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Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I agree with what was said about Glanmire. Turning to the issue of clubs and organisations establishing and building major or minor sporting facilities, one of the issues that arises is the availability of land and sites for these projects. We are hoping to build many houses. As a former Minister of State in the Department of Justice and Equality, I am concerned about antisocial behaviour...

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

David Stanton: 12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 604 of 26 April 2022, the progress that has been made in the development of the national swimming strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56522/22]

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

David Stanton: I heard the Minister of State's previous response regarding this issue of the national swimming strategy. Will he agree that every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and that it is extremely important for physical and mental health? Where is the strategy? What is the Minister of State's vision for the strategy? What instructions has he given to the committee in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 604 of 26 April 2022, if the national swimming strategy working group has been established; if so, the membership of this group; when she expects the group to hold its first meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56523/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status with respect to the national strategy for women and girls, the migrant integration strategy and the national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy; if he has extended the lifetime of any of these strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56525/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date under the community sponsorship programme; his plans to further develop the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56524/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I welcome all the witnesses and thank them for their presentation. Inviting representatives of these organisations to appear before us on a regular basis should be a standing item on our agenda. It is something we need to do because we are talking to entrepreneurs, innovators and risk takers. Mr. Jennings mentioned risk in his presentation. We must recognise that their members do take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: If it is not working, we need to know what is happening from the witnesses' perspective and possibly that of others and possibly do some more work on that to see what we can do with the Government and the Department to make it work or do something else instead. If Mr. McGrane has suggestions, I would be very interested in hearing them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Ms Buckley mentioned creative ways to assist. I think she was talking about backdating the payment to March. I am not sure what the cost of that would be. We all recognise that Government can only go so far. It cannot alleviate the entire cost that is imposed. Mr. Moran illustrated quite well the fact that businesses have absorbed so much but you can only do so much. We recognise that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: We should make this a regular event in our calendar. These groups should appear before us at least every six months and we should keep the lines of communication between the committee and the groups and their members open.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I wish to put on the record that the Irish Exporters Association, IEA, has also put in a submission to the committee. Its representatives are not here today because they did not get enough notice of the meeting. The organisation is supporting what Mr. McGrane has called for, which is the creation of a bespoke step-up unit or agency that in a way lies between Enterprise Ireland and the local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I would be concerned about delays in drawdown and maybe money being lost or taken back by the OPW. The Minister of State might tell me what the situation is with that. Does the OPW keep tabs on the local authorities to put pressure on them to do the work in a timely fashion? Obviously, these works would not be approved unless they were needed. If they are not done in a timely fashion then...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Would the Minister of State agree that his last point on sea level rises is something that we really need to get our act together on? If reports are true, we face a very serious impact on property and housing, farmland, railway lines and so on across the country. I get the feeling we are not treating this with the urgency that we should as a Government, as a State or as a nation but it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding received by each local authority for flood relief schemes in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56322/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: Flood relief schemes are hugely important. I welcome the fact that the Government has made a large amount of money available for such schemes in recent times. How much has been made available in recent years? What is the current situation? Are their plans to increase funding?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria necessary for an application to be successful under the farm spouses scheme in order for the spouse of a farmer to qualify in their own right for the State pension (contributory); the proofs would be required in cases in which no formal proof of a partnership exists in order for a partnership to be recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) is covered under the drug payment scheme; if so, the current dosage allowable under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56513/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 574. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to establish a day care centre for older persons in Youghal, County Cork; the timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 591. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for moneys to be refunded following the death of the applicant if it is discovered that social welfare non-contributory pension payments had been overpaid over a number of years which had resulted in a higher amount under the financial assessment carried out under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56717/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: IBEC has stated that the establishment of an Irish local division of the Unified Patent Court would lead to job creation, benefit SMEs and boost Ireland's innovative performance, and could also contribute between €450 million and €1.66 billion to GDP growth. We need to pass legislation to allow for a referendum before this can happen. The general scheme of the Bill was...