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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans, if any, to award a cost-of-living lump sum payment to disablement benefit holders similar to that awarded to those in receipt of a disability allowance, invalidity pension or blind pension payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53997/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 167. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the current embargo on recruitment in the HSE, if a fully qualified and experienced nurse employed by the HSE and on a full-time contract, on returning from a career break, can resume working with the HSE again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53965/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if the current recruitment pause in place in the HSE prevents the hiring of personnel such as cooks to fill vacancies which arise due to resignations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53984/23]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: If we are to get to the root of this whole issue, we need to find out what these submissions are saying, who has put them in and what their concerns are. We need to acknowledge that they have some concerns otherwise they would not have gone to the trouble of making a submission. If we know what the concerns are and can address those concerns, we may go some way down the road to dealing with...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I ask the Minister to outline Government policy regarding the dredging of rivers and waterways and the upkeep of river banks in light of the recent flooding, especially in Midleton and Castlemartyr in east Cork. What State agency, if any, is responsible for this and is there any plan to establish a national waterways agency to look after this kind of thing?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline, with reference to the development of strategies to combat economic crime and corruption, the number of submissions received through the recent online consultation process ahead of the submission deadline of 3 November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55139/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 25 May 2023, to provide an update on the recruitment campaign for the Garda Reserve; when she expects new reservists to be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54722/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 25 May 2023, her plans, if any, to evaluate the summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54559/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date her Department plans to have a new school build (details supplied) completed and in use by students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54644/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current situation with respect to the microchipping of dogs and storing of such data within a national database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 882. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 31 January 2023, her plans to enhance the role of An Garda Síochána in assisting dog wardens to carry out their duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 883. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans, if any, to classify dog breeds by their potential to injure, to license all dog owners by the classification of the dog and to introduce ownership training according to the higher classification of the breed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54447/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Sector (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent publication of the new bull replacement and terminal index ratings by an organisation (details supplied); the potential impact this could have on beef suckler farms and the suckler carbon efficiency programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55528/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Sector (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: This question offers the Minister an opportunity to give us his views on the recent publication of the new bull replacement and terminal index ratings and the potential impact this might have on bull sucker farms and the suckler carbon efficiency programme, and to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Sector (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. I welcome the setting up of this forum because a certain amount of information needs to be given to farmers and others who are concerned about it. Would the Minister agree that, if the ratings are reduced, this would result in fewer high-quality exports, fewer animals hitting local marts every week and fewer top-quality animals going to factories,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Sector (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response to the debate. Has any research been done on the possible loss to farmers as a result of these changes? Has that been quantified in any way? There is also an issue in that many farmers are uneasy that constantly selecting for easy calving will lead to cows with poor calving ability due to the smaller pelvic area. That is another concern that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank our guests for being here and for their informative and disturbing presentations. I asked colleagues for this meeting - there will be several more on this issue - to be held because we have heard reports of this traumatic, important and damaging issue. The witnesses have highlighted and reinforced that. I thank them for being here. Ms Buckley and others referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: That cost is obviously made up somewhere else by passing it on to other customers who are not shoplifters. We are probably all paying for this indirectly. This might seem to be a silly question but is there any insurance cover for this kind of stuff that is going on in any instances or is that possible? The witnesses are shaking their heads so, no. I will not go any further down that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Dunne. He presented that very well. My time is getting short. Does Mr. Jennings want to come in on any of those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. O'Driscoll. I travelled to New York a number of years ago and there were similar issues over there. They talked about the broken windows initiative and so forth. I visited community courts. Mr. O'Driscoll mentioned courts. I know some work was done in Ireland quite a while ago on community courts whereby an incident such as shoplifting occurs and the person is apprehended and...