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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...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Taoiseach for a comprehensive presentation. I will start by focusing on the parts on which we find agreement. The Taoiseach's statements, both today and in the past week, in relation to Europe and the Polish challenge to the primacy of EU law were strong and effective. I do not think we can equivocate in this belief. There seems to be a change of tone from Ursula von der...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections carried out specifically in relation to Covid-19 in third-level over the academic year 2020-2021 and to date in the current academic year. [52584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department has taken to reform the leaving certificate with a view to reducing the stress caused to children highlighted by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in the list of issues prior to submission of the combined fifth and sixth reports of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals submitted to the primary staffing appeals board for April, June and October meetings in 2021; the number of appeals which were refused; and the number which were successful from each meeting. [52582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (2 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of HSA inspections carried out specifically in relation to Covid-19 in primary and post-primary schools over the academic year 2020-2021 and to date in the current academic year. [52583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: 569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students with epilepsy who have a seizure before or during the leaving certificate examinations and are unable to complete their exam will be able to avail of the alternative set of leaving certificate examinations set to run in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53413/21]