Gary Gannon

185. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if current legislation addresses cases where individuals are recruited into high control groups through manipulative tactics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17891/25]

186. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will consider establishing a new criminal offence targeting organisations that use psychological coercion to recruit and control members, in order to fill the current legislative gap between domestic coercive control and broader forms of psychological abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17892/25]

187. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing legislation to allow the High Court to issue dissolution orders for organisations, including cults, found to be engaging in coercion, fraud, hate speech or psychological abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17893/25]

188. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has examined the legal frameworks used in other jurisdictions, such as France, which permit the dissolution of cults involved in criminal activity; and if so, whether similar powers could be introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/25]

189. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider amending the Criminal Justice Act 2006 to enable the courts to dissolve groups found to be operating illegally or engaging in systematic psychological manipulation of members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/25]

190. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will explore the introduction of legal prohibitions preventing individuals convicted of coercive or abusive practices from establishing or leading new organisations within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/25]

191. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the role of Garda occupational health in the assessment and approval of ill health retirements; if there is an appeal mechanism or oversight when reports or decisions are withheld from the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17899/25]

192. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the supports available for Gardaí who have been injured in the line of duty and diagnosed with PTSD, including access to rehabilitation, mental health supports, and clear retirement pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/25]

230. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider strengthening Tusla’s statutory powers to intervene in cases where minors or vulnerable adults are being subjected to psychological coercion or recruited into high-control groups or cults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17759/25]

231. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has assessed the risks posed by coercive ideological groups targeting young people; if the current child protection frameworks are sufficient to respond to this form of exploitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17760/25]

232. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in postal districts Dublin 1, 3, 7, and 9 who are currently on a waiting list for an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17761/25]

265. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the practice of vape shops advertising e-cigarettes and confectionery side by side in shop windows, particularly where such businesses are located close to schools; if she will consider restrictions to prevent the targeting of children and teenagers through these displays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17796/25]

283. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider introducing a statutory obligation for schools and third-level institutions to report suspected recruitment or coercive activity by ideological groups to the relevant authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17762/25]

284. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any assessment of cult influence or high-control group activity within educational settings, particularly in relation to the recruitment of vulnerable students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17763/25]

285. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will work with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to develop national guidelines for schools and universities to help staff identify signs of cult recruitment and coercive indoctrination on campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17767/25]

288. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider ring-fencing a proportion of CAO places in 2025 for students who are sitting the Leaving Certificate in that year, so they are not in direct competition with applicants from previous years whose grades reflect higher levels of grade inflation; if he will consider applying proportional grade deflation to previous year applicants in order to address the disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17766/25]

289. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the regulatory oversight that exists in relation to private English-language schools (details supplied); whether complaints from students or staff are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17788/25]

290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is aware of changes to student policies at an English-language school (details supplied) that may breach existing student contracts; the protections in place for international language students attending such institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17789/25]

5. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child poverty and well-being 2023-2025. [12936/25]

16. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child poverty and well-being 2023-2025. [17214/25]

38. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the evidence framework that was used in deciding not to increase the tax on derelict properties as a means of alleviating the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12890/25]

199. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the number of additional International Protection Office caseworkers, translators, and healthcare staff he expects will need to be hired to support the implementation of the new international protection procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/25]

200. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the protocols that will be in place to ensure that unaccompanied minors are not inappropriately routed through accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/25]

201. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if all unaccompanied minors be referred to Tusla immediately upon arrival under the new screening process; how this will be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/25]

202. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the oversight mechanisms that will be in place to ensure that asylum and migration management regulation returns or deportations are not carried out in breach of Ireland’s non-refoulement obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16012/25]