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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

David Stanton: I have raised this issue a number of times previously. Up to 10,000 people in east Cork have been subject to boil water notices on and off for almost eight years now, through no fault of their own. This could cost some families up to €500 per annum. Will the Government consider providing some compensation for families towards the cost of this given it is the fault of the State in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Obviously, there is enormous potential here from the point of view having an almost unlimited supply of energy - and renewable energy at that - for the country. That energy is badly needed. Also, there is the potential relating to job creation and the economy. Is the Minister of State aware that we need to have a place where the work relating to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: Am I correct in saying that these demonstrator sites will all be offshore? I am speaking about an onshore centre, such as in the Port of Cork. At present, the latter is not able to operate as an onshore centre. It is not big enough. It needs to expand, and the planning permission is about to run out. The Minister of State might bring that up at the interdepartmental working group the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: 57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on his Department's Powering Prosperity: Ireland's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, which was published in March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23263/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I ask the Minister if he agrees with the implication in Powering Prosperity: Ireland's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, published by his Department, that there are thousands of potential jobs, maybe hundreds of thousands of potential jobs, in this whole area from the point of view of assembling and maintaining the turbine infrastructure, having the upstream and downstream maintenance,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: 16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is proposing the provision of a new University College Cork dental school and hospital facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: This question relates to the need for a new dental school and hospital facility in Cork. I was disappointed to learn recently that plans for such a facility were dropped last February. There is a major need in this regard. The current facility is old. It is too small, it is overcrowded and it is located on a busy campus. My information is that funding was the issue. I am interested to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he consider visiting the Cork university dental school and hospital as soon as he can? I am alarmed to discover that funding will be invested in the old building, which has been described as frail, constrained and ill equipped. What is really needed, as I am sure the Minister will agree, is a new building. Planning permission was granted for it,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I acknowledge that good work and it is hugely important but the need for a dental school and hospital remains. If I heard the Minister correctly, I am alarmed that €15 million in funding will be made available to refurbish an old building. For the sake of further, relatively small, investment we could have a state-of-the-art dental school in the south, which is badly needed. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his support and acknowledge the good work in his Department at this level and the progress made. I have supplementary questions on this issue. Will the Minister look at the provision of changing places and toilets in third level institutions? These are toilets used by wheelchair users; they are bigger spaces. It makes a massive difference for people who are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his positive response. Transport to college is a big issue, as is the availability of wheelchair-accessible places on buses and so on. Perhaps the Minister might take on board the suggestion of a national survey. Will the Minister comment on the view of his Department and the sector in general regarding people with autism attending third level and further...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I strongly support Deputy Bruton in what he is saying. This has been called the fourth industrial revolution. I was at the committee meeting to which the Deputy refers. The amount of funding the companies are putting in here is staggering. Billions upon billions of euro and dollars are being spent by the large multinational companies in this area. It is going to change everything and it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to further expand and develop further education courses for people with disabilities and those seeking to avail of second-chance education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I want to give the Minister an opportunity to let us know what good work is taking place in his Department and at third level in order to expand and further develop further education courses for people with disabilities and for others who are seeking to avail of second-chance education and training.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on Ireland’s national artificial intelligence strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23264/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views with regard to the situation of the Baha’is community in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is supporting inshore fishermen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23380/24]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: I have been looking at this section for a while and believe it contains a number of loopholes. I agree that persons in uniform who are obviously members of the Permanent Defence Force should not be making political statements or commenting on Government policy. As a former member, I feel that would be a step too far. However, the Bill also says "or otherwise making himself or herself...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: It explicitly states "from the member's commanding officer", so I am not sure about this. Maybe "with prior authorisation" is sufficient, but it would imply that the immediate commanding officer could give authorisation. It is unlikely that he or she would because they would be extraordinarily careful, but there seems to be a lacuna.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

David Stanton: What the Tánaiste said was not quite right. He said "or otherwise identifiable" but the wording is "or otherwise making himself or herself identifiable", which is different. A member making himself identifiable implies an action on his part, through his saying he is a member of the Defence Forces or wearing some badge or emblem-----