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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Invasive Species Policy (4 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and acknowledge the work that is going on here. While he said the ant has not been found in the wild in temperate climates such as ours, it has actually been found in Finland, Spain and the UK. It has been found in imported soil and dealt with but the risk is still there and we have to be extremely vigilant. As I said earlier, Japanese...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: Would the Tánaiste agree that it would be important to try to find out why personnel are leaving the Defence Forces? Is he aware of the quantitative analysis carried out by RACO which states that 78% of respondents did not receive an exit interview? There is very little attempt being made to find out why they are leaving.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: Some 78% have not received an exit interview.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered a retention payment to encourage personnel to remain in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I want to ask the Minister if he has considered a retention payment to encourage personnel to remain in the Naval Service, given the fact that there is an issue with the number of personnel. As part of that, has he looked at the single pension scheme which, RACO told us today, seems to be the trigger for a lot of people leaving the Defence Forces? Has he considered a specialised instructors...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response and encourage him to continue with the work of advancing the suggestions and proposals he put forward. Can he give us any idea as to when the Commission on Defence Forces recommendation that the naval seagoing tax credit and the Naval Service seagoing commitment scheme be replaced with a less complex seagoing duty measure? Could he also give any idea...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (3 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response, the work he is doing and his commitment to this. Would he agree that this is now urgent? For example, the number of people who were approved last year for the seagoing commitment scheme was 32, something the Secretary General of the Department of Defence told us last week. These schemes are extraordinarily complex, and hard to understand and qualify...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: Does the Minister of State know when these particular postal areas were put in place? I have seen various dates like 1917, and so on, being mentioned. If the Minister of State looks at any map, he can see that in many instances these areas are arbitrary and unwieldy. There does not seem to be any rationale behind them. They cross county bounds. As an answer to the Minister of State's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State. As I said, I am interested in the issue of publicity post. It is something I have raised with An Post. I am sure the Minister of State is aware that there are 272 separate delivery zones across the country. I am not sure when they were put in place but they seem quite archaic and arbitrary. Some of them cross county bounds and some businesses tell me they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his most recent engagements with An Post management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41156/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (28 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for being here. This question relates to any recent meetings he has had with An Post and any proposals or plans that body has to make changes and improvements into the future. I will also be bringing up the issue of publicity post in my supplementary questions.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: The European Union patent court system came into force on 1 June and it has been ratified by 17 countries but we are not one of them. This is important for Irish business, inventors, entrepreneurs, researchers and others in the country generally. When will we publish legislation so that we can hold a referendum to ratify this European patent court and join the court itself? Has the...

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

David Stanton: The State is spending tens of millions of euro in my constituency building state-of-the-art schools, both primary and secondary, which is greatly welcomed by everybody. Next September, however, in spite of that, there is a cohort of young second-level students going into first year who have no place. I have raised this on a number of occasions. Will the Tánaiste contact the Department...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for outlining what is being done and what the plans are. The Government is certainly moving on this very critical issue of housing, as I can see in my area, where a lot of new starts are occurring and people are being offered houses, which was not the case previously. I thank him also for promising to revert to me with respect to the critical issue I raised. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, for being present to respond. This topic arises as a result of a family approaching me. I am sure colleagues have had similar cases where the principal earner is over the limit and cannot get a mortgage because of age, and where the income in the household is above...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his very positive response and the Department who prepared the response for him. I note, in particular, that he said that officials from his Department will be addressing the issue with each of the patrons this week with a view to finding a workable solution to ensure that no students will be without a place for September 2023. I warmly welcome that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic and the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, for responding. I am disappointed the Minister will not be here. I understand she is busy. This issue arises because in the last while, my colleagues and I have received phone calls from worried parents whose prospective first-year students have no...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I was recently conducted by a woman who is suffering awfully from Lyme disease. At this time of year, there are far more ticks and so on in the woods. She wants to know if the Government will work to increase awareness of ticks, bites from ticks and so on, what to do if it happens and how to prevent it. Tick Talk Ireland has done great work in that regard and the Health Protection...