338. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports the new Israeli Government has now imposed sanctions on the Palestinian Authority in response to an initiative by the United Nations to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice concerning the legality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3357/23]
279. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what delay pertains to sanctioning the offer devised by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as recommended by the Labour Court; and if he will outline a timeline for the resolution of any such delay (details supplied). [3361/23]
58. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the north-east inner city task force. [60867/22]
572. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve the working conditions faced by occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60358/22]
461. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is an outlier in Europe in relation to Colombian nationals requiring a short-stay visa to travel to Ireland, unlike the rest of the EU and the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60356/22]
420. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider increasing funding for a charity (details supplied) supporting adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, after it had to close its waiting list for psychotherapy for four months of 2021 given that the waiting period went beyond one year. [61010/22]
419. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notifications of alleged sex abuse since 2020 (details supplied) which are yet to be investigated in tabular form. [61009/22]
348. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection when community employment ex-gratia payments are to be processed; and if it will be in 2022. [60357/22]
331. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will write to the leaders of all religious orders that run and have run schools to remind them of their obligation to retain all records in relation to abuse allegations (details supplied). [61013/22]
252. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ringfence some social housing for persons coming out of care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61012/22]
251. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the rising number of elderly people living on the brink of homelessness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61011/22]
509. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider supporting the after-school education support programme in the North Wall area of Dublin by allowing it to use and awarding it tenancy of the vacant North Wall community training centre on St. Lawrence Place in order take in more students given that the area is experiencing a sudden increase in population. [59279/22]
117. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that those in receipt of illness benefit were not awarded a double payment in line with other welfare schemes; and the rationale for the omission. [59278/22]
283. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that those with disabilities partaking in the National Learning Network are being excluded from receiving the disability allowance. [58621/22]
259. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that those with disabilities partaking in the National Learning Network are being excluded from receiving the disability allowance. [58622/22]
85. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for the creation of new schools which fall under the remit of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board. [58407/22]
59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she intends to bring forth legislation that will standardise the teaching of relationship and sexual education across all publicly funded Irish schools. [58616/22]
49. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide further clarity on the purpose and function of his attendance as a keynote speaker at the "Building the Ecosystem" event in October 2022 which promoted Ireland's interaction with the arms industry. [58444/22]
142. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the halving of the student assistance fund from €16.2 million to €8 million, which has returned the budget allocation of the student assistance fund to pre-Covid levels; if he has any plans to address this issue through a further allocation of funds to the student assistance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58378/22]
102. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take an initiative at EU or UN level to ensure that Israel will be held accountable for the apartheid regime it is perpetuating which deprives millions of Palestinians of their civil and political rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58377/22]
862. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to many people seeking asylum having been left out of the recent regularisation scheme for undocumented people, due to their not having the full residence requirement on the day that the scheme opened and could not apply, despite meeting the criteria of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54729/22]
558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason that the NCSE is qualified to "nominate a person with the appropriate expertise to carry out an assessment of education needs"; if she will provide a clear definition of “appropriate expertise”; and if school principals and staff were consulted on this decision. [54530/22]
557. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if all nominated teachers, including SETs, are experienced enough to complete the report of education needs form. [54529/22]
556. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if schools will be appropriately resourced to enable school principals or their nominated teacher, likely SETs, to complete the report of education needs form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54528/22]
554. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the roles that SENO and NEPS have regarding the new guidelines for assessments of needs. [54526/22]
111. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a national school (details supplied) which was informed that it will be losing a developing-school post due to the school being just eight pupils short of the enrolment threshold to save the position. [53815/22]
99. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are any plans in place to speed-up the processing time of the foreign birth register at present (details supplied). [53812/22]
93. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the implementation of the provision for a pending electors list for persons aged 16 and 17 years, as set out under the Electoral Reform Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53814/22]
92. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an up-to-date timeline for the establishment of the Electoral Commission, along with expected budget and staffing requirements for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53813/22]
147. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the reason that some persons who are diagnosed with lifelong conditions which render them eligible for a medical card often have to re-apply for a medical card. [50747/22]
45. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if she will account for the long delays faced by non-EU PhD researchers when applying for their yearly stamp; and if her Department will consider conducting a review of visa renewals for PhDs, to allow for essential work-related travel year-round for the duration of all candidates' PhDs. [51681/22]
14. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [52017/22]
852. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the conditions which are required for hospitals to ease visiting restrictions which were brought into effect during the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically relating to end-of-life circumstances and childbirth. [52040/22]
851. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which are still enforcing visiting rules which were brought into effect during the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically relating to end-of-life circumstances and childbirth; and the details of these restrictions in each hospital. [52039/22]
784. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will remove any roadblocks by Government Departments to the setting-up of the independent radiation therapist review; and if he will commit to implement any recommendations which could emanate from the review dealing with the crisis in recruitment and retention of radiation therapists and or service improvements including advanced practice and safe and adequate staffing levels. [51692/22]
592. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of PhD researchers who have dropped out of their studies in the past three years in tabular form. [51696/22]
591. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update to an organisation (details supplied) on his promise to consult it in various relevant committees convened from within his Department, including fund the future committees. [51695/22]
484. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of school principals who have retired from their post between since 2018 to date in 2022; and in which school they formerly worked. [52038/22]
482. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the attention of her Department has been drawn to issues relating to the recruitment and retention of school principals; and if so, the actions that it is taking to address them. [52036/22]
481. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there will be any funding brought forward for third year trainee counselling psychologists. [51685/22]
407. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the way in which mental health professionals will be recruited to deliver much-needed mental health supports in schools. [51693/22]
364. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of notices of termination that have been submitted to the Residential Tenancies Board since the beginning of July 2022. [52035/22]
290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the specific laws, policies or exemptions that mean that stipends are untaxed income. [51697/22]