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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: I again thank the Tánaiste. One of the issues that is developing there is that people are desperate to leave and they are selling what they have, including property and whatever else. They are mortgaging houses to get out and try to get to Europe and the traffickers are taking advantage of that. Would the Tánaiste bring that to the table in the EU so that it is aware of that and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his latest engagement with Dóchas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: I ask the Tánaiste about his most recent engagement with Dóchas, which is made up of 58 organisations working in 104 countries and aims to reach the furthest behind.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Will he comment on the concerns Dóchas and its membership have with respect to what they see as the reversal of the progress that had been made on the sustainable development goals since 2019? Can the Minister of State also give some indication as to Ireland's funding in this area with respect to reaching the furthest behind and funding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and join with him in congratulation Dóchas and the organisations for the fantastic work they do. As the Minister has pointed out, quite often they put their own lives at risk as we have seen with the GOAL workers. I ask the Minister to comment on the situation regarding front-line defenders, who are also a matter of concern to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how his Department is supporting and encouraging the development of floating offshore wind power generation; his future plans for the development of floating offshore wind power generation nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19861/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been brought forward by his Department to increase the allocation frequency of eircodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 231. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role, if any, his Department has in the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 328. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way his Department supports the provision of new childcare and crèche facilities in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 338. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the grant aid, if any, available from his Department to support the building of new childcare facilities and crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 90. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered the establishment of a fund which would be open to applications from schools to facilitate the use of buildings after hours for community purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (25 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has a dedicated vacant property section that deals solely with this issue; if so, the number of staff working exclusively in this section; the grade of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19208/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this matter and I thank the Minister of State for being here. I have raised this matter on a few occasions already as a Topical Issue, at committee meetings and in four parliamentary questions. The matter is fairly straightforward. We are dealing with a couple of young adults who have intellectual...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I acknowledge the good work being done and the efforts being made by all the agencies across the board. However, what can I say to Orla and her parents for next September? Orla is a young woman with Down's syndrome. She needs to have support to get from A to B. Even though she would like to change buses, she is very vulnerable; she is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: Our guests are welcome. I was listening on the monitor but was involved in another meeting with the Open Doors Initiative, which is also concerned with training and focusing on a cohort of people who find it hard to get employment. There is a little bit of an overlap with what we are talking about today. I am astounded at the amount of money in the National Training Fund. It is colossal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: When I met with companies in the past, that message about the importance of diversity in ways of thinking came across. I am happy to hear about that. IBEC has been supporting balance within business, with the 30% club and so on, which seems to be going well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: It would be remiss of me if I did not ask Professor Nolan to comment on the debate about artificial intelligence. The SFI's centres for research training cover machine learning, research training in the foundations of data science and research training in artificial intelligence and digitally enhanced reality. Reports in the media in recent days have stated that AI is going to change...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: As regards a requirement for regulation, the committee may need to do a full session on that issue. The witnesses from IBEC referred to increasing the incentives for apprenticeships from €2,000 per employer to €7,000 for SMEs. If I am correct, SMEs have fewer than ten employees, or perhaps five or fewer. I am not sure how it is defined. I ask the witnesses to comment on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Costello. Science Foundation Ireland has a very interesting sentence in its presentation, that "Competencies such as stakeholder engagement, creative problem-solving, leadership, change management and collaboration are all vital aspects of a talented and agile workforce." It is interesting that Science Foundation Ireland focuses on those particular softer skills rather than the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Professor Gleeson.