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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: They live there.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: Can the Government do it?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: Last week, the Tánaiste said that he believes "and will be calling for sanctions to be applied to extreme terrorist settlers on the West Bank." He went further still and said that Ireland must appear to act unilaterally and introduce our own travel bans if the EU cannot agree to these types of sanctions against those settlers. I will ask the Tánaiste a very direct question and I...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank Deputy Kenny for his work on this Bill, his advocacy on the issue and the heart he brings to it. It is incredibly welcome. The Social Democrats will support the Bill. For many years, the Social Democrats have favoured a health-based approach to drugs. That is why we believe a policy of decriminalisation should be pursued in respect of the possession of drugs for personal use. It...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I begin with a lesser point in the scale of what we are discussing. This is the third week in a row we have discussed the International Court of Justice, the highest court in global affairs, at which a case regarding genocide is being considered. On each occasion, the Tánaiste has been present to listen to one speaker before leaving the House. We do not operate a Westminster-style of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I again ask for time to be allowed to speak about the city of Dublin. The Taoiseach may be aware that an application was made yesterday to construct a fence around the Ambassador Theatre, which was built in 1764. This would obliterate part of the cultural heritage of our city. We need a consultative forum led by this Chamber in which we can bring all agencies together to discuss the city...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government’s plan to develop Ireland’s nationally determined contributions (details supplied); if a consultative and participatory process is to take place, and which stakeholders are proposed to be included. [3725/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the current top ten earners who are contracted as a case processing panellist in the International Protection Office. [3721/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many case processing panellists are currently contracted to the International Protection Office. [3722/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how much money a case processing panellist is paid per case in the International Protection Office. [3723/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 589. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she and her Department will consider the purchase of Rawlton House, Sherrard Street Lower, Dublin 1, as part of the community recognition fund to be repurposed as a community centre. [3724/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of the cost of facilitating Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Ireland earlier this month. [3067/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade at what stage and in which conditions he would deem it appropriate to define Israel's killing of Palestinians as genocide. [3068/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline explicitly his reasons for not being in favour of backing South Africa's case accusing Israel of the genocide of Palestinians in the International Court of Justice. [3069/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department is taking part in any form of diplomacy in relation to the conflict in the Red Sea. [3070/24]

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 2: To delete "strongly consider an intervention in the South Africa v Israel case at the ICJ, as a matter of urgency after the Court has made its order on preliminary measures" and substitute with "will intervene in the South Africa v Israel case at the ICJ, as a matter of urgency after the Court has made its order on preliminary measures".

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following after "appropriate process to do so and following the necessary legal and policy analysis;" "— appoint a senior team of legal officials chaired independently to assess questions of the risk of, and/or ongoing genocide and/or failures to prevent and punish incitement to genocide by Israel and Ireland’s obligations under the...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: Members of our Defence Forces have experienced some of the most egregious treatment and conditions of any workforce in our country’s history. It has been harrowing listening to the stories of the all-too-many members who were victims of a broken system. It was a system of abuse. Imagine how difficult it must have been to live through that trauma. It is for this reason I can act...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Jan 2024)

Gary Gannon: I would love to be sitting here today for post-European Council statements and talking about the plethora of different issues I would like to discuss in respect of migration, the supports we should be providing to those seeking sanctuary, accession candidates, artificial intelligence policy and rule of law violations. How can we all step back from the realisation that in the past few days we...