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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: The Tánaiste should have a look at what has been published as it is quite a serious allegation.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: How many people are presently working on the amendments to the Bill?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: Can the Tánaiste give me a ballpark figure? How many people are working on this Bill at the minute to give us a sense of the urgency?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: I know, but I have asked a simple question and there are six minutes left. The ICJ advisory opinion was issued in July. We are now in November. When can we expect it?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: I also have some questions for Senator Black and her legal team, if they could stay beyond 4.45 p.m., after the Tánaiste answers. I ask that we would extend the meeting for a couple of minutes.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: The Tánaiste said in his opening statement that substantive amendments were to be made to the Bill and that the ICJ case in July was a game-changer when it came to the Bill. At what point did his staff start working on the amendments? How long have they been in train? When did the Tánaiste recognise that amendments to the Bill were needed? We are now in November, so it has been...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: We can play that game should the outcome of the election go that way.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: Is it the plan that if the Government is re-elected, this would come back to the table straightaway? The timelines for this are very important. It has been reported today in The Ditch that some influence has been placed on the Tánaiste in terms of consequences should this Bill be furthered. I would like the Tánaiste to comment on that because it is very important that clarity is...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: The Ditch said today that you gave a commitment to the US ambassador, Claire Cronin, who said that if the Bill was to be progressed, there would be consequences, and she offered to link in the Attorney General.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the practice of voluntary contributions in schools; whether her Department has collected data on the number of schools that currently rely on this practice; if she considers voluntary contributions to be a fair approach, particularly in the context of providing equal access to education; and the specific steps her Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if permission was granted for flight RCH700 to operate within Irish sovereign airspace on 16 and 17 October 2024, specifically following its departure from Portsmouth International Airport in the USA on 16 October and its entry into Irish airspace off the coast of Kerry-Cork shortly after midnight on 17 October; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Regulation (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance what measures are in place to ensure that the treatment of businesses making repayments as part of the warehouse repayments scheme is fair, transparent, and not excessively punitive, particularly when they are making regular payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44234/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Regulation (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s process for examining whether the use of sheriffs is necessary or appropriate in situations where businesses are compliant in their repayment arrangements as part of the tax warehousing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44235/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Regulation (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance if sheriffs employed by his Department are employees of the State, or privately contracted; to provide details on the vetting process for the employment of sheriffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44236/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance given current tax clearance certificate policies, which prevent businesses from applying for grants or new State contracts without one, to clarify why this policy also prevents payments to businesses that have completed work on existing State contracts (details supplied); if his Department will consider reviewing these regulations to ensure payments are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 333. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken on claims of unfair competition and market abuse by SOLAS in relation to the safe pass programme; the timeline he expects the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to report to him on it; if he expects the commission to act promptly when reports are made by him; the best practice requirements he has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44412/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43957/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Gary Gannon: 759. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 10 October 2024, if she has followed up on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44789/24]