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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Breathnach for that response.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on third level institutions developing outreach satellite centres in provincial towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Insurance (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) was on the correct PRSI rate from October 2020 to November 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58972/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is not able to avail of various therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy while they attend a special school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is not able to avail of various therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and dietician services while they attend a special school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58356/21]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: I welcome the Minister of State to the committee meeting. This seems like fairly technical stuff. The Department has saved some money through the Vote for Enterprise Ireland, EI, and is redistributing it through different mechanisms. I have just a few questions. Regarding the humanitarian flood relief scheme and the funding of €550,000 for it, am I right in saying that that money...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: I have met some business people who benefited from that scheme when they were flooded and they were very grateful for the assistance provided. They needed help urgently and the money was paid very quickly. I have one final question. The Minister of State mentioned green and environmental schemes and one of the issues that is coming up frequently is remote working. In some cases, people...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: The other question I had was about the humanitarian flood relief scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of plans for the extension of the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of An Garda Síochána and the Garda Reserve; her Department’s plans to further increase the strength of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her Department’s plans to extend supports for adult victims of sexual offences following court proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57950/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: Over the weekend, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces said Ireland is in the front line of a cyberwar. Yesterday saw the publication of the electronic communication security measures for consultation by the Government and the Government also endorsed the EU toolbox on 5G cybersecurity, so there are clear issues of security here. Has the Taoiseach confidence in the security of our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: I thank our guests for coming in and for their presentations. This is a big change for Ireland and we are pleased to have the opportunity to discuss this with all the actors involved because we want to get it right. Ms McElwee spoke about the sectors that have been most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. She might expand on that and explain what those sectors are. She also mentioned in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: That final point was well made. We do not want to have a situation where we have ambiguity and uncertainty with respect to schemes. That needs to be very clear. I am not sure if Dr. Bambrick wishes to come in on the question I asked with respect to the 10%. I am just curious about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: I have an additional question for Ms McElwee. She said in her submission that additional costs are involved in the replacement of skills with little or no notice which are lost during a period of sick leave. If a person is sick, he or she will not be able to go to work regardless of whether we have schemes in place or not and that will have to be replaced anyway. Can Ms McElwee tease out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: Perhaps I am missing this completely but if somebody is actually sick, he or she will not be there and all that moving around and replacement will have to happen anyway. Whether or not we introduce a sick scheme of any sort, if a person is sick he or she cannot go to work and should not be there. Am I right in saying that introducing this particular scheme should not have an impact in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: If a person is out sick and is not being paid, the employer will have to replace him or her, regardless of sick pay. Okay. The other question is, with respect to the current sick pay schemes in operation by the companies Ms McElwee cited earlier, are there any reports of abuse of those schemes? Would that be a concern? Would Ms McElwee give us an indication of what that is? I have looked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: I thank Ms McElwee. She might come back to us later and let us know if they have carried out any research with respect to abuse. I ask Ms Bambrick, in light of what Ms McElwee said, to outline the position of the trade union movement with regard to abuse of schemes. If a person in a company is abusing a scheme and we do not know to what extent that might be, that other workers actually...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out research into the need for a special school in east County Cork; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57232/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

David Stanton: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that children attending special schools are being provided with adequate services for speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy as required during their time spent in the schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57233/21]