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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work to ensure that the existing designated areas are retained in the scheme for disadvantaged areas and that other locations that are assessed as genuinely difficult to farm are included as part of a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31064/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the scheme for disadvantaged areas; the status of the review; and the timescale for completion. [31063/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (12 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 344. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the levels of staffing in the young adult mental health services in County Laois; his plans to reduce or increase numbers; the planned numbers involved; his further plans to make changes to the services in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31678/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank Ms Sweeney and Ms Cummiskey for attending today to account for themselves and the company. I was one of a number who requested that representatives of Facebook be brought before the committee to deal with the very serious issues that arose in the Channel 4 programme. The context in which this has happened is interesting. We need to tease out some of the issues today. The issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: Ms Sweeney has identified this matter as a gap and highlighted how some staff were upset after seeing all of this. She has said that Facebook will leave up stuff at times in certain circumstances to help identify the people who are involved in unlawful activity and stuff like that. Surely the image of a child being abused being left available for viewing on a platform for six years...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: The material was shown for six years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: Some of my questions were not answered. I have some very direct questions. If Facebook does not harvest data from children under 13 years of age, how is it filtered out? Ms Sweeney referred to the internal investigation being carried out by Facebook in respect of CPL. Is the investigation a vote of no confidence in the CPL staff who work for Facebook? Will Ms Sweeney explain that because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: I asked two questions but I have still not received answers to them. Does Facebook harvest data from those under 13 years of age and, if not, does it have a mechanism to filter those data out? Ms Sweeney stated - in her written submission and verbally - that the internal investigation into what had happened with CPL is being carried out by Facebook rather than CPL. Does that mean that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: That is not what is stated in the written submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: The submission states, "This is being led by Facebook, rather than by CPL, due to the extremely high priority we attach to this."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: Does Facebook have a specific mechanism to try to prevent that happening? Ms Sweeney stated that there is a general policy to the effect that anyone under the age of 13 years is not allowed to have a Facebook account, but she also outlined how flimsy are the measures to prevent that. It is anything but 100% proof. My question specifically relates to data on children. As anyone who has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Brian Stanley: To filter out data that may be put online by children. Can their data be harvested for use by advertisers?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of progress with channel draining in rivers in Mountmellick, County Laois; and the progress of the capital scheme for flood defences. [36608/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to support two ASD units in two primary schools in Mountmellick, County Laois in which there are a number of children in need of the service. [36607/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home school liaison officers will be reintroduced in schools, in particular in schools for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36609/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new prefab classroom will be put in place for a school (details supplied). [36650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken to resolve the dispute as to whether it is An Garda Síochána or local authorities that control the data from community CCTV schemes in view of the fact that it is preventing a number of community alert groups from drawing down grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35586/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 897. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the consultation on the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; the progress made to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36611/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 898. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the new building for St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois; and the expected timeline for the project. [36612/18]