Results 12,421-12,440 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (30 May 2023)

David Stanton: 82. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the HSE in order to facilitate private operators carrying out assessments for children with autism that would be accepted by the local community disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25895/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 May 2023)

David Stanton: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 19 January 2023, if the review of the draft Strategic Assessment Report for the R624 access road as part of the great island connectivity scheme has been completed; if not, when he expects such a review to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (30 May 2023)

David Stanton: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if private health contribution payments, private pension contribution payments and membership fees paid to trades union can be disregarded as income when calculating the weekly rent contribution paid by tenants to local authorities under the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2023)

David Stanton: 436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures, if any, in place, to assist persons to purchase houses which were previously owned, i.e. not new builds, and not deemed to be vacant or derelict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26365/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 May 2023)

David Stanton: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 9 May 2023, the estimated extra cost to her Department of putting in place a 50+ seater bus service to transport second-level students on a route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 59. To ask the Minister for Health the ways that he is encouraging and supporting the reduction of paper-based systems in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the value of the National Training Fund, his further plans for the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: Last May the Marine Institute published a report called Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report in which it pointed out we are vulnerable to rising sea levels. In fact, 40% of our population lives within 5 km of a coast. It seems inevitable that the sea will rise. Has the State any long-term plans to deal with this issue?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the level of interest to date in applications for the 2023 community centres investment fund; the options available under the fund to communities in circumstances where access to suitable land for the construction of a community centre is not easily accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28286/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Climate Change Policy (14 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter to be taken today and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, for being here. It is ironic that he is here because he now has responsibility for international aid and small islands and developing states. I am sure he is aware of the threat to small islands and developing states, like the Marshall Islands and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Climate Change Policy (14 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will point out that I was told almost two years ago that the scoping report on the management of coastal change was almost finalised and would be submitted to Government shortly. It still has not been submitted to Government, which is a little bit alarming but we will wait and see. Perhaps the Minister of State will tell us when it will...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: I am sharing time with Deputy Ring. As colleagues have pointed out, there are a lot of community schemes, including the RRDF, the town and village renewable scheme, CLÁR, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme and so on. The difference these schemes make in communities is amazing. Communities are the heart and centre of rural Ireland. There is no doubt about that. In our...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the action she is taking to support communities in forming community organisations where none currently exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28308/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 762. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the supports in place to assist older renters who, because of age, are unable to get approved for a mortgage and where the household income is over the limits set under the cost-rental tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28108/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 763. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in circumstances where adult children are living in a rental accommodation with their parents for the time being, if any income earned by these children can be disregarded when calculating the household income under the cost rental tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 764. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the payments, if any, that can be disregarded when calculating the net annual income of a household in relation to the cost rental tenant in situ scheme; if carer’s allowance, for example, can be disregarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 1101. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the extent of the use of lean management systems in the health service to make it more efficient and effective for staff and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 1112. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the establishment of the integrated care of chronic disease management hub based in north Cork; the location of the hub; the number of staff working in the hub and their respective roles, in tabular form; the number of patients treated at the hub to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27122/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 1319. To ask the Minister for Health the body or bodies representing professional counsellors and psychotherapists that are recognised by his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28495/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (15 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the measures being taken by his Department to facilitate offshore wind energy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28879/23]