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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: My time is limited. We have had quite a lot of legislation in this committee since it was set up and the Chairman has been working members very hard. We have not been idle. We need to take up this issue. The documentation from the Department in the request for submissions states, "Section 50 of the Pensions Act 1990 provides that the Pensions Authority may make a direction to reduce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: I will stop Mr. Nugent there as my time is tight. There is one group that represents the pensioner body in the ESB. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: Does Mr. Nugent want to see the roles of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman and the Pensions Authority in this matter enhanced as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: I get that. I have one final question because the clock is ticking. More than once, Mr. Nugent has mentioned arbitration. Is he referring to binding arbitration?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: I get that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: Mr. Nugent wants that group to be formally recognised, which is not the case at the moment, and to have a seat at the table.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: This is why I asked the question. I wanted to find out what Mr. Nugent meant by it. There is a difference.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: Section 8(2) refers to the company having to be an existing company within the meaning of the Act. Does that mean the company has to be registered in Ireland if it is to be served with documents and so on? Do they have to be registered and have an office here? If third country companies are coming in, doing something hostile and dangerous and are not registered here, where does that leave us?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: Can the Minister of State give us an example of the kind of hostile act he has in mind with respect to this section? Does he even have a hypothetical example as to what might happen?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: Could transactions already have been taking place here that have slipped through the net, given that we are very late to the party with this legislation? Could there already be activities out there that could be impacting in a negative way on State security, as the Minister of State has outlined? Does this legislation in any way give us any way of dealing with that kid of thing?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (26 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the incentives, if any, in place to encourage the provision of tourist accommodation in areas where a lack of such accommodation is evident; if she will carry out an audit of such accommodation needs nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2852/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (26 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has carried out, or would consider carrying out, a review of hotel and other tourist accommodation provision and availability across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2851/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (26 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next call for applications under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will be made given the need for public realm infrastructure improvements in east Cork as a result of rising population levels in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2525/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (31 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Irish-Canadian relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (31 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing situation in Haiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Dogs (31 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the role that An Garda Síochána has in the enforcement of legislation controlling dangerous dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4000/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electricity Generation (31 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 24 January 2023, the exact number of solar PV system installations in receipt of a TAMS grant which have, to date, been inspected by staff from his Department to ensure that the work carried out has met the minimum requirements of his Department’s specifications; the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: The Minister of State knows well, as she has visited east Cork quite often, that we have no special school at all. As Deputy O'Sullivan has said, children have to travel long distances if they can get a place. East Cork is as big as some small counties but there is no special school. I note the need for special classes and all that but special schools are a set apart. Would the Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: I raise an issue I raised with the Tánaiste before Christmas. The old Amgen site in Carrigtwohill is still sitting there 13 years later. It comprises 188 acres of fully serviced land. IDA Ireland has tried to market the site but because the road infrastructure is so poor, it cannot get anyone to go in there. What is the Government doing to unlock the site and what are its plans and...