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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Climate Change Policy (14 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: ...this matter to be taken today and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, for being here. It is ironic that he is here because he now has responsibility for international aid and small islands and developing states. I am sure he is aware of the threat to small islands and developing states, like the Marshall Islands and elsewhere, from the rise in sea levels. Those states are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: ...outline the level of interest to date in applications for the 2023 community centres investment fund; the options available under the fund to communities in circumstances where access to suitable land for the construction of a community centre is not easily accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28286/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

David Stanton: ...told about that. A lot of infrastructure work took place to make the walls stronger to take the weight of the wind turbines, for instance. We need to move on in the development of our ports in Ireland. I do not see an awful lot happening on that. Again, it may not be directly the Minister’s area of responsibility, but it ties in with what he was talking about with the national...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (25 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: ...to bear that in mind. We find sometimes we get the same allocation as very small counties indeed and that maybe is not fair. With respect to acquiring buildings, is it possible to acquire land adjacent to buildings which would assist in rejuvenating the buildings and bringing them back to life? For instance, sometimes access to the upstairs of a building can be a problem and land...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: .... It is fascinating to listen to what is going on. It is extraordinarily sophisticated, complicated, progressive and quite advanced. There have been great successes. I was looking at the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund's website yesterday. There have been 175 investments to an overall amount of €6 billion. It focuses on climate, housing infrastructure, food and agriculture,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ..., his Department and the local authorities to start taking this very seriously. This issue should be tackled on a daily basis. It is a national blight and it is polluting our rivers, seas, streams and land. It is unsightly, toxic and dangerous and it needs to be stopped. I do not think we are taking it seriously enough. A national awareness campaign through television, cinema,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ukraine War: Ambassadors of Ukraine and Moldova (21 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...of mines and explosive devices. She said that 500,000 explosive objects have been identified and neutralised to date. My guess is there are a lot more munitions like that buried in fields and in land across Ukraine. We can imagine the impact that is having on civilians as they try the best they can to get on with their day-to-day business. We know that the laying of mines was condemned...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...place in order to make it happen. It is a chicken and egg situation. My argument is that we should move on this. Work has already gone on. There are also people living on this corridor who own land and houses. They cannot sell the land or houses because they are, in effect, frozen until a final decision is made. We also have the Celtic Interconnector, where we are linking with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...assessment states the interchange would be unable to accommodate future planned population growth unless road infrastructure improvements are implemented, and so on. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, has stated that the proposed development shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with the recommendations of the transport assessment. The transport assessment states the road...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: I raise an issue I raised with the Tánaiste before Christmas. The old Amgen site in Carrigtwohill is still sitting there 13 years later. It comprises 188 acres of fully serviced land. IDA Ireland has tried to market the site but because the road infrastructure is so poor, it cannot get anyone to go in there. What is the Government doing to unlock the site and what are its plans and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (15 Dec 2022)

David Stanton: ...of that €1 million has not worked. The most recent information from the Irish Water website talks about further works taking place involving the major upgrade of the water treatment plant, for which land has been acquired, and a contractor has been appointed to undertake design and construction. However, full planning permission will be required and the project is currently at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Outcomes of COP27: Dóchas (6 Dec 2022)

David Stanton: ...week as well. We have seen more and more people moving. The movement of people north and so on from these areas is another catastrophe in its own right. People have to leave their homes and homelands and travel long distances, very often through very dangerous territory. We know the dangers, pitfalls and horrors that can befall people in that regard. One particular line stood out in Ms...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (29 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...housing Minister would not be here but that is something you might come back to me on, please, at some stage. The issue I raise has to do with clubs, organisations and communities trying to find land for football, hurling, camogie, running or whatever activity it is. Across the country there is a problem with that. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and the Government on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (29 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...to provide these. Community work is quite advanced in Mayo. I call on the Government to discuss this with all local authorities to ensure that in places where there are no community facilities, land is zoned to make it happen. It can also happen through NAMA. Otherwise, we are stirring up trouble for the future leaving young people with nothing to do and all day to do it. When I was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA has been given any role in making lands available to communities or to sporting organisations to facilitate the development of community and or sporting facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58257/22]

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

David Stanton: ...number of years in the two instances of finding a site and encouraging the local authority to support it as well, which is crucial? That comes back to my original point that if one cannot find land and if the land is not zoned for it, one cannot go ahead and do anything. We need a national statement from the Minister of State on this matter directing local authorities to be proactive...

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

David Stanton: ...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 if we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Natural Resources (20 Sep 2022)

David Stanton: The Minister has already alluded to our living in very unusual times. I put it to the Minister that we have an infrastructure in place which is an undersea pipeline and associated infrastructure on land which was used to transport the gas from the now-depleted undersea caverns. Has the Minister considered using this infrastructure for floating storage regasification units? These could be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

David Stanton: The Taoiseach will probably have passed the old engine site near Midleton on his visit to the town recently. There are 56 ha of highly serviced land lying idle for the past 12 years. It cannot be used because the road outside needs a major upgrade, which was planned but has been stalled. Thousands of houses were also planned for the area and the road is quite dangerous. Will the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (1 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: ...and there is an opportunity to address the issue in my area. We have the rail network to Midleton, which is fantastic. When that was established, the agreement with the county council was that the land on all sides would be zoned to make it feasible to have the population density to make this rail line work. The track is soon going to be electrified and trains will be coming to east...