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Tue, 9 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Gary Gannon
166. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the married quarters and houses that remain within the possession of the Defence Forces or his Department; and the number that are currently occupied. [21559/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Gary Gannon
167. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the married quarters and houses that remain within the possession of the Defence Forces or his Department; and the number currently vacant. [21560/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Gary Gannon
168. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide information on whether the occupied married quarters and houses within the possession of the Defence Forces or his Department are currently occupied by current or former members of the Defence Forces; and if he will provide a breakdown of their respective ranks. [21561/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Gary Gannon
290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of autism-specific units for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21552/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Gary Gannon
409. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated yearly cost of increasing the rate of jobseeker's allowance for all young people aged under 25 years in line with the maximum person rate for those aged over 25 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21553/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Passport Services
Gary Gannon
33. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) will have their documents returned to them from the relevant office. [20368/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
267. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeline on when the updated deferred Leaving Certificate criteria will be announced. [20142/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
268. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if additional time is to be granted to Ukrainian students sitting Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations to ensure that they can make all necessary translations. [20143/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Child Poverty
Gary Gannon
8. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the proposed child poverty unit in his Department. [19317/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Gary Gannon
9. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the current situation in regard to the development of a national security strategy. [19314/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Gary Gannon
21. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will meet next. [19315/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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European Council
Gary Gannon
30. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the European Council which he attended; the issues discussed; and the conclusions reached. [19316/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Programme for Government
Gary Gannon
243. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the decision to abandon the commitment in the Programme for Government to conduct a pilot on universal basic income in the lifetime of the Government (details supplied); if it has been decided to carry out microsimulations of UBI, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission and ESRI; if so, what are the parameters of the proposed microsimulations; who is to carry out the microsimulations; and if this work has commenced already. [19422/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Gaeltacht Scholarships
Gary Gannon
290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if all scholarships under the DEIS Gaeltachta have been allocated for 2023; and if she will provide a breakdown of all scholarships allocations by school and county, in tabular form. [19427/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Gary Gannon
373. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of one-parent family payment; the total number of people in receipt of jobseeker’s transitional payment; and the number of recipients of each payment who are self-employed, in tabular form. [19423/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Gary Gannon
374. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection when the ending of means testing of child maintenance for lone parents accessing social welfare payments will come into effect. [19424/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Gary Gannon
375. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of working family payment; the estimated cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to recipients of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19425/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Parental Leave
Gary Gannon
376. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of one-parent families that availed of parent's benefit and leave in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19426/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Gary Gannon
528. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reasons for the delay in the progression of the permanent building for a school (details supplied), before and since inflationary issues have arisen. [17147/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Gary Gannon
529. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the date on which a school (details supplied) will move from temporary accommodation. [17148/23]