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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: Is Ms Mangan aware of any large companies building remote working spaces or hubs or thinking of doing so? I refer to companies with thousands of employees, many of them travelling every day. Would she encourage such companies, who have, as she said earlier, substantial resources, to invest in rural towns and build remote working spaces for their employees?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: 312. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department is considering extensions of the rollout of the National Broadband Plan to accommodate commercially serviced BLUE area premises in close proximity to the rollout of the plan with particular reference to a housing estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20692/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (26 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: 327. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to explore proposals for the installation of a floating storage and regasification liquified natural gas terminal in the Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (26 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: 604. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the situation with respect to the National Swimming Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21050/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to support credit unions in the expansion of services to encourage community development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21411/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: I acknowledge the great work that the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, is doing in the area of credit unions, for example by updating and modernising them and creating community banking. What are his further plans to support credit unions in the expansion of services to encourage community development?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and acknowledge the work he has been doing on this. I hope he will manage to finish his work on the area because the targets are very laudable. The credit unions tell me they see themselves as being punished for taking on members' savings by having to put aside at least 10% of all savings in reserves. They maintain that this can only be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am quite interested in what he said about only two credit unions in the country being at that point. I have met one of them and its management are concerned about this. Perhaps I was just unfortunate to have met with the one that is in that position but its management maintains it was limiting its ability to expand, grow and take on more. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: Could I ask one more question? It has to do with the levies.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: Have I? I am sorry about that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: Okay, fair enough.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s plans, if any, to encourage greater take up of the R&D tax credit by small domestic companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21412/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: What are the Department of Finance's plans, if any, to encourage greater takeup of the R&D tax credit for small domestic companies?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for that response and his reply to my earlier question. Is he able to give me some idea about the takeup? What kind of rebates are we talking about? What kind of refunding and credits are we talking about? What percentage of companies are involved in this? What plans has the Minister of State to encourage more to get involved and to advertise and promote it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: The second part of that question was what plans has the Minister of State or the Department to encourage companies further to take up this credit and also to promote it. Would the Minister of State agree with me that many companies do not know about this? There is a lack of awareness. How is the scheme to be expedited and promoted?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Question No. 9 of 23 September 2021, the further progress that has been made on works to repair a property (details supplied) in Carrigtwohill, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21400/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: Will the Minister of State outline the progress made in the refurbishment of Barryscourt Castle near Carrigtwohill? The Minister, Deputy McGrath, is probably aware of this castle although I am not sure whether he has ever visited it. It is an amazing building that was built around 1550. The Office of Public Works, OPW, is doing amazing work and recently opened up Annes Grove House and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (28 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and for indicating that work is ongoing. I understand it is complicated. It is a very old building and the conservation rules are quite demanding. I would be grateful if the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, to whom I have spoken about this, could impress upon those involved the importance of this particular building to local tourism. It...