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Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Teacher Training
Gary Gannon
94. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to outline the training teachers who work in special educational needs classes receive. [52826/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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School Funding
Gary Gannon
97. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when the secretaries grant will be received by schools. [52827/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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School Staff
Gary Gannon
104. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education what actions her Department is taking to tackle teacher shortages at primary and secondary level. [52830/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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School Funding
Gary Gannon
128. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when DEIS schools will receive the ICT grant. [52829/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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School Facilities
Gary Gannon
132. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason some DEIS schools have not received a library and librarian under the scheme, while some other DEIS schools have. [52828/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Shannon Airport Facilities
Gary Gannon
165. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the process for ensuring that all US military aircraft which pass through Shannon Airport are not carrying weapons or munitions of war. [50253/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Shannon Airport Facilities
Gary Gannon
176. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of exemptions permitting the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory that have been granted to US military aircraft from 2022 to date; and the destination of each aircraft which has been provided an exemption. [50255/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Shannon Airport Facilities
Gary Gannon
203. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of US military aircraft that have refuelled in Shannon Airport to date in 2023; and the following destination for each aircraft. [50254/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Middle East
Gary Gannon
232. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline his diplomatic engagements to free hostages from Gaza. [52831/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Middle East
Gary Gannon
233. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will advocate for the suspension of trade with Israel at EU level, which is governed by the EU Israel Association Agreement, due to its abhorrent violations of international law. [50256/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Parking Provision
Gary Gannon
160. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to permit those with Crohn's disease access to a disabled parking permit. [52021/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Office of Public Works
Gary Gannon
216. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to consider the creation of a dog-friendly park within Phoenix Park, to be constructed and enclosed for that function. [52020/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Trade Relations
Gary Gannon
4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Irish-Israeli trade relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51394/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Children in Care
Gary Gannon
37. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he considers the €25 increase in the foster carer's payment announced in budget 2024, after a period of 14 years of no increases, to be reasonable, given inflation rates during that period, and the continuous decrease in the number of foster carers year after year. [46364/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Visa Applications
Gary Gannon
141. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the awards of study visas, by country of origin of awardees, since the beginning of 2022, in tabular form. [46812/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Gary Gannon
59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for 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 communities. [46362/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Gary Gannon
96. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for 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]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Gary Gannon
97. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for 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]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Vacant Properties
Gary Gannon
44. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline any plans her Department has to repurpose vacant and or derelict commercial sites as creative spaces for artists. [45742/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Departmental Projects
Gary Gannon
70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to list any initiatives, projects and developments planned by her Department for Dublin's north inner city due to begin in 2024. [45743/23]