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

Gary Gannon: I will pay testimony to what exactly this arts festival was about. It mentored countless young aspiring performers, writers and directors for six years and provided them with training, encouragement and a space to demonstrate their work. Three thousand artists benefitted from the Scene + Heard festival over the years and the programme launched many successful careers in the arts but that is...

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

Gary Gannon: I accept fully that there has been massive strides made in terms of funding for arts and I also acknowledge that basic funding for arts has gone some way, but none of that will mean anything if we do not have a culture of mentorship. It is extraordinarily difficult for artists to get a start in this country. One of the ways that can be fostered is by artists helping other artists. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 26. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is investigating ways to offset rising ticket prices for arts events during the cost-of-living crisis; and, if not, if it will consider same. [47587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 30. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of the areas in which the basic income for the arts pilot scheme grants was awarded in Dublin. [47590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 31. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on her meeting with an organisation (details supplied) and action taken thereafter. [47586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a comparison between Ireland's arts expenditure and that of Spain, France, and Denmark. [47589/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will engage with Dublin City Council to ascertain the supports that may be needed to open the Dublin Fruit Market on a full-time basis, particularly given its potential as a major tourism attraction. [47835/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: Once again we are here after a budget and those living in and on the edge of poverty have all but been forgotten. While high-income earners reap the rewards of another budget, it is the same old story we have heard throughout countless Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Governments. This budget lacks nuance. It attempts to tick boxes with one-off measures that will barely scratch the surface...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Transport (27 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the forty cars procured for Government Ministers are electric, hybrid, or otherwise. [46767/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will advise on an immigration issue of a person (details supplied). [47006/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (27 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s €150 million allocation that has been spent with private hospitals to date in 2022, as opposed to being unsourced in HSE hospitals. [46764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 467. To ask the Minister for Health the number of judicial review cases that have been taken against the State in relation to both delays in assessment of needs process’ as well as disability services provision, since 2017 (details supplied). [46765/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 468. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of each annual S13 reports received from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 since 2014; his views on instances where such reports are not available; and the way that this will be improved in the future. [46766/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €200 million allocated to the HSE for waiting lists has been spent to date in 2022; the amount spent in private and public hospitals; and if he will provide a breakdown of the spend in each hospital. [47005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (22 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the decision regarding students of a third level institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an increase in violent attacks in Dublin city centre on women, members of the LBGTQI+ community, and other minority groups; and if she has liaised with the Garda Commissioner or local Garda stations to develop plans to ensure the city’s safety. [46553/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on support for those who are struggling with a sedentary lifestyle due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. [46554/22]

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: I welcome the Bill, which has many worthy aspects. I will touch on some parts that, though they may not necessarily be problematic, certainly require further discussion. I welcome the Minister's statements on some of the amendments she has tabled since the discussion in the Seanad, especially to do with the addition of the youth advisory committee. I hope the Government understands the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the banking sector to demand a moratorium on fining customers who fail to make direct debit payments on time for the duration of the energy crisis (details supplied). [46310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the policy of his Department on Irish citizens being involved in fake election monitoring missions; if such involvement will lead to a review of membership of the 2018 Irish election observation roster; and if it will act as a bar to membership of the next roster due to commence in early 2023. [46311/22]