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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the designated 20 hours of one-on-one home tuition are given to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39549/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to support the establishment of music festivals in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39531/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles taken out of service due to high mileage in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of new Garda vehicles procured for the service in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (3 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of District and Circuit Court judges who 'have retired in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of newly appointed judges in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39507/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the unoccupied section of the primary care centre in Cobh, County Cork; when he expects it to be fully occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39509/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have been following this for some time and I have raised it in the Dáil on a few occasions. It has gone under the radar somewhat, as Ms McKenna said, because of what is happening in Ukraine and Palestine. It is horrific what is going on there and maybe even more horrific because it has not got the attention until recently that other areas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: The country is three times the size of France. I also understand that disease is a concern at the moment. Can we have an update on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I recall a number of years ago when I was Chair of the justice committee and also sat on the foreign affairs committee that members of the Defence Forces appeared before us. Some of the personnel told us that when they were in Darfur, their role was to protect women who went out for water because that was one of the most dangerous things for them to do. They could be attacked, raped and so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I will ask two final questions, the first of which is on the role of outside actors. The UAE and others have been mentioned as playing a major part in the situation. Do the witnesses have any comment to make on this? Second, what is the possibility of legal proceedings further down the road? They would be a long way away, but would the threat of such proceedings have an impact now if it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I add my voice to that of Deputy Cronin with respect to the people working on the ground - the humanitarian workers and others - and recognise their bravery and courage in the work they are doing. It is amazing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I just want to thank our guests for their presentations and the work their people are doing. The situation looks intractable. It really looks very bad. It is one of the worst cases I have seen. I do not know. I like to have hope. We will have to explore the matter further and do anything further we can. Some of the suggestions we got here were to write to the Tánaiste and the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he is ensuring that third-level institutions are supplied with the most up-to-date, cutting edge technological equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40057/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: How is the Minister of State ensuring third-level institutions and universities are supplied with the most up-to-date, cutting edge technological and research equipment? How is he supporting them in that regard?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for telling us about the good work that is going on and the money being made available. Does he accept the finding by the Irish Universities Association in an investigation it launched recently that one third of the equipment in Irish universities is older than the original iPhone, that is, more than 16 years old, and more than half of it is over a decade old?...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for that interesting and useful information. Does he have an overall figure for the amount required to bring all our universities up to the modern, cutting-edge standard that will allow them to compete internationally? If he does not have that figure to hand, will he send it to me later? Is he aware that Mario Draghi's recent report on European competitiveness...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and engagements his Department has with the disability access route to education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40058/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (8 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: This question is about the disability access route to education, DARE. What supports and engagements has the Department had with this scheme? How much funding is being made available to the scheme, either directly or indirectly, by the State, made possible through the fund for students with disability? Will the Minister of State tell us a bit more about the scheme?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I want to comment on section 9 which relates to requiring evidence to verify a company's registered office address from companies that apply to register. Their constitutions have to be to changed. What kind of evidence is involved?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: Section 9 states that the "registrar may request evidence of situation of a registered office". What kind of evidence are we talking about?