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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: We need to be talking to communities and working across the divide. If we do not do so, then we will fail.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his contribution. I read through the Taoiseach's speech as it pertained to the topics covered by the European Council summit next week. Russia and Ukraine will of course be on the agenda, as will energy, the economy, security, defence and external relations. The Minister of State might clarify whether there will be a discussion on supporting the thousands...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank all the contributors today, including both Ministers of State. I have to be honest. It was some stroke, was it not? It was almost a stroke of monumental proportions. Having been contacted by parents, as I am sure everyone in the Chamber has been, and in consultation with schools in all of our communities, we brought forward a...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — a recent Teachers' Union of Ireland survey found 91 per cent of post-primary schools experienced teacher recruitment difficulties in the past six months, while 61 per cent experienced teacher retention difficulties; — almost two-thirds of primary schools in the Dublin area are short-staffed, while Wicklow and Kildare face...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: I would first like to note that this Bill was published on Friday afternoon. It is simply not acceptable that we would effectively get two working days to look over a Bill of this importance. It is an unfortunate example of how rushed the Government legislative process is coming up to Christmas. I hope that Committee Stage will be taken in the new year so it can be given proper scrutiny....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: Our public services across the board are under massive strain because those we ask to work in them cannot afford to live in our cities and urban areas. One consequence of that where it is most pronounced is in our schools. We have a staffing crisis in our schools for a variety of reasons but predominantly because our teachers, in particular, younger teachers, cannot afford to live in our...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the rising number of elderly people living on the brink of homelessness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61011/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ringfence some social housing for persons coming out of care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61012/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will write to the leaders of all religious orders that run and have run schools to remind them of their obligation to retain all records in relation to abuse allegations (details supplied). [61013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when community employment ex-gratia payments are to be processed; and if it will be in 2022. [60357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 419. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notifications of alleged sex abuse since 2020 (details supplied) which are yet to be investigated in tabular form. [61009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 420. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider increasing funding for a charity (details supplied) supporting adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, after it had to close its waiting list for psychotherapy for four months of 2021 given that the waiting period went beyond one year. [61010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is an outlier in Europe in relation to Colombian nationals requiring a short-stay visa to travel to Ireland, unlike the rest of the EU and the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Gary Gannon: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve the working conditions faced by occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60358/22]

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Labour Party, including Deputy Ó Ríordáin, for the motion. It is important and I am delighted we have the opportunity to speak about the matter. It is often said, and has been said several times today in the Chamber, that the war on drugs has failed. All of us with good intentions see that it has failed in that it has not done anything to alleviate the suffering...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Gary Gannon: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that those in receipt of illness benefit were not awarded a double payment in line with other welfare schemes; and the rationale for the omission. [59278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (29 Nov 2022)

Gary Gannon: 509. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider supporting the after-school education support programme in the North Wall area of Dublin by allowing it to use and awarding it tenancy of the vacant North Wall community training centre on St. Lawrence Place in order take in more students given that the area is experiencing a sudden increase...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (24 Nov 2022)

Gary Gannon: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide further clarity on the purpose and function of his attendance as a keynote speaker at the "Building the Ecosystem" event in October 2022 which promoted Ireland's interaction with the arms industry. [58444/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (24 Nov 2022)

Gary Gannon: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to bring forth legislation that will standardise the teaching of relationship and sexual education across all publicly funded Irish schools. [58616/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (24 Nov 2022)

Gary Gannon: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for the creation of new schools which fall under the remit of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board. [58407/22]