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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: 150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made by the OPW in safeguarding roads and property adjacent to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made by the OPW in strengthening the bank of a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43841/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I wish also to comment on the Open Doors initiative, which I do quite a bit; I am on the board of the initiative, which Enterprise Ireland supports. I wish to thank Enterprise Ireland for that. The company is industry-led and assists people with disabilities, migrants and people from disadvantaged communities to get employment and get on the job ladder and it helps companies to employ those...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: When will the legislation to enable ratification of or the holding of a referendum on the Unified Patent Court be published? Has a date for the referendum been agreed?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 45. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which a young college graduate with very severe physical disabilities can secure adequate and appropriate personal assistant support to enable them to become gainfully employed, pay taxes and participate as a fully functioning member of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: My question highlights the need for adequate and appropriate personal assistant, PA, support for a college graduate who worked through college and now wishes to get a job but is finding it very difficult to get adequate and appropriate, including age-appropriate, personal assistant support. What does the Minister of State have to say about the personal assistants support and service? Does...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I commend her and the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, on their work in this area. Is the Minister of State aware of what the unmet need is for personal assistance, PA, services in the country? Has any work been done on that by any agency, her Department or anyone else? We know how many hours are being provided, and I am delighted to see an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I know her heart is in the right place. Perhaps she will send me on the figures she says she does not have in front of her regarding the unmet need and the research behind that to find out what the unmet need is. I welcome the fact that a PA review group is working on this in the Department. When does the Minister of State expect this review...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting people with disabilities, especially wheelchair users, to attend medical and other appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 20 June 2023, when a premises (details supplied) can expect to be connected to the NBI network now that it has been reclassified for inclusion in the NBP intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been notified of vehicle recalls involving category M1 vehicles that occurred to date in 2023; if so, to provide, in tabular form, the number of recalls, the manufacturer in each case and the reason for the recall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48425/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the relationship he has with the Automotive Market Surveillance Authority; the number and grade of staff working in the authority; the funding, if any, he has provided to the authority in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48426/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 385. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on Ireland's response, if any, to the EU Council Spanish Presidency’s call for feedback on the Artificial Intelligence Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 18 January 2023, and given the reissuing of the boil water notice for the Whitegate public water supply on 18 October 2023, if he would consider compensation for the costs associated with the purchasing and boiling of water by affected households; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 1068. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has contacted a person (details supplied) regarding an issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48424/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 1384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department is supporting students with severe disabilities to access and attend third level education and further education colleges; the specific funding that he has provided to support students in this regard; if this includes the provision of an appropriate personal assistant service; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I will go first. I welcome the witnesses to the committee meeting. It is good to meet the team and I thank them for the work they are doing. Because this is the committee on enterprise, trade and employment, we are interested in how the work the representatives are doing has an impact on business and enterprises. This is hugely important, as the witnesses have said. I will ask Mr. Healy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: The two things we are interested in when it comes to business are decarbonisation targets and the cost savings involved. The witnesses might come back to us with figures in that regard at some stage. They probably do not have them with them today. The submission indicates that Skillnet Ireland provided training supports to 24,747 businesses and 92,000 trainees in 2022. It also states...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: How did Skillnet support 70 people to become fully certified wind turbine technicians?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: Is there an unpaid placement as part of the training, which can go on for quite a while?