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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Priorities (26 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 66. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being examined by her Department to address loneliness and social isolation in rural areas and communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41158/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (26 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 23 February 2023, to provide an update on funding for a project (details supplied) under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41155/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 481. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that full-time AIM supports were initially granted to a child (details supplied) and subsequently withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41252/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State. As I said, I am interested in the issue of publicity post. It is something I have raised with An Post. I am sure the Minister of State is aware that there are 272 separate delivery zones across the country. I am not sure when they were put in place but they seem quite archaic and arbitrary. Some of them cross county bounds and some businesses tell me they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: Does the Minister of State know when these particular postal areas were put in place? I have seen various dates like 1917, and so on, being mentioned. If the Minister of State looks at any map, he can see that in many instances these areas are arbitrary and unwieldy. There does not seem to be any rationale behind them. They cross county bounds. As an answer to the Minister of State's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his most recent engagements with An Post management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41156/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for being here. This question relates to any recent meetings he has had with An Post and any proposals or plans that body has to make changes and improvements into the future. I will also be bringing up the issue of publicity post in my supplementary questions.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to further deepen and develop Ireland's relations with Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a passport renewal is not considered on an emergency basis for employment purposes when the applicant is not currently resident in the State; if he will consider making changes to this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the current position with regard to developing a policy on 'private wires'; the number of applications made, refused and granted since the transposition into Irish law of the Internal Market in Electricity Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she is supporting children under 16 who have remarkable athletic potential; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41953/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: RACO has sent the committee a lot of information on the voluntary retirement scheme and the Amárach Research member survey. I thank the witnesses for that and thank Mr. O’Mearain for his opening statement. I join colleagues in congratulating the members who were involved in the event last week off the coast. I recognise the skill and courage they showed. It was a dangerous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: Last week, I asked a question about the number of personnel on the seagoing commitment scheme. The Secretary General told me there were 32 applications approved in January 2022. What does that mean from RACO’s point of view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: The Secretary General did say she was hopeful they would come to a conclusion in the coming weeks. Is that Mr. O’Mearain’s sense?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I am quite confused about the thing. It is not easy to get my head around it. I understand what the representatives are saying. Last week, I also asked about retention payments. I was told it is not working so well in America. Have retention payments been mentioned in RACO’s discussion at any stage? What is its view on it? I am thinking about someone committing to stay on for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: Captain Bray is saying that even with this payment in place, we still see fairly high attrition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: Other factors that were mentioned such as quality of life and so on come into to play, along with the pension issue that was discussed earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I will be brief. I have only two more questions. The witnesses also gave us a paper - we have it here - about their survey of voluntary retired officers from 2020 to 2022. In the paper there is quite a lot with respect to people returning to the Defence Forces and the first-line Reserve and so forth. According to this paper, 14% of those surveyed had applied for the first-line Reserve and...