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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: My final question is about our troops. Is recruitment pressure having an impact on people volunteering to go to Lebanon and UNIFIL? What progress has been made regarding reservists serving overseas, which is something we discussed in the past?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: I think Deputy Cronin has covered most of what I wanted to ask. It reminds me of some old soldiers I met a long time ago who had gone out to Congo and to Jadotville, of all places, in the 1960s. They were extraordinarily badly equipped. The uniforms were made of bull's wool and were up to the neck. They had heavy boots, old Lee-Enfield rifles and Bren guns, and armoured cars you could...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: It was called bull's wool.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Tánaiste. If we are here in the autumn, we might invite some of those experts to talk to the committee about the risks. I would be interested to know what the contingencies are if some of these cables are damaged, blown up, tapped into or whatever else happens. I would be interested to hear what the impact on our economy and everything else might be. I mentioned...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: That is great.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the current situation with respect to recruitment in the permanent and Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 126 of 22 May 2024 and 518 of 11 June 2024, when she expects the operational code of practice for the installation and operation of community CCTV schemes to be agreed and published; the 36 community CCTV schemes that have been approved for grant funding by her Department to date, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Infrastructure (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: 353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 25 June 2024, to outline in detail the difference between form S198 prescribed by his Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland forms referenced in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28205/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 16 November 2023, to report on the funding provided to An Post to date as part of the €10 million per annum from within his Department’s existing capital provision for the period 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27424/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: This is to give the Minister an opportunity to report on the funding provided to An Post to date as part of the €10 million per annum from within his Department's existing capital provision for the period 2023 to 2025.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. I am sure he will agree with me that An Post is a very important institution or organisation in the State. It does great work, especially what it did over Covid. The work the postmen and postwomen who went out and linked with people who were isolated at that time did was hugely important. I draw the Minister's attention to the publicity post An Post...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Certainly, it did come from small businesses. I am also aware of the electoral and boundary issues to which the Minister alluded. It seems that some of these publicity post zones were designed at the time the stagecoach was in vogue. They are quite unwieldy. I am not sure if other colleagues in the House would agree with me but they do not seem to...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses for being here and for their input. I was Chair of the justice committee in 2015. We visited Portugal and we compiled a report on the model in use there. In our report, we asked the Government of the day to do further research into that model. Unfortunately, not a great deal has happened in the interim. Ms Lawlor referred to the regulation of all drugs. Professor...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: Correct me if I am wrong, but the picture Ms Lawlor is painting is that somebody could go into a pharmacy, ask for any drug, answer a few questions, pay the money and walk out. Is she saying that any drug could be purchased in this way?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: Is that with no restrictions whatsoever on the type of drug?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Lawlor. I will tease out this further with respect to the amount that people could buy and whether they could go from one pharmacy to another and get as much as they needed. There are other issues around that. I totally agree with the other issue that Ms Lawlor brought up here with respect to the Garda youth diversion programme. I set in place the youth justice strategy which...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank Professor Stevens for clarifying that. I had heard that there was a change. I was not sure what it was. Can Professor Stevens bring us up to date with what they are doing in Portugal at present with respect to this? What model are they using?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the current situation with respect to the printing of passports in the Cork Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27427/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, with reference to “Global Ireland: Ireland’s Strategy for the US and Canada 2019 to 2025”, he will report on progress made in respect of Canada; his further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27426/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on plans to develop offshore wind infrastructure off the south coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27425/24]