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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Jun 2024)

Gary Gannon: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to increase access participation in Professional Master of Education programmes. [27058/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Gary Gannon: 473. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work to rule with union staff (details supplied) at UHW; and if there has been engagement by HSE to move the dispute into the dispute resolution process. [27125/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2024)

Gary Gannon: It was in September of last year that the Minister launched the community safety partnership for Dublin's north inner city. Contained in that document were 51 action points, one of which was a strong Garda presence in the area, and we all accept that has failed. Another was keeping public spaces safe. To see the evidence of the success of this, I would ask the Minister to go to the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2024)

Gary Gannon: We were not offered the chance.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Gary Gannon: I want to begin with a very simple premise: that is, that migrants have contributed hugely to our country, as we did when we went overseas and contributed to others. I think it is important to start there. Ireland would grind to a halt without the work of migrants who live here and have contributed both through their labour and their enhancement of our culture. They have powered our...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (18 Jun 2024)

Gary Gannon: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of all financial arrangements which are being paid out from Transport Infrastructure Ireland public funds to property owners in relation to the development of Metrolink. [26238/24]

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity, for tabling this motion, as well as the opportunity to discuss these two very important topics, namely, the triple lock and our neutrality. Despite the fact that the Tánaiste has said for several years now that we need to have a discussion about these issues, very few opportunities are presented to the Dáil to have this discussion. It is...

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: Let me begin by acknowledging our friend, Dr. Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, ambassador of Palestine. I also acknowledge the members of the Palestinian community who are in the Gallery. In particular, I extend my warmest welcome to Dr. Wael Abunamous, his wife, Suha and their seven children. Bombed from their home in Gaza, they found refuge in my community in East Wall. They have made our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (28 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Taoiseach the payments made or due to be made to advisers and staff of the former Taoiseach who left office on his resignation, in tabular form. [23794/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (28 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: 72. To ask the Taoiseach if staff who left on the resignation of the former Taoiseach or any other Minister and who were subsequently appointed to adviser roles by the current Taoiseach or other current Ministers are entitled to receive severance or termination payments; and if so, if any such were made or are scheduled to be made. [23795/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the lack of eligibility to access student grants for persons who hold stamp 4 visas; and, if so, if he and his Department are evaluating expanding the criteria. [23525/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: Is the Minister if he is aware of the lack of eligibility to access student grants for persons who hold stamp 4 visas and, if so, what he and his Department are doing to evaluate expanding the criteria. I hope they are doing so. I think we have raised this with the Minister's predecessor every year for the past four years. I have also contacted the present Minister's Department numerous...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I know.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge the diligence of his office in liaising back and forth with me. From the Minister's response, I am conscious he is aware of the issue. I might just get a commitment from him that we can have a meeting-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: -----sometime over the next week or so or, if not, over the coming weeks. I will leave it there.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister. I look forward to the meeting.

Dentistry Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I will look at this from a different vantage than the previous speaker. When I was walking across the city this morning, I listened to the Ombudsman for Children responding to the child poverty report, which, once again, highlights that the level of child poverty in this State is increasing. Then, I came in here to talk about this motion. I thank Deputy Shortall for bringing it forward....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I am laughing because the Taoiseach is going to vote for Ursula von der Leyen

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: I would like to understand if it took the Taoiseach by surprise when the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan announced charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant? The first point around which they are building a case is the use of starvation of civilians as a weapon war. I really want to understand the Government's...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: No, it is not.