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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (11 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 774. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline information in relation to newly established collaborative efforts between HSE children's disability services and education to examine if services to children with complex additional needs and their families has been rolled out in all up and running CDNTs to date; and when and how such a collaboration will be evaluated in the future....

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I will not be that long. I welcome the Minister's contribution and, especially, the transfer of the NSO and the choirs from RTÉ to the NCH. At its best and when done correctly, the NSO is an invaluable reflection of Ireland’s musical and cultural heritage, and there is probably no home more suitable than the NCH, which, when done correctly as it often is, is a champion of the...

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: Is it not? The Deputy's are never short. The aim must transcend the Bill and go into the intention of opening our National Concert Hall to communities who have not felt it as a home or place where they can perform their works. I am excited to see how it develops. I commend the Minister on bringing forward the Bill and on the work she has done in her Ministry, and I look forward to hearing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: That gets to the crux of the matter. The ambition of having 6,000 new recruits in a number of years is welcome, as is the vision the Minister painted of Haulbowline. The report of the Commission on the Defence Forces is comprehensive and has done a great deal of good work but we are at the point now where our Defence Forces are down to bare bones. At 35 years of age, I have any number...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans that are in place to increase retention of Naval Service recruits, following the departure of five electrical artificers to the private sector. [49400/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: That is no problem.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: We were told they were grouped.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: It is all on the same issue. Such is the importance of the issue, we have both given it priority.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: The Minister indicated in his response that the reports were not completely accurate and that three apprentices had left as opposed to five. What is clear though is that this year alone 270 members of the Defence Forces have left, and there is a problem with retention. Much of that comes down to pay and conditions. I believe the Minister and the State are committed to changing that. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: There is.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: The greatest defence our peacekeepers have when they are overseas is that we have a reputation for humanitarian intervention. Our peacekeepers put themselves in harm's way to avoid conflict. We have an extraordinary tradition on that. Many of our peacekeepers have lost their lives in the name of peace. I fully agree that when our peacekeepers are overseas, they should be equipped with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at a recent European Union summit on military support for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49072/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I will begin by disagreeing with Deputy Griffin. I do not believe we have any traditions of militarisation in this country, certainly in an overseas capacity and I do not believe that we want any. I think the Irish people's compassion, commitment and support for Ukraine and the people of Ukraine following the illegal and horrendous invasion by the Russian state is very clear. That is felt...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I reiterate that I accept fully that the Minister met with his foreign affairs counterparts in New York, but in a previous discussion with Deputy Brady the Minister highlighted that we have ambassadors here to keep diplomatic channels open. It now warrants the Minister summoning Ambassador Eslami to his office and admonishing him in person. That is certainly something the Irish people would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact that he has made with the Embassy of Iran to condemn the Iranian state's violent suppression and murder of protestors recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I agree with all the sentiments expressed in the Minister's statement but I would go further. I accept the fact that he met with the Iranian foreign minister in New York but we also have an ambassador here from the Islamic Republic of Iran. He needs to be summoned and the Minister needs to tell him that the actions we see in Iran at the minute with the murder of Ms Mahsa Amini, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role that the Government will seek to play to ensure that all European Union Member States adhere to the rule-of-law functions which guarantee fundamental protection of rights and values for all its citizens. [49073/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made contact with the newly-elected government of Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49070/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Ireland's Overseas Development Aid Programme, including the way in which this vital aid will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts of the grants allocated in the most recent year for which data is available to each of the voluntary management bodies which manage primary and secondary schools in Ireland in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49397/22]