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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]

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

Gary Gannon: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most recent year in which the grants allocated to each of the voluntary management bodies which manage primary and secondary schools in Ireland were increased, separated by body, if appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49398/22]

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

Gary Gannon: 307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to the latest statement of the special rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council made on Friday 23 September 2022 calling on Ireland to introduce adequate redress for systemic racism and racial discrimination in childcare institutions; the actions that he plans to take to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: 720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position on a waiting list of two children (details supplied), in relation to their additional needs. [48625/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive response to the incredibly comprehensive questions he was asked, which follows on from a comprehensive report from the commission. Within that, we get the scale of the challenges that face the Minister and the Department. However, behind all of that, we still have 270 personnel who have left the Defence Forces this year. This time last year, this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: Poverty is corrosive to the human condition. At its very essence, it is about the basic provisions a person is asked to go without. Some 62,000 children in this country are living in consistent poverty. They go to bed hungry and there is no capacity to buy extra clothes, such as a warm coat for the winter, and there is absolutely no opportunity for them and their families to have a day...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Council (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) which recently announced that it cannot afford to continue operating due to a lack of Arts Council funding. [47588/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Council (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: Two weeks ago the Dublin arts festival, Scene + Heard, announced that it will not be returning in 2023 due to a lack of funding. Will the Minister continue to provide some funds in order that this much-needed festival can continue to operate?