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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
786. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the options that are available for school transport for a pupil (details supplied). [39423/23]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
480. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice when the Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Bill 2022 will be brought before Dáil Éireann. [31052/23]
479. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice how many holders of the subsidiary protection declarations have had their subsidiary protection ceased in accordance with Regulation 18 of SI 426/2013 European Union (Subsidiary Protection) Regulations 2013 since the commencement of those regulations. [31051/23]
478. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice how many holders of subsidiary protection declarations have had their subsidiary protection ceased in accordance with section 11 of the International Protection Act 2015 since the commencement of the act. [31050/23]
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]
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]
229. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason parents of Irish citizens are excluded from the SUSI grant scheme on the basis of their civil status and where the State has granted them a stamp 4 visa. [29917/23]
27. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community on 1 June 2023. [29339/23]
4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report for the first quarter of 2023 of the climate action plan. [29337/23]
102. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will introduce a community energy advice service; and if there are existing plans within his Department in relation to its creation. [24646/23]
83. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update regarding improving measures to avoid disconnections for energy customers. [24647/23]
65. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department recognises Western Sahara as a sovereign state in the wake of reports that Israel will recognise the country as a Moroccan territory. [28867/23]
61. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department recognises Israel's oppression of Palestine as apartheid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28866/23]
59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will formally recognise the state of Palestine; and if not; if he will make a statement as to why not. [28869/23]
36. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan in the last month. [28868/23]
1353. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his awareness of the issues of the subsidisation of college-owned student accommodation but not for extensions of already built accommodation; if he plans to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27597/23]
803. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of a rate of a jobseekers' allowance other than €129.70 and €220 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27441/23]
802. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the lower rate of jobseekers' allowance of €129.70 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27440/23]
801. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the full rate of jobseekers' allowance of €220 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27439/23]
627. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of introducing a culture card voucher system worth €200 each to all young people in Ireland when they turn 18, in order to promote engagement with culture, arts and media, based on schemes in place in Germany, Spain, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27444/23]
626. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of introducing a culture card voucher system worth €200 each to all 18-24-year-olds in Ireland in 2024, in order to promote engagement with culture, arts and media, based on schemes in place in Germany, Spain, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27443/23]