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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: Where does the commission stand regarding the role of trusted flaggers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...there many others that are below that? Are there some who are disputing that 55 million active EU users to qualify? Is there a grey area whereby some of them that should captured have not been? Does Dr. Evans know what I am getting at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...not Coimisiún na Meán's role to act as an online censor or tell people what they can or cannot say. If somebody goes online or on one of the platforms and advocates killing people and so on, how does one square that statement with threats of violence and so forth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: In the statement, Coimisiún na Meán stated it does not tell people what they cannot or cannot say. That needs to be qualified by what Dr. Evans just said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: It just jumped out at me because of what Deputy O'Reilly spoke about - the free speech issue. There are grey areas there too. How far does free speech go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: Coimisiún na Meán has a dedicated contact centre. How does that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: If it is deemed that this content needs to be taken down or removed, how does that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner (28 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: I thank Coimisiún na Meán. How does someone find its dedicated content centre online? Where is it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Education (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...carpentry or mechanics? Is the Minister of State aware of the Castlerea Prison Jonathan Irwin project where young Travellers in the prison can train in skills, and horse husbandry in particular? Does the Minister of State have any connection with the Open Doors initiative which also works on this?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Provision (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: Will the Minister confirm that planning permission had been granted for the new school in Curraheen? Will he tell us what the estimated cost of building that new school was? Does he agree that there is a great need for a new school in Curraheen, Cork, and that the old building is completely out of date, outmoded and not fit for purpose?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: Does Professor MacCraith see it as part of the external oversight body's role to engage with the Reserve?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: Does the external oversight body have a headquarters or premises yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...person" shall be "transferred to the External Oversight Body", etc. Head 23 refers to the "Transfer of rights and liabilities to External Oversight Body". What kinds of rights and liabilities does this refer to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...are very loose and when the Bill is published it will be tightened up fully. Our job here is to try to see if there are any suggestions we could make for it. That is something I have not seen here. Does anyone have a view on that and if there would be any issues around reporting to an Oireachtas committee from time to time? Should it be in the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...the remit of the oversight body. I have one or two very brief questions. How will the body come to a decision if there is a split in it? If the body is coming to a decision on something, how does it reach that decision? Is it a majority vote? Does the chair have a casting vote? Does the Secretary General of the Department ex officio have a vote? Has the body looked at that or does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...of computer systems and all of that kind of stuff which goes on. Some other committees are looking at the fourth industrial revolution, that of artificial intelligence, AI. What kind of thinking does the body have around the IT system it will acquire or require? Where will it come from and who will manage it? Is it the Department, the body itself, or has the body its own people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...website on European cities and regions of the future. The Chairman will be glad to hear that the mid-west is ranked No. 1 in FDI strategy. Thankfully, Cork is ranked No. 2 for friendliness, which does not surprise me, and economic potential. Dublin's is ranked No. 3 overall and No. 2 for economic potential. That is excellent. The west of Ireland is also doing extraordinarily well....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ..., southern California and Seattle. It has one in Canada, in Toronto. I have been promoting the idea of having one in, for instance, Calgary, which is a big centre and Canada is a massive country. Does Mr. O'Rourke envisage the IDA expanding and opening more offices globally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: Leaving the planning part out of it, how long does it take to design a road from Midleton to Youghal? How long does it take to get to the planning stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...that already. The N25 from Carrigtwohill to Midleton is joined by slip roads that are not slip roads at all. There are right-angle junctions and medians go across from one section to another. Does Mr. Walsh agree it is an extraordinarily dangerous road? I have written to TII about this in recent weeks and previously on a number of occasions. A lot of us are very concerned about the...