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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: The figure, therefore, is about 7,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: On the issue of productivity, Mr. McDonnell might take this question. If two people, regardless of their age, are performing the same job with the same productivity and output, should they be paid the same wage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: The point remains, however, that if two people in the same job with the same productivity do not require different levels of supervision and so on, they should be paid the same rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: About half of them are women. Is that correct?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Passport Services (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the documentation received to date and currently outstanding on two passport applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any time limit exists between the enactment of a Bill to change the constitution and the holding of a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place for those who are self-employed who are unable to work due to illness or injury; her future plans, if any, in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30295/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Policy (10 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 18 January 2024 and Topical Issue No. 4 of 16 April 2024, the results of the further consideration that has been undertaken in the intervening months regarding the possible establishment of a border control post at the port of Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30256/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the impact that Britain’s becoming a third country as a result of Brexit is having on trade as pertaining to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need to provide a playing pitch/green area for a school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30282/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given consideration to facilitating preschools to take part in the July provision service, especially in areas where demand for places exceeds supply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26061/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is working to reduce the burden of bureaucracy, administration, red tape and duplication of requests for information, sometimes already in the possession of his Department, on farmers, especially pertaining to grant applications; his further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recommendation No. 45 of the report of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30759/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authorities (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 470. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department supports local authorities to purchase derelict buildings in order that they can be brought back into use for the benefit of the community; the funding, if any, that has been made available to purchase such properties in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30768/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: I will probably not take all the time as Deputy O'Reilly already asked many of the questions I was going to ask. When did the Minister request the economic impact assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: When was that? What was the approximate date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: Can Ms Pyke give the committee an approximate date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: Six months later the Department is starting the work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: Will Ms Pyke give the committee an outline of the terms of reference of the economic impact assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: The Department stated that an outside agency is doing this work.