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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]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Gary Gannon
71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Third Level Staff
Gary Gannon
106. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Student Accommodation
Gary Gannon
114. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action his Department is undertaking to tackle student accommodation shortages. [45747/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Education Costs
Gary Gannon
133. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Grant Payments
Gary Gannon
157. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Staff
Gary Gannon
4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to outline the actions being undertaken by her Department to tackle teacher shortages and ensure that teachers remain in the profession, and to attract new teachers to posts in primary and secondary schools. [45381/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Gary Gannon
47. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education 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]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Staff
Gary Gannon
63. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education 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]