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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the immigration facilities at Transaer House; and if plans launched in 2017 to open a dedicated immigration unit at the Dublin Airport Garda station are still in train. [56558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place for accommodating foreign nationals refused leave to land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56559/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been contacted by HSE contact tracing teams as a result of close contact tracing in nightclubs and music venues since their reopening on 22 October 2021. [56554/21]

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: First Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: First Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education Act 1998 and to provide for related matters. This Bill seeks to guarantee that young people and children can access relationship and sexual education that is unbiased, fact-based and scientifically accurate in all schools that receive State funding. I thank the Office of Parliamentary Legal...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: This is an incredibly wide-ranging Bill, as my colleague said. One matter that is a huge concern in constituencies such as mine and in those of other Deputies is the issue of scrambler bikes. This has been discussed not only in this House but also in local authorities in search of a resolution. I hope this Bill brings some resolution to this serious issue but there will have to be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (11 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 154. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she will take to ensure the equal status of the Shelbourne women’s team who currently play their games at Tolka Park on the same terms as the men’s team in the Dalymount arrangement in the event of the proposed sale of Tolka Park going ahead. [55231/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 158. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the funds necessary to build 500+ performance spaces in Dublin to address the dearth of such venues in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55230/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 173. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the absence of cultural spaces in Dublin specifically for performance and artistic exhibitions; and the actions she plans to take to address same. [55229/21]

Science Week 2021: Statements (10 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: With this Science Week and the Science Weeks in recent years, we can all have a much better appreciation of the work of scientists, researchers, engineers and healthcare professionals who have dedicated themselves to serving people in a multitude of different ways. Through their craft, through their dedication to their talent and through their copious amounts of research, we went from...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [53405/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Home Care Packages (10 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken regarding the staffing crisis in homecare service providers; her views on whether the decision to exclude home carers from the critical skills exemption is greatly exacerbating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55232/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for home carers who are not from the EEC to be able to work in the private nursing home sector but not the home care service sector; and if he has had engagement with the home care service sector regarding this issue. [55233/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: United Nations (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly. [54775/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens’ assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [54774/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: One in six people testing positive for Covid-19 over the last month have been children of primary school age. I have raised this issue with the Taoiseach several times during this session. We need infinitely stronger mitigation measures in our schools. Over the weekend the Taoiseach started to talk about antigen testing, as did the Minister for Health. The Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 498. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his knowledge of the concerns surrounding health and safety of a direct provision centre (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to complaints regarding the standards of care shown in the centre including from residents and advocacy groups such as an organisation (details supplied); and his views on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recent Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the UN Security Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: I have several questions, but one specific query I would like to have answered now. The Minister just made a sweeping statement regarding comments made in the Dáil and Seanad that he said would veer into anti-Semitism. It was an incredibly sweeping statement. Is he saying that has happened during this Dáil term? Does he have examples? I ask those questions because I reject the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recent Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the UN Security Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: I did not get to ask about our mission in Western Sahara in my opening contribution, as I had planned to do, because a specific question arose about comments that had taken me by surprise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recent Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the UN Security Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (9 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: We have withdrawn our two Irish officers who were in Western Sahara. Have we effectively given up, or washed our hands of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, MINURSO, as a consequence of that? Will our officers be back in? What will be our role in the MINURSO mission in Western Sahara? For me, Western Sahara represents another example of why we should be...