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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason lone parents working on CE schemes are excluded from receiving the €400 cost of living payment, given the scheme’s proven track record of helping people who are long-term unemployed and disadvantaged to get back to work by offering part-time and temporary placements in jobs based within their local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2024 (24 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 96. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the qualified child payment only saw an increase of €2 in Budget 2023 and €4 in Budget 2024, despite the ESRI repeatedly pointing out that substantially increasing the payment has the potential to make significant reductions in child poverty. [46361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 97. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and percentage of lone parents in receipt of the working family payment from the beginning of 2018 until the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacant Properties (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline any plans her Department has to repurpose vacant and or derelict commercial sites as creative spaces for artists. [45742/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 70. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list any initiatives, projects and developments planned by her Department for Dublin's north inner city due to begin in 2024. [45743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline how the additional €10 million provided for overseas marketing of Ireland as a holiday destination in Budget 2024 will be spent. [45744/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the justification for only raising PhD stipends to a meagre €22,000 per annum, when an independent national review of State support for PhD researchers last May recommended a figure of €25,000 per annum. [45748/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is undertaking to tackle student accommodation shortages. [45747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason why the €1,000 reduction in student contribution fees in Budget 2024 has been deemed a once off measure by his Department. [45746/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is partaking in any work to assess the difficulty and accessibility of the SUSI application process; and if he will consider making the process easier to complete for applicants. [45745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that are being taken by her Department to tackle teacher shortages at primary and secondary school level, including the 740 special educational needs teachers announced in Budget 2024. [45065/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the omission of the restoration of posts of responsibility (such as assistant principal posts) from Budget 2024, despite making promises to do so last Easter. [45068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special educational needs classes that are currently being taught by mainstream teachers due to shortages of special educational needs teachers. [45066/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (17 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools, particularly DEIS primary schools, can expect to receive their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) grant. [45067/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new special needs assistants who were hired since 2022; and if there is an action plan outlining how the1,200 additional SNA posts provided for in Budget 2024 will be filled. [45064/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultation that took place with residents when deciding to remove two bus stops (details supplied) on the North Strand Road, Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Plaques (10 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current position regarding an initiative to erect a commemorative plaque at the birthplace of War of Independence leader, Rory O’Connor, as we approach the close of the Decade of Centenaries. [43768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of complaints received by Tusla in relation to an organisation (details supplied) since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide Tusla inspection records since 2021 regarding an organisation (details supplied). [43771/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: 92. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he expects to have the staffing capacity to have more than one naval vessel at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42591/23]