Results 61-80 of 136 for long speaker:Gary Gannon

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: I will not be that long. I welcome the Minister's contribution and, especially, the transfer of the NSO and the choirs from RTÉ to the NCH. At its best and when done correctly, the NSO is an invaluable reflection of Ireland’s musical and cultural heritage, and there is probably no home more suitable than the NCH, which, when done correctly as it often is, is a champion of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...quickly as possible. I do not doubt for a moment the commitment the Minister has to this, but people just do not believe it because they have been mistreated in terms of pay and conditions for so long that morale in our Defence Forces is on its knees and there is a job to be done to build that up quickly before it gets to the point of no return.

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...that are never voluntary, they will not even have the child benefit to get them through the year, and the Government simply says, "Too bad". The Social Democrats believe in free schoolbooks for all, along with abolishing voluntary contributions and school transport fees. The Government could have made that happen but it chose not to, just like it chose not to focus on any long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...is a minimum 40 week wait to be seen by them in view of the fact that most children have been waiting for many years under the previous regime without being seen; the reason that the wait list is so long; if there are staffing and other resourcing issues at play; his plan to rectify the issue; for a timeline for such plans that can be provided to waiting families; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...and secondary education in the budget to truly offset the fear of the return to education? For some it is a cost-of-living crisis. For others it is a cost of survival. That €236 million would go a long way to offset that.

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...and the Opposition pressure have led to the announcement today, which I welcome. The announcement today will bring great relief to families who are struggling. I lament the fact that it took so long to get to this point but, regardless, it will be a huge relief to those families. I have one criticism. I have been asked if it goes far enough and the answer must be "No, it does not." As...

Defence Forces: Motions (5 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...case that five minutes of the Dáil schedule is dedicated to discussing it. It should be much more than that. It is why we should protect this Chamber as a source of debate. Our neutrality was long-fought for and should be protected. On Ireland's participation with the UN, since 1955 Ireland has embraced the collective security mechanisms of the UN. Then, as now, it was...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...areas to get to school. Families and advocacy groups have spoken at great length as to how important it is that children are educated within their communities. Children must often travel long distances to get to school each day. They drive past the local school their brothers and sisters and many children in their community attend. They are missing out on opportunities to make friends...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (2 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...asked, however, that we ensure there can be a transition plan when Glencore removes itself from the industry. They have asked that as we consume from their land, we should take an interest in it long after the coal has been burnt. They have asked for a human rights assessment and, if required, that we pay reparations to the communities and villages being destroyed by the demand for...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...unable to reach the Passport Office themselves. They cannot get through on the phone, through web chat or email for weeks if not months. Some families who have finally saved up enough money for a long-awaited trip away end up not receiving their child's passport that had been applied for months in advance. I heard of one case where half the family is going on holiday and the other half...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...Tánaiste talks about policy, but this cannot be the practice. Each week, we in the Dáil see children come to us with their families seeking school places or wheelchairs. Children and families have for too long had to strive for their basic needs when it comes to the vindication of their disability rights. They have absolutely no trust when they hear "special education centres"...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...Agreement, stability, peace and any chance of economic growth within the North of Ireland. A return to a hard border brought with it the fear of a return to the past, to the dark days we all thought were long behind us all. At a time of great political upheaval arising from Brexit, the Northern Ireland protocol, an arrangement arrived at in large part due to the flexibility of the EU and...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: ..., why can we not introduce a rent freeze? That is what people are calling for. We have been told that simply cannot happen. Yet the Government can give €450 million to developers. Over the weekend we were told the long sought-after vacant home tax simply may no longer come to fruition. We have had delay after delay and prevarication. It will simply not happen and that will be...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...attention that some areas in the country are still waiting for the recruitment of rangers. I also want to discuss the importance of marine protected areas, MPAs. Ireland has a substantive role to play in the long-term recovery of the basking shark species. This is best achieved via a combination of conservation measures such as domestic legal protection and MPAs. Recently, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Fire Safety (31 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...(details supplied) in regard to the need for a fire safety certificate; and if he will intervene in the matter to ensure this vital service to the local community can remain in operation in the long-term. [17405/22]

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht), 2022: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...talk here about being anti-war, that this is not a luxury being afforded to the people on the streets of Mariupol or Kyiv at this time. We are horrified to witness such brutality. It is not so long ago that Ireland also experienced the horror of invasion and illegal occupation. The collective memory on this island is one of the trauma of colonisation that is still with us today. As...

Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...study. We need to be cognisant of the power imbalance at play between landlords and those looking for secure and safe housing. We need to question ourselves as legislators. Why is it taking us so long to act? Why have we allowed landlords to abuse their status for such exploitative purposes for so long without facing specific criminal penalties? The Department of Housing, Local...

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...the recent price spikes have nothing to do with the carbon tax increase, which is a fixed amount and does not change even as the price of oil fluctuates. The inference of the motion is also that scrapping the planned increase in carbon tax would go a long way to helping the public withstand the cost-of-living crisis, but it would not go nearly far enough, unless Sinn Féin believes...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...Chamber who has encountered a parent who has had to skip a meal so that a child does not have do. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has made a series of recommendations for the short, medium and long term. Can the Minister tell me one policy that has been enacted in the suite of measures announced last week that will ensure that a parent in this Republic no longer has to skip a meal?...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...itself to the understanding that it is part of a community, the borders of which stretch from the mid-Atlantic to eastern Europe, the Arctic Circle to north Africa and the Middle East. The geographical scale of the EU, along with its global interests, has stretched Ireland's defence and security parameters even further. Over the past two decades, the world has been challenged by...