Results 61-80 of 553 for long speaker:David Stanton

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (25 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: ...will be billions of extra funding in the Exchequer. The council is looking for €1.4 million to allow this to go to An Bord Pleanála where it might sit for six or 12 months or who knows how long. I do not know why we cannot find €1.4 million to allow this to happen. It does not make any sense. The €100,000 that was made available was already committed and...

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

David Stanton: ...of work there to try to build up the ambience in the town and make it a nice living space but the northern relief bypass, even though over €1 million has been spent on it, has been put on the long finger. Is there any interaction between the Department and the Department of Transport with respect to getting rid of congestion such as heavy trucks, which, I am sure the Minister will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Progress and Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

David Stanton: ...them or suffering injuries. War causes terrible disabilities and suffering in many parts of the world at the moment. I have listed some of the places. If I listed them all, the list would be as long as your arm. It strikes me that a lot of the work we want to do, especially in education, demands that an area be peaceful so that our workers and others can go in there. I was taken with a...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...by the rest of the volunteers. Some medical duties require the presence of general or advanced paramedics under health and safety guidance for event organisers, which means Civil Defence risks losing long-standing duties it covers annually or may have to request support from other organisations such as St. John Ambulance, the Order of Malta or the Red Cross, given this issue is unique to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: I have a few issues. I asked how long it takes from date of application to date of attestation for recruits in the various areas. It is related to what Deputy Berry has been saying with respect to the various barriers. People get tired of waiting and head off somewhere else. On the psychometric tests, I asked a parliamentary question and received a reply a few weeks later from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: .... Will the witnesses comment on employment black spots? There are many towns, such as Youghal in my constituency, where people leave every morning because there is no employment and they travel long distances to work. Have we given any thought to enabling people who could work remotely to do so and stay closer to their homes? This would cut down on emissions from having to travel....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (28 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: Will the Minister comment on reports at the weekend that floating wind generation may be placed on the long finger? Many companies are worried about this. This question is about fixed-bottom offshore wind infrastructure for power generation, and the ambitions and development timescale for same. The Minister might also address the really topical matter of the floating offshore wind...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (23 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ..., the former head of the IDA, who told me at a committee meeting more than a year ago that this was the case and that the road needed to be upgraded? Is it not a disgrace that the project has been long-fingered or cancelled by the Government? The site has lain idle for 17 years despite millions of euro being invested in it. Given the shortage of such sites in the country, is it not time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: This is very interesting and we are learning more and more. I was a guidance counsellor in another life a long time ago. I know the value of career guidance counsellors in our school and how they can work. There is much work to be done with career guidance counsellors in this transition. The point about special schools is well made. I am aware they are designated as primary schools and...

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

David Stanton: ...this matter with the former Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, and he did not disagree with me. He was there when Amgen came to Ireland and planned to build a major factory employing 1,100 people a long time ago. I want to hear what the Minister of State says regarding this matter.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...? Did it pick spots with no facilities? This committee has done a lot of work on remote, blended and hybrid working. This has all kinds of advantages for people in that they do not have to travel long distances to work yet it appears that a lot of IDA Ireland-supported companies are not in this space. In other words, they still insist on bringing people long distances into a centre....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: ...traffic through Carrigtwohill. Are there other sites like this around the country that need initiatives that we need to look at? It is a disgrace that this site has been sitting there for so long. I know the county council planned to upgrade the road but this was halted at the end of 2021 even though about €1.5 million had been spent on it. The region is crying out for sites...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Work Councils and Legislative Provisions for Dispute Procedures: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: .... I also note that BusinessEurope sees no reason for a change to the directive. Perhaps we should also listen to its view. If the directive is going to be revised and changed, I do not know how long that will take. The Commission has approximately three months to come back. Does that mean we might see further dramatic changes to the directive in the time ahead? If we make changes...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: The Minister of State knows well, as she has visited east Cork quite often, that we have no special school at all. As Deputy O'Sullivan has said, children have to travel long distances if they can get a place. East Cork is as big as some small counties but there is no special school. I note the need for special classes and all that but special schools are a set apart. Would the Minister...

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

David Stanton: ...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 McKenna's...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...would have to be notified if that happens. I just want to bring up the conditions of non-consultant hospital doctors and the hours they work. If the reports are to be believed, they are really long. I am not sure anybody can perform to the highest possible level if they are working for 36 hours straight, especially if somebody is coming at you with a scalpel or whatever. That is...

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

David Stanton: ...the House recently. We need a strong, coherent policy from central government. For mental and physical health, this would be a win-win situation. It builds communities and helps everybody in the long term. I was Minister of State in the Department of Justice for a while and dealt with youth justice. I can say strongly that nothing works better than having facilities for sport and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...up connected hubs, but many of them are quite small. Is there potential for something bigger involving larger hubs? That would do two things. It would improve the quality of life with people no longer required to travel long distances every day twice a day and it would also help our climate targets as it would reduce pollution. Has IDA Ireland looked at that and considered it as a way...

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

David Stanton: ...of this strategy. I am sure the Minister of State is aware that schools are finding it difficult to provide swimming which is part of the curriculum, especially if they have to travel fairly long distances to get to a swimming pool and if there is a cost involved in that which they find it difficult to meet. There is also class time lost in many instances. Will this strategy include...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (10 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...can ask questions on each programme. I suggest that members ask questions on a specific programme in order that we can progress in an orderly and efficient manner. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person or body outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a...