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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (17 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 558. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views in relation to the public consultation on the status of Ireland publishing a plan to support the implementation of the European Union child guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 5 May 2022, if an updated residence permit and conditionality letter will be sent to the person (details supplied) given that they have not received any communication directly from INIS to confirm that their stamp changed and they require same for their social protection payment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase affordability and access to Cariban by considering it for reimbursement as an exempt medicinal product under the medical card while the report from the HSE Medicines Management Programme on the drug is being considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 683. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation of 35 children with cystic fibrosis (details supplied) who are being denied access to the life-changing drug kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (17 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women and pregnant persons who required hospital care as a result of untreated hyperemesis or dehydration or other effects of hyperemesis to date in 2022. [24367/22]

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for his contribution. I intend to be quite brief. I listened to the Minister of State's comments and I drafted some notes. I welcome the Minister’s contribution, but it has taken 12 months to get to this point. The fact that it is still being said that work is underway does not instil a huge amount of confidence in me. I note that the Minister of...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to be able to take part in the Second Stage debate of my colleague Deputy Whitmore's Wildlife Bill 2021, a day before National Biodiversity Week commences. She could not be here today due to a family bereavement. All our thoughts are with her on the loss of her sister, Lilian. I am standing in for her today and, in doing...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: Is this area in the portfolio of the Minister of State? Does he have responsibility for it?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: Like the Tánaiste, in recent months I visited Colombia. I did so with the human rights organisation, Christian Aid. While there I visited the La Guajira region and the notorious Cerrejon coal mine, from which Ireland, through the ESB, purchased much of its coal supply until 2018. As a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we rightly will not be engaging with Russia on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for his response. He has answered my question about the other factors, so I will go a bit further. In terms of the message Minister gave to media about the potential for the recruitment of a further 3,000 staff, what units would those staff be in? Could the Minister give us some sense of this? Would that be in the Defence Forces? Would it be in the civilian...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to ensure the retention of personnel in relation to the announcement that the Defence Forces will increase by 3,000 staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to increase recruitment in the Defence Forces; the details of the steps he will take in relation to pay conditions and to improve morale in the Defence Forces given the announcement of an increase of 3,000 in Defence Forces staff. [23487/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: My questions pertain to the announcement of the intention to increase the Defence Forces by 3,000 staff. That is a worthy endeavour which I hope we achieve. In the meantime, how is it intended to ensure we keep the staff we already have? We talk a lot about pay and conditions but what other steps does the Minister intend to take to ensure we keep existing Defence Forces staff?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bullying in Educational Institutions (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I am conscious it was only in 2015 that we passed laws to make it illegal for schools run by religious organisations to discriminate against LGBTQI+ teachers on the grounds of their sexuality. We have also heard stories from teachers that show there is still a fear of having one's sexuality known about within the school community. During recent teachers' conferences, I read a report in a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bullying in Educational Institutions (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I read the Department of Education strategy for 2021 to 2023. RSE, sexual education and LGBTQI+ matter are not mentioned. If this is a priority, as I fully believe the Minister feels it is, why is it not mentioned in the strategy for 2021 to 2023 when teachers raise issues about feeling uncomfortable in their place of work every year? Can we place emphasis on it and place it into our...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bullying in Educational Institutions (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to protect LGBTQI+ students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23483/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bullying in Educational Institutions (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I ask the Minister to outline her plans to protect LGBTQI+ students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. When I say protect, I mean more than just the essential protection from bullying and harassment. I mean protection from being marginalised, excluded and made feel invisible, which is what many relationships and sexuality education, RSE, programmes do. It is also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: I am glad the Minister of State mentioned the students from Ukraine seeking refuge here. When the summer programme was recently published in The Irish Times, following the Minister of State's announcement, the headline in the newspaper stated "'Summer school' plan to include thousands of Ukrainian students", but the reality is they were only being allocated the places left over after the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: The Minister of State mentioned that schools will be supported. Will she specify for me how schools will be supported to ensure there are enough teachers or SNAs? How will that support manifest itself in real terms for schools that are already struggling to ensure they have enough teachers and SNAs to meet that need? Are all autistic children eligible for this year's summer programme and...