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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Nov 2020)

David Stanton: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38191/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Nov 2020)

David Stanton: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reason for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38190/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (26 Nov 2020)

David Stanton: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the start-up relief for entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30100/20]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2020)

David Stanton: Does section 4 refer to the re-enlistment of formerly enlisted persons?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2020)

David Stanton: As a former member of the Reserve I welcome this wholeheartedly. The opportunity for those with the skill set and training of the required standard to serve abroad is something that has been sought for many years. I am sure the Minister is aware of this, but one issue that might arise is the necessity for people who are employed at home to give it up for a certain period of time Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the intentions of institutions (details supplied) to address the concerns of students in both college-provided and private accommodation in view of current circumstances further to his request to higher education institutions to show flexibility with regard to student accommodation cancellations and refunds;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there is sufficient personal protective equipment in stock and currently available to the HSE; the amount of stock available at present; the amount ordered and delivered each month to the end of July 2020; the further amounts ordered and delivered since; the associated costs involved; the procurement and tendering methods used in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (1 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives who qualified outside of Ireland that applied for registration in each of the respective divisions G1, G2 and G3 of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for each month of 2020 to date; the number of these applications that have been registered; the average time taken from initial application to final decision for each...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 816. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on the issuing of forestry licences in his Department; the situation regarding the key performance indicators in the project plan; the efforts he is taking to ensure that these key performance indicators are being met and even exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 818. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences currently awaiting processing by his Department by licence type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40417/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 817. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to restructure the Forestry Service in view of the implementation of the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40414/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: I welcome our guests to this meeting. As Senator Gavan has just said, the word chaos has been used. Tá sé uafásach, gan dabht. I have been alarmed over this for a long time. It has been obscured by the fog of Covid-19 but this is just horrific. There is no other way to describe it. A deal would be terrible but a no-deal outcome would be absolutely unbearable. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: First, we should probably get a note from the Department on the export credit insurance scheme and what its thinking is on that, given that the issue has been raised more than once. I note that the Office for Budget Responsibility in the UK has predicted that a no-deal Brexit will lead to a negative impact over the next 15 years or so of about 6% of GDP. A no-deal Brexit would have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: The other question I had, which was for Mr. O'Brien, in particular, concerned pivoting to Europe and beyond.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: Has there been any analysis of the hard cases for whom JobPath has not been able to secure employment? Has the Minister any figures on this? Has her Department had any engagement with the Open Doors Initiative or the Irish Association for Social Inclusion Opportunities?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: Question No. 30, in my name, is identical to Question No. 8 and I cannot understand why they are not grouped. With regard to the additional places that are being made available, what policy, if any, does the Minister have to include people with disabilities and those from disadvantaged areas, migrant backgrounds, the Traveller community and so on? Does he have any breakdown on the gender...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Public Service Numbers (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: I acknowledge the work and the courtesy of the staff in the offices around the country. They are great. A change has been made in PPS numbers. In the past, wives and husbands were linked with the same number. The only difference was that "w" was after the wives' number. That has been changed, thankfully and properly, and everybody has been given their own individual number. However,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Unemployment (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: Has the Minister had any engagement with opendoorsinitiative.iewith respect to employment purposes?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Unemployment (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: It is the Open Doors Initiative which works with disadvantaged people to help them with employment purposes. Has she engaged with it on a departmental level?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: 30. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the number of places on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40148/20]