noted that a lot of young people are being groomed into the drugs industry. They are given electric bikes and then zoom up and down different networks and pathways in the area. I fully believe that those young people are victims. I am not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (15 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: Absolutely but it is also important to put on record that I received a communication from the Department of Justice that did not offer a change. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, will do in terms of dealing with this issue because there is an immediacy to it. I want to discuss chronic law-breaking not just in the north inner city of Dublin because it is wider than that. I will break...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He is right regarding the suspension and the rules placed upon the FAI. That was very fair and just and I commend him on doing so. When it comes to the funding of the FAI, for me, there is an infrastructural deficit within football and in Ireland that is all-incorporating. At grassroots level, I see that every single weekend and twice a week...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I echo the words of so many on the welcome return of power-sharing in the North. As a student of history and as someone who has sat in this Chamber for the past four years, the words "historic" and "monumental" are too often overused. The scenes of Michelle O'Neill as Northern Ireland's First Minister and Emma Little-Pengelly as deputy First Minister were, however, truly historic and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: Complex needs will not be captured by standardised tests. That is the crux of the argument as to why this is a poor mechanism for categorising complex needs. A multitude of different complex needs are individualised to students within the school setting. That will not be captured under the new model. I again assure the Minister of State that I did not wake up this morning and decide to...

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 2: To delete all words after "recognises" and substitute the following: "— public service journalism - accurate and impartial reporting in the public interest – is a central pillar of Irish society and democracy; — confidence in Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) has reached an all-time low as a result of successive...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank Deputy Kenny for his work on this Bill, his advocacy on the issue and the heart he brings to it. It is incredibly welcome. The Social Democrats will support the Bill. For many years, the Social Democrats have favoured a health-based approach to drugs. That is why we believe a policy of decriminalisation should be pursued in respect of the possession of drugs for personal use. It...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I begin with a lesser point in the scale of what we are discussing. This is the third week in a row we have discussed the International Court of Justice, the highest court in global affairs, at which a case regarding genocide is being considered. On each occasion, the Tánaiste has been present to listen to one speaker before leaving the House. We do not operate a Westminster-style of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade at what stage and in which conditions he would deem it appropriate to define Israel's killing of Palestinians as genocide. [3068/24]

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".