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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (18 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 30. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans for the universal basic income pilot scheme for artists after it is due to end in 2025. [17059/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the campaign by an organisation (details supplied) and its push for sporting facilities for the young people of the south inner city on the site on Marrowbone Lane. [17058/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (18 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to upgrade public sports pitches with suitable disability infrastructure to accommodate people of all abilities, allowing community sports clubs to achieve the status of fully inclusive organisations. [17057/24]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her current and future actions to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis in primary and secondary schools in the wake of Ireland’s annual teacher conferences which took place recently. [16490/24]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: I ask the Minister the measures she is taking to reduce the teacher shortage crisis that we are experiencing in primary and secondary schools.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for her kind words and subsequently the contribution that she made to the debate. I do not think we can step away from the fact that we have a crisis in our schools that is once again impacting the most vulnerable cohorts of students. If schools are short of teachers, it means that there is a shortage in special educational needs allocation. It means that students in...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: The PME. From the conversations I have had with people who want to engage in the profession, that is just not enough. One of the prohibitive factors is the time it takes to do the PME. It is two years. In the North, it is only one year and costs substantially less. Two years means that a person is without an income. Permanent contracts, proper investment in special educational needs and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: It is.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: We still have a scenario where a teacher will need to do three years in order to get a permanent contract. You cannot expect people to move job or to move into the teaching profession if they know there will be instability in their life for three years. Permanent contracts are going to be essential. The €2,000 package for the PME is very welcome. However, in Dublin and other...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: I am grateful for the opportunity to make some points on this Bill and our pension system more generally. I do not want to come across as if I am suggesting that auto-enrolment is without benefit. Many hardworking people with no pension savings will be saving for the first time and will be better off as a result. Overall, however, I wonder about the repercussions. How does this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason funding for students in special classes for Summer Programmes has been reduced from €60 per student in 2022, to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024; and the reasons for and evidence used to inform this 50% cut. [16494/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how her Department plans to address teacher workload and class sizes following statements from an organisation (details supplied) that our education service is ‘delivering second-class services in a first-world country’. [16492/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on considerations regarding potential reforms to the Leaving Certificate, given the concerns raised by teachers at this year's annual teachers conferences. [16491/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the adaptation of standardised testing to dictate the assignment of SET hours, which prevents early intervention as testing does not begin until second class. [16495/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Homeless Persons Supports (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department is taking to provide supports for primary school students experiencing homelessness in Dublin's north inner city, where a large percentage of pupils are homeless. [16493/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work of her Department in relation to attracting prospective students to studying teaching, given Ireland's crippling teacher shortages. [9091/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: One of the more odious aspects of the Taoiseach's contribution to the Fine Gael Ard-Fheis on Saturday was when he said, "It is time to have pride again in our capital city", as if Fine Gael had not held the justice Ministry for the past 13 years. He went on to say he would immediately convene a Dublin city centre task force, bringing together the council, retailers, business, community...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: You are an avid supporter.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: But this is policy.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: Several times.