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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department’s plans to establish diplomatic missions which will incorporate business and further promote the generation of trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has reconsidered the ratification of the Antarctic Treaty System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 136. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46864/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 122. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role of the Defence Forces in the preservation of cybersecurity; the number of personnel involved in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46865/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding converting to an Irish driving licence for a person in receipt of an existing ten-year EU driving licence but whose original first licence was issued in Ukraine; if such an EU licence is reckonable as an E- issued licence for the purposes of exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance the position with regard to an application for a refund of PRSI and USC reliefs by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47279/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to include illness benefit as one of the qualifying payments for a springboard+ course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47317/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank our guests for appearing today and briefing us on this technical legislation. Dr. Cahill mentioned the Wassenaar Arrangement in his presentation. Could he give us a briefing on that and its relevance to the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank Dr. Cahill. I get the gist of it. There are 42 participating countries, including most of the western countries and the “advanced” nations, for want of a better word. In Dr. Cahill's briefing document, he states the 2008 Act does not refer to transit or transmission. Was that, or is it, a major loophole?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: As Deputy O'Reilly pointed out, the authorised officers have a lot of authority and power. Several review and appeals mechanisms are involved. Those who are impacted have 21 days in which to lodge an appeal, for instance. There is a specialised external appeals panel and an internal review by a senior officer in the Department. Are there time limits on how long the reviewers and panels...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: Okay. This is something we have come across previously in other legislative measures and I was concerned about appeals and reviews. I am glad to hear that the Department is conscious of it and working on it. That is good. Cybersecurity is mentioned quite a lot here. Could the witnesses expand on their thoughts on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I am not sure if Dr. Cahill will agree, but it might be important as well that there are many multinational tech companies in Ireland at present and that gives us a greater responsibility. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: The other issue there is cyber control whereby various governments can control the Internet and what is put out on it and so forth. I have a final question. I note that 135 individual military licences were issued in 2020. That was almost three times the value of the number issued in 2019, when there were 99. That is a massive increase. Could the witness comment on that? Why is that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (5 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: 14. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans of her Department to showcase objects from the national collections in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (5 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Commission on the Future of Media in Ireland; when the report of the Commission is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government , further to Parliamentary Question number 139 of 28 September, when he expects all vacant homes officers based in local authorities will be full-time posts; the action he plans to take to make this happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Service (5 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a secular body is defined as one with 50 members or less with respect to the definition of a body permitted to apply for additions to the Register of Solemnisers under the Civil Registration Act 2004; her plans to amend this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47840/21]

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: I acknowledge the fact - this has been mentioned a few times already - that I was very anxious when I was the Minister of State that we would have a strategy and plan. We pulled together the experts in 2019. There were 26 people who worked extremely hard on the strategy for more than a year I acknowledge their work. They were led by Deaglán Ó Briain, a very impressive official...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: Many of the issues we deal with here are immediate and short term. I raise the issue of rising sea levels. This year, the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was published. The Taoiseach described it as a code red. The report suggests that parts of Cork, Limerick, Galway, Wexford, Dublin, Clare and Kerry will be under water before too long. The rise in sea levels...