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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank our guests for appearing today and briefing us on this technical legislation. Dr. Cahill mentioned the Wassenaar Arrangement in his presentation. Could he give us a briefing on that and its relevance to the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank Dr. Cahill. I get the gist of it. There are 42 participating countries, including most of the western countries and the “advanced” nations, for want of a better word. In Dr. Cahill's briefing document, he states the 2008 Act does not refer to transit or transmission. Was that, or is it, a major loophole?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: As Deputy O'Reilly pointed out, the authorised officers have a lot of authority and power. Several review and appeals mechanisms are involved. Those who are impacted have 21 days in which to lodge an appeal, for instance. There is a specialised external appeals panel and an internal review by a senior officer in the Department. Are there time limits on how long the reviewers and panels...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: Okay. This is something we have come across previously in other legislative measures and I was concerned about appeals and reviews. I am glad to hear that the Department is conscious of it and working on it. That is good. Cybersecurity is mentioned quite a lot here. Could the witnesses expand on their thoughts on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I am not sure if Dr. Cahill will agree, but it might be important as well that there are many multinational tech companies in Ireland at present and that gives us a greater responsibility. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: The other issue there is cyber control whereby various governments can control the Internet and what is put out on it and so forth. I have a final question. I note that 135 individual military licences were issued in 2020. That was almost three times the value of the number issued in 2019, when there were 99. That is a massive increase. Could the witness comment on that? Why is that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the constraints leading to delays and blockages in the provision of housing; the actions being taken by his Department to overcome these constraints and blockages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the support that has been provided to each of the respective local authorities to enable them to bring vacant and derelict properties back into use as housing; the number of vacant housing officers in place in each local authority; if they are employed on a full or part-time basis; his plans to provide further support to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (28 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting residential services and treatment with respect to the national clinical programme for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46134/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I thank the Chairman. I welcome our guests and thank them for their presence, their contribution and their work. When the Chairman and I were with the Department of Justice, we lived through the situation that obtained in Syria, which I often described as hell on earth. We now have another situation developing in Afghanistan which is the same if not worse. Horrific events are being...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I am pleased the Minister of State has plans to do that but I am disappointed it will take until 2023 for this to happen. It has now been seven years and it does not make any sense to add another two years to that. I ask the Minister of State to expedite this because it is frustrating for people in the region. It is a very important project. It is a magnificent castle just off the N25...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, County Cork, to open to visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45452/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: When does the Minister expect the works in Barryscourt Castle, which has been closed for up to seven years, to be completed and when will it be open to the public again?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: Frustration is an understatement. It is seven years since this project was started. The Minister of State has said it will not be open until 2023. I have a letter here from his predecessor, Deputy Canney, stating that it would be open in 2019. It is very disappointing that it has taken so long. I understand it is painstaking and difficult. Does the Minister of State have any plans for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: As my colleagues have done, I welcome this opportunity to raise these issues with the Minister. He will be aware of the N25, which is probably one of the busiest roads in the country. There is currently a major bottleneck at Castlemartyr. I understand that there are approximately 22,000 vehicle movements per day through one small crossing there. There have been major tailbacks and the area...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the operation of the entry fee waiver for OPW sites and the subsequent effect on visitor numbers to such sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45489/21]

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

David Stanton: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the progress of the recruitment of additional special needs assistants outlined in Budget 2021; the number of special needs assistants currently employed by county; the way this compares with annual figures for the previous ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 15 September 2021, when she expects the contractor to be appointed for the construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45502/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: I am not a member of the committee but I am substituting today. I welcome the guests to the meeting. I acknowledge the very fine work that has been done in my area in the last number of years. A fantastic treatment plant in Youghal in County Cork was opened a number of years ago, which has meant that the Blue Flag beaches have been retained and the Ironman event was able to take place down...