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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government policy in relation to payment for surplus energy which is fed back into the national grid by small commercial businesses using photovoltaic roof panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28231/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (1 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the situation with respect to electricity costs imposed on small businesses which have reduced their energy consumption from the national grid by installing photo voltaic panels; if it is Government policy that higher charges would pertain in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 12 May 2022, if he will outline the cost of the Defence Forces aptitude tests for each year from 2016 to 2021, inclusive; the number of tests that were administered each year; the number of applicants that failed to pass the tests in each of these years respectively; and if he will make a statement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: I appreciate that. Things have moved on a lot faster than I expected this morning.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 37. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has, or plans to introduce, a funding scheme to support youth clubs and organisations with the purchase of minibuses to facilitate youth activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28356/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: This has to do with youth services. I realise the great work going on in this regard and the funding the Minister has made available, but one of the issues youth services have raised with me is the need to have minibuses to bring young people from A to B. Is there any funding stream that could be used to assist with something like this?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: I support what the Minister is saying. Many school buses are used during the day by schools and in the evening by youth services. Maybe synergies could be considered in this regard. When I was a Minister of State, I was involved with the youth justice strategy, which referred to integrating services and maximising the benefits, as the Minister has said. I support him in the work he is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: I am a big supporter of green hydrogen, off-shore wind, biomass and so on. The faster we can move in that direction, the better. I also support Deputy Bríd Smith in that we should not burn anymore LNG or fossil fuels; rather we should be reducing them. However, we are dependent on a pipeline from Moffat. The Minister, Deputy McGrath, told me earlier this week that there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Women, Peace and Security: Engagement with the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (24 May 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to contribute. I welcome our guests. I am sorry I am not in the room with them, but I have another meeting to attend straight after I speak. A number of years ago, I was honoured to deliver the statement by Ireland at the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, CSW, as well as the session prior to that. I join our guests in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 69. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are being made available to youth services for young people and teenagers who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine; the additional funding that is being made available in this regard; the distribution of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 26 April 2022, if the Government Policy Statement on importing fracked gas also precludes LNG imports from non-fracked sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28006/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the nature of any agreement between Ireland and the United Kingdom with respect to the supply of natural gas to Ireland through the Moffat entry point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of marine recreational very-high frequency radio licences, call signs and maritime mobile service identity numbers that are currently outstanding; when these are expected to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

David Stanton: I thank our guests for their presentation. I just have a few questions. On page 5 of Mr. Boland's presentation there are two graphs that indicate the portion of injury claimants who settled through each settlement channel from 2015 to 2019. The percentage of claimants who chose litigation is quite high compared to the percentage who took the PIAB route, which is quite low. From the other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

David Stanton: It seems that people do not realise they are better off sticking with PIAB. Are they being advised, in Mr. Boland’s view, to go down the litigation route? Will this legislation before us do anything to change that? What more can be done to encourage people to stick with PIAB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

David Stanton: I want to follow up on the issue of InsuranceLink. Could Mr. Boland explain, for the benefit of people who are watching this today, what InsuranceLink is and why he wants it transferred to PIAB, or PIRB as it will be? How would that work? What would the advantages of that be? I will leave it at that for the moment. Could he explain to people what is involved here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

David Stanton: I note on the InsuranceLink site that there is a statement which states that “the cost of falsified, exaggerated and-or duplicated claims in Ireland has been estimated to be in excess of €100 million annually, which ends up being paid by honest citizens”. There are therefore huge issues. We are looking at the proposal under head 24, that the alliance calls on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

David Stanton: Am I right in saying that Insurance Ireland creates this database and that it is in existence because the claims keep coming in? Would Mr. Boland see it continuing in that regard? Would they continue to create it, gather the information and then pass it on to the PIRB? How would Mr. Boland see it working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

David Stanton: Can I ask Ms Murdock about one particular point that came out in her statement? She said that Ireland has the fifth largest market for insurance in the EU and that it is the biggest exporter of insurance services. Could she expand on that and tell us how that is the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: Discussion (31 May 2022)

David Stanton: I welcome the ambassador and acknowledge her words in respect of the support communities are providing across the country. People are working hard and there is a lot going on in my area. Hubs have been set up where people from Ukraine can collect clothes and other essentials they may not be in a position to purchase. These were donated by local people and volunteers man these particular...