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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Another position previously held by the Government and which it now seems to have stepped away from is state recognition for Palestine. Next Wednesday marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Tánaiste was asked as early as September when the Government would take the decision to recognise Palestine. He said he would do so but would wait until it would...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Irish-Israeli trade relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51394/23]

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: In terms of the Tánaiste's position, where we differ is that he offers words but in terms of the Middle East conflict, we want him to go forward and offer actions. That is where we have diverged. I have highlighted examples of people from the Tánaiste's own party that I have admiration for, including Mr. Frank Aiken-----

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Yes, exactly. That is what I am trying to say.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I am using the example of Frank Aiken to demonstrate a time when Ireland took a maverick position, stepped out from the group and acted unilaterally as a way of achieving something. Now we seem to have lost the courage to go beyond ourselves. It is with that spirit in mind that I am saying to the Tánaiste that now, when the dogs of war are once again assembling and when we are seeing a...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Sorry, I meant to say Barry Andrews. It is hard to tell the difference. There was a range of actions the Government could have taken. I disagree with the fact that we have continued to use words when action is what we are calling for.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: This is no laughing matter. We have asked for things like the progression of the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. It was Fianna Fáil in 2019 that brought that Bill to Second Stage in the Dáil. When introducing it, Deputy Niall Collins asked if not now, when? What I was going to ask before the interruptions was, why we do not have the...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I will try to spend the majority of my time discussing the consultative forum and the findings from it but inevitably we will not be able to step away from other events that are taking place in the world, particularly in the Middle East, and from our role within those events. There was an assertion in the consultative forum's conclusion: "that Ireland’s policy of neutrality is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: Sanctions.

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank People Before Profit for bringing forward this motion. We are living through the most horrific times. In that regard, I am grateful, insofar as one can be, that this Chamber gets to debate what contribution Ireland can make, however small or large, in stopping the depravity that we are watching being inflicted on the human beings in Gaza right now. Last week, the Social Democrats...

Science Week: Statements (16 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank Deputy Denis Naughten and the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, for giving us the opportunity to speak on this topic as we celebrate Science Week 2023. This occasion provides us with an invaluable opportunity to recognise the importance of STEM in our society and to reflect on the progress we have made in these fields. I have spoken at length over the years about the power of...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I expect it to be a running theme in this debate, but I cannot step away from the fact that yesterday, a person occupying the seat that is reserved for the Head of the Irish Government gave his view – I believe his honest view – and one in accordance with the World Heath Organization, that Israel as a state is “blinded by rage” and is “waging a war on...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. I will try to focus my comments solely on referral to the ICC. Israel's illegal actions against the Palestinian people were referred to the ICC prosecutor in 2014. An investigation was opened in 2021 but, it is fair to say, it has stagnated. As the situation has progressed and become an horrific reality beyond comprehension we have an urgent...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: The reports of the last European Council meeting emphasised three points above all else, namely, the condemnation of Hamas in the strongest possible terms, the recognition of Israel's right to defend itself in line with international law and a call on Hamas to immediately release all hostages without no preconditions. These findings taken on their own seem fair. Hamas should be condemned...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: I will also return to the issue of Gaza. My party leader has asked that, as a consequence of the horror being inflicted on the Palestinian people and people in Gaza following the October massacre inflicted on the people of Israel by Hamas, the Taoiseach would use his leverage at EU level to look at Horizon Europe funding and human rights clauses in EU trade agreements. We ask him to use...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: On the same issue, we desperately need, not only a debate but questions and answers on the teacher vacancy catastrophe that is going on in schools the length and breadth of this country. I am concerned about where the priorities of this Government are. I read that there is a memorandum going to Cabinet discouraging parents from buying smartphones for their children in primary school. We do...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (7 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 37. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he considers the €25 increase in the foster carer's payment announced in budget 2024, after a period of 14 years of no increases, to be reasonable, given inflation rates during that period, and the continuous decrease in the number of foster carers year after year. [46364/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: The Taoiseach has just left. Had he not, the question I would have posed to him pertains to his response on Leaders' Questions yesterday, when he was asked about EU Council statements and whether there would be a demand for a common approach calling for an outright ceasefire. He responded that we needed to be cognisant of and sensitive to historical perspectives of other EU countries,...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: I begin by thanking Deputy Connolly and the Independent Group for bringing forward this motion. It is hugely timely and appropriate that we discuss Ireland's position in the world now despite what the Tánaiste said in his comments earlier today. Last week, I began my contribution to the statements on the conflict that has been raging in the Middle East, with an expression that feels...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the awards of study visas, by country of origin of awardees, since the beginning of 2022, in tabular form. [46812/23]