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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s position with regard to the wearing of face coverings for second-level students in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43358/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the catch-up fund for primary and post-primary schools; the funding amount that will be made available; the conditions under which the funding will be distributed and used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the research and programmes in place or planned to update the teaching of mathematics in primary and second-level schools; the funding available to support any such modernisation of the teaching of mathematics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43919/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships taken up in each of the years 2016 to 2020 inclusive; the number who left apprenticeship programmes in the same period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43299/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of the Garda Reserve by rank; the establishment of the Garda Reserve by rank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43306/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy measures being taken by his Department to ensure the resilience and security of energy supply at times of peak demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43931/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I appreciate that this question was covered earlier to a certain extent. It concerns the need to ensure the resilience and security of our energy supply at times of peak demand, especially as we face into the winter months. As we are aware, there were some amber warnings last year, as well as earlier this week and last week. I would like to hear the Minister's views on this. Can he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response and hope he is correct that there will not be blackouts this winter. I will address the issue of power demand throughout the UK and Europe, which is at a crunch pace at the moment. This is leading to higher prices and there have been amber alerts and threats of blackouts. The price is skyrocketing. Will the Minister comment on the higher prices and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: Has the Minister, his Department or any of the utility companies given consideration to advising or assisting people to conserve energy in the coming period, given that there have now been a number of amber alerts, with a danger and fear of blackouts?

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I am glad to contribute to the debate on the Bill. For many decades, we in Ireland turned our back to the sea. I come from a coastal community, where we have Cork Harbour, the second largest natural harbour in the world, Cobh Harbour, which is steeped in history, Ballycotton Harbour and Youghal Harbour, where the film "Moby Dick" was made not that long ago. The coastline along that area is...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Mental Health Services (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for picking this matter this evening and allowing me to be here. We have a central Midleton mental health centre. It was built in the 1970s. It is called the Owenacurra mental health centre. It provides mental health services, continuing care, mental health care and respite for people in a vast area. Last June, a decision was taken to close the...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Mental Health Services (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and for his commitment to bring my views and the views of the people in the area, which are quite strong and quite worried, back to the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. This is in no way an attack on the HSE, the Minister of State, the Department or anyone else. We want to come up with a proper solution. That is why I am asking that this be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy of his Department with regard to the production and use of green hydrogen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding his Department has made available to facilitate the design and construction of relief roads around towns and villages, such as Castlemartyr, County Cork; his policy on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43932/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the introduction of legislation for the use of e-scooters and associated vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43933/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I welcome the Minister to the committee. The trade deal between the EU and South Korea saved EU firms approximately €3 billion in scrapped or lowered custom duties. The CETA deal is in force provisionally. What savings are being made by Irish and EU firms with respect to the deal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: That is fine. There is reference to trade in manufacturing and services, public procurement, investment, intellectual property and sustainable development. How will small Irish companies benefit from the CETA deal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I have read that CETA, as a progressive trade agreement, has some of the strongest commitments ever included in a trade deal to promote labour rights, environmental protection and sustainable development. It also integrates the EU's and Canada's "commitments to apply international rules on workers' rights, environmental protection and climate action". Will the Minister comment on those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I received an email last night from a constituent. It looks like one of these emails that is going around. We probably get many the same ones. It made two points. One was on climate. It referred to the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report issuing a code red for humanity, fossil fuels emissions being the main culprit and so on. The argument was made that, should CETA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: The Minister is also on record as expressing concern that the provisional agreement currently in place could be terminated if CETA is not ratified. Will he expand on those concerns given the fact that at the moment many companies in Ireland are benefiting from the provisional agreement?