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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]

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

Gary Gannon: 327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of letters issued from her Department to one-parent family payment claimants requesting proof of efforts from the liable relatives to seek maintenance in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [10702/22]

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

Gary Gannon: 328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of one-parent family payment claimants who were exempt from efforts to seek maintenance conditions due to domestic abuse and risk from a former partner. [10703/22]

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I wish to begin by welcoming the Ukrainian ambassador and expressing our deepest solidarity, on behalf of the Social Democrats and the people of Dublin Central who I represent, with the ambassador and the Ukrainian people today. I cannot imagine what it is like to have the Russian Federation acting like a bully and a thug at the border, threatening violence on an immense scale. We stand in...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak today. I am very conscious as I do so that this is the second time in three weeks that we have met in this Chamber to discuss the legacy issues in Northern Ireland. Three weeks ago, it was in the shadow of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, and today it follows on from the Police Ombudsman's report into collusive behaviour, which we...

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion, even though the Social Democrats do not agree with it. In fact, we believe the motion is disingenuous and dishonest and I will spend a large part of my contribution explaining why. We need to discuss why we need a carbon tax and why it is important to retain it, even in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. We need to discuss what we are going...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to extend the free school books scheme nationwide following the pilot scheme that was run for a number of delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, programme schools in 2020. Moreover, there is a constitutional duty on the State to provide free primary education, which it fails to do every year. The Children's Rights Alliance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for the repair and replacement of five prefab buildings at a school (details supplied); and if a timeline for such works will be provided. [9561/22]