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The Taoiseach must use the opportunity of his White House meeting with President Joe Biden this week to express Ireland’s grave concerns about the threat to the safety of Irish peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s spokesperson on defence and foreign affairs, said: “The […]

Today’s revelations that private fee-paying schools will be allowed to apply for a slice of the €9 million budget allocation to purchase mobile phone pouches have added new levels of farce to the controversy, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s spokesperson on education, said: “Spending €9 million in […]

The €9 million allocated in the budget for the purchase of mobile phone pouches for schools has been described by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon as a scandalous waste of money. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s education spokesperson, said: “With schools around the country struggling to pay their bills or for basic classroom materials […]

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has called on the Government to immediately publish the Dublin city centre taskforce report and clarify if funding has been ringfenced for its implementation in next week’s Budget. Deputy Gannon, who represents Dublin Central, said: “After years of dithering, the Government finally established a special taskforce for the inner city […]

It appears to be government policy to scapegoat international protection applicants for their own failures and capitulate to anti-immigrant protestors rather than stand up for truth and justice The Taoiseach must clarify comments he made to the Sunday Times in which he incorrectly claimed that homeless numbers are impacted by people coming to this country […]

The impunity to commit daily war crimes, that the Israeli government enjoys, is merely emboldening it to commit further atrocities. There is in inherent contradiction in the Irish government co-sponsoring a UN resolution which calls on all States to end trade with illegal Israeli settlements – while it refuses to do that at home, according […]

The Government must immediately outline what action it intends to take following reports that arms shipments destined for Israel flew through Irish airspace, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s spokesperson on defence, said: “The revelations in the Ditch that an Israel-bound cargo plane travelling from the United States […]

The Minister for Education should be tackling the teacher recruitment crisis instead of focusing her efforts on a proposed smartphone ban for secondary schools, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s spokesperson on education, said: “As the new term begins, principals around the country are once again scrambling to […]

The Government’s failure to invest in the Naval Service has left Ireland highly vulnerable to drug smuggling and other threats to our national security, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s spokesperson on defence, said: “It is disturbing, but not surprising, to learn that the Naval Service is this […]

Street traders, most of whom are women, are indelibly associated with the inner city Dublin City Council must reconsider its decision not to issue street trading licences for Monday’s Olympic homecoming event, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s Spokesperson for Sport and a TD for Dublin Central, said: […]