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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the contents of her Department’s Circular 0002/2024 provides for additional therapeutic, behavioural and psychological supports for schools, given the current lack thereof, which remains a major barrier to fully inclusive education; and to provide an explanation for the reduction of allocated SET hours for schools around the country....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: Will the Minister for Education outline how the contents of her Department’s Circular 0002/2024 provides for additional therapeutic, behavioural and psychological supports for schools, given the current lack thereof, which remains a major barrier to fully inclusive education, and will she provide an explanation for the reduction of allocated special education teaching, SET, hours for...

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 2: To delete all words after "recognises" and substitute the following: "— public service journalism - accurate and impartial reporting in the public interest – is a central pillar of Irish society and democracy; — confidence in Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) has reached an all-time low as a result of successive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the addition of young carers as a target group for educational supports, such as Tusla’s school completion programme, given the ESRI’s findings that young people who care for a relative are less likely to move on to higher education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6342/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work conducted by the National Education Psychological Service (NEPS) in schools in Dublin 1 since November 2023; the number of therapy sessions provided by NEPS by each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she and her Department will commit to an enhanced safety audit of schools in vulnerable and high traffic areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6346/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Departmental information is regularly communicated to school staff after 5pm, given their right to disconnect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (13 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he and his Department are taking to ensure that no products from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine are imported into Ireland; if he and his Department are taking measures to prevent Irish goods being exported to Israeli companies which are complicit in the illegal settlement of Palestinian land; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has liaised with the Garda Commissioner regarding safety measures for businesses employing members of the migrant community in the city centre following rioting in Dublin. [53624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that on 7 January 2024, in an interview with RTÉ radio, that the Taoiseach made explicit mention to the Armenian genocide, and if this reference marks a change of course by Ireland in officially recognising that the Armenian people suffered a genocide during the First World War. [5722/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance when the rent tax credit of €750 will be paid out to those who have listed the tax credit on their Revenue Commissioner's account on or before 1 January; and the length of time a person will have to wait to receive their payment if they were to list their rent tax credit now or on any given day. [5724/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount the actors/ “edinfluencers” were paid to take part in a campaign (details supplied); and the amount that was spent to promote the campaign in general. [5723/24]

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]