Questions asked 15 total

• Finance 4 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance what measures are in place to ensure that the treatment of businesses making repayments as part of the warehouse repayments scheme is fair, transparent, and not excessively punitive, particularly when they are making regular payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44234/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s process for examining whether the use of sheriffs is necessary or appropriate in situations where businesses are compliant in their repayment arrangements as part of the tax warehousing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44235/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance if sheriffs employed by his Department are employees of the State, or privately contracted; to provide details on the vetting process for the employment of sheriffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44236/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance given current tax clearance certificate policies, which prevent businesses from applying for grants or new State contracts without one, to clarify why this policy also prevents payments to businesses that have completed work on existing State contracts (details supplied); if his Department will consider reviewing these regulations to ensure payments are not unduly disrupted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44237/24]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that the financial assessments and contributions required of individuals in nursing homes under the fair deal scheme are fair and just, given the concerning financial situation faced by some elderly residents in nursing homes availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44214/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on any reforms being considered to the fair deal scheme to address the financial challenges faced by families, particularly considering situations where miscommunication or administrative errors have led to financial distress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44215/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health given the urgent need for improved healthcare resources for patients with amyloidosis in Ireland, including access to the serum amyloid P component (SAP) scan, to outline what steps are being taken to make this scan available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health what initiatives are being considered to raise awareness and provide information about amyloidosis in Ireland, especially given the challenges faced by patients too advanced in their illness to travel to the UK for a SAP scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44245/24]
• Education 2 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on the practice of voluntary contributions in schools; whether her Department has collected data on the number of schools that currently rely on this practice; if she considers voluntary contributions to be a fair approach, particularly in the context of providing equal access to education; and the specific steps her Department has taken to reduce or eliminate this practice in schools. [44828/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44412/24]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if permission was granted for flight RCH700 to operate within Irish sovereign airspace on 16 and 17 October 2024, specifically following its departure from Portsmouth International Airport in the USA on 16 October and its entry into Irish airspace off the coast of Kerry-Cork shortly after midnight on 17 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44482/24]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken on claims of unfair competition and market abuse by SOLAS in relation to the safe pass programme; the timeline he expects the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to report to him on it; if he expects the commission to act promptly when reports are made by him; the best practice requirements he has laid down for such agencies of his Department; and the measures he will implement to address the potential conflict of interest where SOLAS acts as both a regulator and competitor in safety training. [44827/24]
• Social 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43957/24]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 10 October 2024, if she has followed up on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44789/24]
• Children 1 question

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the guidance his Department offers to individuals seeking to establish legal decision-making processes for elderly relatives to ensure that their wishes are respected and upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44216/24]