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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the participation rates of students in recipient of SUSI on the Erasmus+ programme in each of the years 2016 to 2019. [12906/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 652. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by an association (details supplied) which is seeking an additional 100 neurology nurse specialists across Ireland; if he has engaged with this association; if so, the details of the engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 653. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Mater Misericordiae University is currently operating with a shortage of neurology nurse specialists; the estimated cost of an additional eight neurology nurse specialists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 654. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting a neurology outpatient appointment in the Mater Misericordiae University. [12903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 655. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether investing in neurology nurses is a cost-efficient way of improving the efficiency of outpatient clinics, reducing waiting times and ensuring patients have access to the specialist support they need to manage their conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12904/22]

Committee Report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Statements (3 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: First, I thank and commend Senator Flynn, in her capacity as chairperson of the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community, all the members of the committee and the wider participants on creating this vital report that so starkly presents not only the inequalities but also the structural violence faced by Irish Travellers. I also acknowledge the ferocity in the call in...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: I welcome the opportunity to discuss Amnesty International's vitally important report entitled, Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: A Cruel System of Domination and a Crime Against Humanity. The report details how Israeli authorities are forcing a system of apartheid against all Palestinians living under their effective control. This include Palestinians living in Israel and the...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: The issue is the phraseology of apartheid and whether the Government will support the use of that particular word, which has a different weight behind it. Apartheid is both an international wrong and a crime against humanity. When a crime against humanity is committed, the international community has an obligation to hold the perpetrators to account. There is hope that by shedding more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific sanction aimed at the Russian Federation as a consequence of its assault on Ukraine that will target the funnelling of funds through Russian shell corporations based in the International Financial Services Centre. [12148/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to reduce the delays for first-time passport applications; and the number of backlog applications awaiting processing. [12150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the publication of the review on current and future provision of out of school education. [12149/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date regarding an application of citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12147/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review into the pilot for the free school books scheme for the academic year 2020-2021 has commenced; the timeline for the completion of the review; if the scheme will be reintroduced and expanded for the academic year 2022-2023. [11791/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a report on the progress in relation to school secretaries and caretaker terms and conditions; and when it is expected that a resolution will be reached. [11793/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional schools by primary and post primary which will be provided DEIS status under the proposed planned extension of DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11794/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 815. To ask the Minister for Health when the review from the HSE medical management programme on the drug Cariban was completed; if it will be published; and if he will provide a timeline for the decision for reimbursement to be made in relation to the drug. [11790/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: 816. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of hormone replacement therapy medications in Ireland; and the details of the work of his Department to source alternatives in terms of providing alternative supply chains. [11792/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the additional cost of living for those with disabilities, as highlighted in the Cost of Disability report by a company (details supplied), will be factored into the forthcoming basic income for artists scheme to ensure artists with disabilities have equal support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is seeking to close early intervention classes; if so, the details of the research and policy for these closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made to the exceptional needs payment; and the number awarded in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [10700/22]