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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 163. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 15 November 2022, when he expects discussions to be completed and a decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58191/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I apologise because I will need to leave later as I have another event at 10.45. I welcome our guests this morning and thank them for a most interesting and ambitious presentation. It is great that Mr. Travers was in Cork and other places announcing jobs and I hope he can keep that up. Ms Fitzpatrick mentioned the digital nations and that we should become more involved. I believe we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Perhaps that is something we can explore further. I had not heard of it until now. I thank Ms Fitzpatrick for bringing that to our attention. She also mentioned that the digitally intensive sector - she might define that further for me in a minute - employs over 270,000 people with the highest annual average earnings in the country and €8.5 billion in wages in 2019. What would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Therefore, it is pretty well paid and provides other perks as well. I thank Ms Fitzpatrick for that. I have a question for our IDA Ireland colleagues and Ms Fitzpatrick might wish to come back on it also. We had much discussion earlier this year on remote working, hybrid working and working from home. In July, the Scottish Government gave £42 million to CodeBase to launch a network...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Does IDA Ireland have a written policy on remote and hybrid working? Does IDA Ireland promote or support it in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Has IDA Ireland ever explored the possibility of establishing hubs? It often has advance factories, office spaces, and so on but has it ever explored the possibility of establishing advance working hub spaces?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I congratulate IDA Ireland on the amazing work that it has done to date. Every time I read a newspaper, I see the name of another company that I have never heard of before which has decided to base itself here. That is fantastic to see. I ask Ms Fitzpatrick to comment on the same issue and on the whole area of energy supply and costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I thank our guests.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rural Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: That is my understanding as well.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. As a former Minister of State at the Department of Justice, I can see where this is coming from. I agree with everything the Minister of State has said. The only thing that is missing is a date for starting the recruitment, which the Minister of State has not addressed although it was the main point I made. One issue I recognise in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue and the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, for being here this evening to respond. I congratulate the Minister for Justice and the Government on the publication today of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill. That is landmark legislation that marks a new departure for policing in Ireland. I will focus on community safety....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which local authority tenants can be supported and encouraged to install PV panels on the roofs of their houses in order to reduce energy costs; the permission or otherwise that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58017/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place in a special class or an ASD unit will be made available for a child (details supplied) in a second-level school in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of time typically taken to train a member of the Garda Reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57706/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: In the programme for Government, the Government has committed to holding constitutional referendums on at least three matters: extending the franchise in the presidential elections to Irish citizens outside the State, housing and Article 41.2.1° with regard to women in the home. I am also interested in a referendum on the Unified Patent Court which is urgent. Will the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: There is great teamwork in our constituency. It is great to be able to work with a colleague like that. I want to bring the Minister of State back to the question of sites. We have enthusiastic clubs and whether they are building sports fields or getting a lawn mower, the grant can make a big difference to them. I say well done to the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials....

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Facilities.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Swimming Strategy (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I congratulate the Minister of State on finally getting this off the ground because it has been promised for quite a number of years. Maybe the Minister of State could tell the House what is his ambition for and vision of this strategy. I am sure the Minister of State is aware that schools are finding it difficult to provide swimming which is part of the curriculum, especially if they...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Swimming Strategy (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I come from one of the fastest growing towns in the country, Midleton in east Cork. Recently, there was a feasibility study carried out on the need for a swimming pool in the area. Part of the problem is trying to find a site. Part of the problem is to get the local authority to buy-in to it. The population growth is projected to be significant. There is a local group established to put...