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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (28 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: 216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to consider the creation of a dog-friendly park within Phoenix Park, to be constructed and enclosed for that function. [52020/23]

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...unilaterally as a way of achieving something. Now we seem to have lost the courage to go beyond ourselves. It is with that spirit in mind that I am saying to the Tánaiste that now, when the dogs of war are once again assembling and when we are seeing a genocide being inflicted upon the people of Gaza, we should go further and where necessary, act unilaterally. I do not doubt the...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...of weakness on the global stage when it is the exact opposite and always has been. The sense of being a maverick independent is what has given us credibility and legitimacy and given us our place. Now, when the dogs of war and the hawks are assembling, is it the Irish position to simply go and give a little bark behind them or will we stand up and be a voice for peace? Why is the...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...position on neutrality as a weakness on the global stage. It is the exact opposite and always has been. The sense of having a maverick independence is what has given us credibility, legitimacy and a place. When the dogs of war and the hawks are assembling, will the Irish position simply be to go in and give a little bark behind them or will we stand forthright and be a voice for peace?...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...was drawn to Dublin city centre because of high volumes of crime and the frequency of attacks on people. There were three responses to that. The first was a photo op and a press release that spoke of armed gardaí and dogs on the streets. This was a photo op for the sake of a photo op. There should not be armed gardaí and dogs on the streets. Nobody wanted that; people just...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Gary Gannon: ..., or a person arriving to Ireland from Georgia fleeing on the grounds of LGBT persecution, or a person from a place where we have not given any working visas to? There is a complexity to this and there is dog-whistling under the guise of speaking on behalf of middle Ireland. The people of Ireland are very decent but we need to understand the complexities and streamline the process to...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...have achieved just by growing up in a digital age. Like a foreign language, we could spend ten years studying it but there will still be terms and context that we do not understand and problematic dog whistles that do not translate. If I was making policy in that language, I could miss out on messaging that could cause harm. Online trends change like the weather and it can be difficult...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Feb 2021)

Gary Gannon: 352. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the standards in place for dog shelters, pounds and facilities; the evidence on which these standards are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7797/21]

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Gary Gannon: .... It works across demographics and afflicts people in rural and urban areas. We cannot separate the cruelty of this sport from the impact it has on people across the country. This week, 29 dog racing meetings are taking place across the country. On average, there are about ten races per card, although some have more. We can reasonably estimate that well over 300 dog races will take...

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: ...people, would attend. People would be able to rely the fact that when some people had a bit of craic and let off a banger that affected children with autism or sensory issues or increased anxiety in a woman whose dogs were going berserk, they could be spoken to. We no longer have such meetings. We need to demonstrate a little leadership in getting those structures back because they...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: ...of disrespect being shown to the sector. When we talked about closing the schools, we had all the gossip that happened before that. When we talked about cancelling the leaving certificate, every dog on the street knew it was going to be cancelled before it was announced and yet the decision had still not been made at that point. I am conscious that I have ten minutes here to ask...