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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department intends to address the costs associated with further and higher education such as student accommodation costs and the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6120/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: Some of the question has been dealt with in respect of accommodation costs and student contribution charges. Does the Minister wish to expand on that answer? Will he address the question of the availability of accommodation, which has an impact on cost?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response and acknowledge the work done by him and the Minister of State in the area, especially with regard to travel distance. Is there any role for hybrid work or study to assist students in the area? Has the Minister looked at this at all?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question no. 323 of 1 February 2022; if his Department has considered allowing tenants in unsold affordable properties which have not been added to the local authority housing stock to purchase these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Scott service medals awarded to members of An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2021; the criteria for recommendation for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed on a permanent contract; the number employed on a temporary basis in each of the community healthcare organisation areas; the number of these speech and language therapists who were newly appointed to permanent contracts in each of these areas and each year from 2018 to 2021, inclusive; the number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Education in Developing Countries: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I welcome our guests to the meeting and thank them for their presentation and the unbelievable work that is going on across the world in areas of tremendous conflict. On reading one of the submissions, I was struck by the fact that teachers had to flee into the jungle because they were afraid. A couple of hundred years ago, we had hedge schools in Ireland because education was not allowed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: Will the Secretary General talk us through some of the detail of the evidence he uncovered? There is much in the report so will he give us an overview? How long did the group stay together for the photograph? Has Mr. Hackett ascertained that? I know he has said that some small numbers of people may have stayed together for short periods afterwards. How long was the group together in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: My apologies, Chairman, but I would like to come back in here, please. The Secretary General said that in this incident people came together for one minute. How did he ascertain that? Did he get this from a number of people independently or how did he come up with that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Hackett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I have asked some questions to which I await reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 131. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current situation with respect to the private community sponsorship scheme; his plans to further expand the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (3 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been taken to expand her Department’s employment and recruitment events to include remote working opportunities and the promotion of remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that her Department is assisting those with a disability to avail of employment opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (3 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: 184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown by scheme of the funding provided by his Department in 2021 to support youth organisations and services; the broad outcomes this funding has supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5285/22]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the meeting. I have a few questions. Covid supports have been extremely welcome for businesses. I have engaged with quite a number of businesses that have said they would have gone under without them. What is the plan to withdraw Covid supports in 2022? Will the enterprise agencies continue to support companies throughout 2022? Obviously,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I am very pleased to hear that the Balance for Better Business is going so well, meeting its targets and, in most cases, exceeding them. I put a lot of work into setting that up. I ask the Minister to pass on my congratulations and encouragement to the campaign to keep going. A small number of companies still do not have female directors and they need to be focused on and encouraged to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his responses, particularly on the last question. I would be interested in hearing what IDA Ireland has to say about it. I brought it up last week with Mr. Martin Shanahan. Not only is the road down there extremely dangerous but the site has been lying idle and growing weeds for 12 years, when it should be providing employment at a high level. I also thank the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: I join others in welcoming the ambassador. He is a very impressive diplomat. I have seen him in action before and he does his job well, so I congratulate him on that. I am from Cork and I know many of the fishermen he dealt with last week. We were very pleased the Russian Navy and the Irish fishers fleet would not be coming head to head in the Atlantic. That was a good outcome. When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

David Stanton: My question, which the Chair asked, is on the forced grounding of the Ryanair flight and the position of the reporter who has disappeared. We have heard nothing about that since. Perhaps the ambassador can fill us in. I am quite concerned about that activity. I am not sure if the man was charged with any crime. The forcing down of that aircraft was an extraordinarily rare event.