Results 181-200 of 1,329 for does speaker:David Stanton

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...difficult to engage with the electric companies to get paid and so on. Surely it is a massive challenge to make companies aware of the climate action plan and get a plan in place. What assistance does the Department give companies to do this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: .... This is probably something we should consider. Recently the committee received a very good submission on people with disabilities working. I am involved in the open door initiative, which does good work in this respect. It looks at people on the margins and brings them into work. These are people with disabilities, migrants, people from other jurisdictions and people whom the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...so forth. If workers must commute to a multinational in a city from a regional town, which entails sitting in a car in traffic for an hour and burning all the diesel that Senator Garvey rightly does not like, and rightly so, it is desirable to have remote working hubs built to scale. Other jurisdictions are doing this. It would mean people would not have to leave the regional towns and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: Deputy Berry asked about physicals. The Civil Defence does not have physical or psychometric testing, unlike the Defence Forces. I have a problem with such tests because they rule out a lot of people. It was mentioned that the Civil Defence might introduce them at some stage. I ask for the thoughts on that. What would be involved if it went down that route? The Civil Defence engages...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...I understand there has been an issue with recruitment in the past while and the establishment is smaller than the number of active members at the moment. It will probably be recruiting shortly. Does it go into schools and talk to students in transition year, leaving certificate and so on? Has it thought about doing that at any stage? The only criticism I have is that the work the Civil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Small and Medium Enterprises: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...else. She is an extremely skilled therapist and is very diligent, but the way she was treated by her line manager was appalling. What are the witnesses’ reactions to remote working? Where does it stand? Can do more in respect of it?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...the country once and for all. I pay tribute to those involved in Tidy Towns, who do amazing work, as well as Irish Business Against Litter, which was formed by Tom Cavanagh many years ago and does amazing work. I pay tribute to the Clean Coasts programme and, in my area in particular, Clean Coasts Ballynamona, which is led by Proinsias Ó Tuama, a teacher at St. Colman's Community...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...Act 1996, the Minister, Deputy Ryan, cannot interfere with local authorities and is precluded from exercising any power or control in respect of their performance. What if a local authority does not perform? What happens then? The Minister cannot do anything in that circumstance. We need to revisit and reconsider that Act. The Minister of State outlined that €750,000 was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (23 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ..., that there had been four significant inquiries, but these did not come to anything. Is it not a fact that the road infrastructure deficit is the main reason the site is not being developed? Does the Minister agree with Mr. Martin Shanahan, the former head of the IDA, who told me at a committee meeting more than a year ago that this was the case and that the road needed to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...on a bus and they get from A to B but then when they get off the bus and get to the place where they do their work is where the challenges arise. These are people with vulnerabilities and there does not seem to be any support there for that. I tabled a parliamentary question on that to the Minister with responsibility for equality and I received a response just now. He talks about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: That is not particularly in the committee's area but it does impact on employment so we will keep a close eye on that one. Dr. Hartney also mentioned that she has advised the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment that they can collaborate with other relevant Departments to provide necessary supports and information for employer bodies and employers. Can she tell us more about that?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: I am a board member so I am aware of the Open Doors Initiative and the work it does. Rehab is our supporting partner. I am not sure whether Pobal or the National Disability Authority, NDA, are involved directly as partners or members. However, I agree that the work they have done is amazing. There is a great deal more that can be done. Are the witnesses aware of the work of the Crann...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...there further breakdown of this with regard to the challenges and disabilities that people experience? Mention was made of an employer helpline. Is it up and running? What is it? Where is it? Does it work?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...going? It is particularly important given the gender equality concerns in the workplace and targets nationally. The target in 2022 was 30% and the outturn was 36%. If 36% was the 2022 outturn, does this show progress? Are we going in the right direction? Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs are doing fantastic work, but one of the things I would like the LEOs to do is to be more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Work Councils and Legislative Provisions for Dispute Procedures: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...Perhaps we should also listen to its view. If the directive is going to be revised and changed, I do not know how long that will take. The Commission has approximately three months to come back. Does that mean we might see further dramatic changes to the directive in the time ahead? If we make changes now, we might be making further changes within a short period. Are they on parallel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...comment briefly on the work it has been doing, which is quite impressive. The one criticism I have is that the organisation is hiding its light under a bushel and many people do not know what it does. I think SOLAS is responsible for local training initiatives, LTIs, across the country. I have come across some of the work being done in those initiatives and have been hugely impressed....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...respect to its work with people who have lost their jobs for various reasons, including insolvency, what kind of take-up is there for SOLAS's retraining initiatives and so on? On the outcomes, does SOLAS keep track of the number of people who got employment as a result of such initiatives? I am talking about people who lost their jobs, went to SOLAS, got training or upskilling and then...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (26 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Has he any idea of how many vacant homes there are per county? Some work has been done in this regard in County Cork. Does the Minister of State agree that having one full-time vacant homes officer in each county is a good thing? For a county the size of Cork, though, does he also agree with its chief executive's recent statement that one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: ...is that the organisations present want to be able to formally have a seat at the table. When do they want that to happen? Is it when pensions only are being discussed? When and how often does that happen in the organisations we are talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: Does Mr. Nugent want to see the roles of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman and the Pensions Authority in this matter enhanced as well?