Dublin Central — week of Mon, 22 Jul

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 0 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Children 9 questions
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Government's plans to transfer therapists from HSE settings to special schools, given the evidence that having therapists placed directly in schools rather than in outside settings run by the HSE has many benefits, including immediate access to services, early intervention, and crisis management for students with special needs. [30966/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to ensure that individuals who face terminal illnesses during their maternity leave, are provided with the necessary support and assistance, including access to sick-pay and flexible working arrangements as in the case of a person (details supplied). [32031/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beds currently available in the IPAS system. [32694/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason despite an 11.1% funding shortfall being identified for independent Dublin youth projects, there has been just a 1.5–2.5% increase in budgets. [32695/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to establish an investment fund for youth work facilities and infrastructural improvements, as recommended by experts in the youth work sector. [32696/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to address the fact that 86% of independent Dublin youth projects surveyed have reported an inability to meet the demands of new national pay increases and auto-enrolment pension saving schemes. [32697/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the evidence base the Government uses to support privatisation in the early education sector, given the consistent evidence from experts indicating that privatisation has led to a crisis in the sector. [32698/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the incentives that are in place to attract early childhood educators to the sector given the current staffing crisis. [32699/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to take Ireland from 24th place in public spending on early childhood education among 24 OECD member states with consistent data on early childhood spending. [32700/24]
Education 4 questions
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if a teacher, and influencer (details supplied) who recently featured in a collaborative video clip which was posted on social media channels, was paid by a Government department; and, if so, which department; the amount paid; and if any of these actions violate the Teaching Council’s guidance for registered teachers regarding the use of social media and electronic communications. [31092/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the parents of the children who recently featured in a collaborative video clip (details supplied), which was posted on social media channels, gave consent for their participation; and if any of these actions violate the Teaching Council’s guidance for registered teachers about the use of social media and electronic communications. [31093/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to detail any financial transactions between her Department, or any Government department that she is aware of, and an influencer, after a collaborative video clip (details supplied) was posted; if any other party was paid in the process; and if any of these actions violate the Teaching Council’s guidance for registered teachers about the use of social media and electronic communications. [31094/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the plans in place to address the staffing crisis of deputy principals across the country. [32703/24]
Social 4 questions
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to regularly adjust welfare payments to reflect current inflation rates, in light of the severe impact of inflation on those reliant on fixed incomes; and, if so, the basis on which payments will be increased. [32704/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department measures the effectiveness of Ireland’s economic policies in improving the living standards of those most at risk of poverty in the country, given advocacy groups have repeatedly highlighted that people in Ireland today still cannot afford necessities despite repeated budget surpluses in recent years. [32705/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on the monitoring mechanisms used by her Department to assess income sufficiency in Ireland. [32706/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the long-term strategies that are being developed at this point to address the root causes of poverty and deprivation in north inner-city Dublin. [32707/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the current position of the independent expert contract in place to review additional documents released by TII at the Metrolink hearings. [31153/24]
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers boarding Dublin Bus at stop 115 Ballymun Church and stop 37 Ballymun DCU for the past two years. [31154/24]
Tourism 1 question
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has commenced plans to design a nightlife action plan, including enhanced policing and public transport, in time with new licensing laws being enacted. [32701/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-07-23 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to publish and enact the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2024. [32702/24]

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Questions asked 21 total

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