Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

72. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education 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]

Information and Communications Technology

Gary Gannon

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

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

81. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education 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]

Bus Services

Gary Gannon

62. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport 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]

Commemorative Plaques

Gary Gannon

247. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]

Child and Family Agency

Gary Gannon

438. Deputy Gary Gannon asked 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]

Child and Family Agency

Gary Gannon

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

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

92. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste 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]

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

100. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the number of married quarters and houses that remain within the possession of the Defence Forces or his Department; and the number currently vacant. [42593/23]

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

122. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant married quarters and houses that were in the possession of the Defence Forces or his Department on 1 January 2023 and have been occupied by new tenants since that date. [42594/23]

Middle East

Gary Gannon

4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he used the phrase "apartheid" in any formal engagement during his recent visit to Israel. [41913/23]

Middle East

Gary Gannon

6. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 will be examined on Committee Stage. [41910/23]

Disaster Response

Gary Gannon

12. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what supports the Government is providing for the people of Morocco following its recent earthquake; and what actions his Department is taking to ensure the supports reach the people on the ground. [41912/23]

Disaster Response

Gary Gannon

41. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what supports the Government is providing for the people of Libya following Storm Daniel; and what actions his Department is taking to ensure the supports reach the people on the ground. [41911/23]

Middle East

Gary Gannon

67. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a detailed itinerary of his recent visit to Israel. [41909/23]

Student Accommodation

Gary Gannon

78. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he deems it appropriate for universities and colleges to increase their cost of accommodation for this academic year while the country experiences a cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40450/23]

Third Level Fees

Gary Gannon

94. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide clarification on the status and cost of the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40448/23]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

112. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if university-funded PhD scholarships will be allocated additional State funding for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40452/23]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

116. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the number of complaints submitted concerning the SUSI application process this year by students or parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40449/23]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

120. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the recommendation to increase PhD stipends to €25,000 per annum from 1 January 2024 applies to all PhDs, inclusive of SFI, IRC, and university/college-funded scholarships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40451/23]

School Transport

Gary Gannon

786. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the options that are available for school transport for a pupil (details supplied). [39423/23]

Urban Development

Gary Gannon

2107. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a breakdown of spending, in tabular form from, for 2016 to 2023, listed under the Dublin's North East Inner City Initiative (which is operated out of her office). [39421/23]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

529. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the case of an exam candidate (details supplied) regarding deferred exams for illness; her views on whether it is fair that a student be denied the ability to resit the deferred exam due to their particular illness; and what can be done to rectify this kind of issue in the future. [37174/23]

Sports Facilities

Gary Gannon

53. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will engage with the various stakeholders involved in the development of a campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35132/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Gary Gannon

61. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she became aware of RTÉ’s secret payments to a person (details supplied); and what actions she took upon finding out about it. [32524/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Gary Gannon

85. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the extent of her knowledge regarding RTÉ’s secret payments to a host (details supplied). [32523/23]

Waterways Issues

Gary Gannon

209. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what engagement his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders with regard to reanimating the River Liffey. [35474/23]

Revenue Commissioners

Gary Gannon

330. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance if an in-person meeting could be arranged for an individual (details supplied) to address an ongoing issue they have had with Revenue. [35473/23]

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

310. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the possibility of a charity having a designated liaison in her Department (details supplied) has been considered. [34389/23]

Residency Permits

Gary Gannon

554. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the €312 million generated from IRP cards over the past ten years; and where this is reinvested. [34390/23]

Departmental Schemes

Gary Gannon

555. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the expected processing times for remaining undocumented scheme applications; and the staffing numbers in the scheme unit from the start of the scheme to date. [34391/23]

Social Welfare Rates

Gary Gannon

106. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if core social welfare rates will be adjusted in the next budget (details supplied) to match the rate of inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33417/23]

Visa Applications

Gary Gannon

423. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for when a person (details supplied) may receive news on a visa application. [32218/23]

Ambulance Service

Gary Gannon

587. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to retain paramedics in the National Ambulance Service. [32219/23]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

726. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to prevent paramedicine students from not having sufficient work experience during their degree to meet the needs of their chosen career. [32220/23]

Consumer Protection

Gary Gannon

26. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a new statutory consumer advocacy agency; and if there are existing plans within his Department in relation to its creation. [24645/23]

School Textbooks

Gary Gannon

90. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the excess waste and spend of buying physical copies of textbooks only to load the virtual version they contain onto an electronic device (details supplied); and if she will outline what her Department is doing to reduce this waste and spend. [31572/23]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

93. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of resignations (including notices of resignation) of primary and secondary school teachers since the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. [31568/23]

School Patronage

Gary Gannon

127. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education for an update on the school reconfiguration pilot programme. [31570/23]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

132. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of registered teachers at primary and secondary school level at the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. [31569/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Gary Gannon

139. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education, which was outlined in the Programme for Government. [31571/23]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Gary Gannon

308. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to provide a reason for the omission of the term "homophobic", "transphobic" and "biphobic" from the most recent Action Plan on Bullying, Cineáltas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31055/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Gary Gannon

422. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on her Department's report regarding a free travel scheme for people with epilepsy. [31053/23]