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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: There is one other question I wanted to ask Mr. Mellon. He talked about the right of older people to choose their retirement age. I agree with him on that. I agree with the whole idea of getting rid of mandatory retirement ages. He talked about the capacity to continue working and people's physical health. This needs further debate and discussion and a more nuanced approach. I think we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Lawlor and Ms Farrell for their presentation. Do they have retirement courses for TDs? I will come back to them on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I will come back to Ms Farrell on that one. The witnesses talked about how confusing the qualification rules for PRSI are. This is not the social protection committee. It is slightly different. I want to highlight that and agree with the witnesses that the issue is extraordinarily complicated. We may need to work to simplify it. They talked about 60% of female respondents continuing to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: That is very positive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Chairman. I think my time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: Some companies are doing that. We visited Amazon recently and we found that it was very flexible from that point of view. Some of the large corporations are seeing the value of that as well. Mr. Mellon mentioned coercive control. When I was a Minister of State, I brought in the amendment to the domestic violence legislation to make coercive control a criminal offence but I get his analogy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: The witnesses also highlighted the fact that people are living longer now. Women are living 23 years and men are living 20 years beyond the so-called retirement age, as we mentioned earlier. A woman down my way, who was the oldest woman in Ireland, recently died at the age of 110. People are being born now who could live to 120 or 130.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the total number of valid Irish passports currently in circulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with reference to the public consultation on the draft National Biomethane Strategy, the number of submissions received ahead of the extended deadline of 5 March 2024; the findings of same; when he expects the final National Biomethane Strategy to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13761/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s capital underspend, if any, in 2023; his Department’s projected spend for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 13 February 2024, when she expects publication of the latest enrolment projection report for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13938/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a request for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied), if she will ensure that such accommodation is in place for the beginning of the 2024/2025 school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14250/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 20 March 2024, to outline the status with regards to per cent for arts scheme funding for a project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14251/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 17 January 2024, to provide an update on the review of the guidelines of the use of school buildings outside of school hours; when she expects new procedures for the use of school buildings to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a child (details supplied) will be allocated a place in a second level ASD class closer to their home address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14638/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 1237. To ask the Minister for Health how people in the healthcare system that suffer from long-Covid will be supported post 31 March 2024 if they are still unable to work after the temporary special scheme for leave concludes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 1485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the use of LibreLink sensory technology to monitor blood levels is approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14783/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: The Tánaiste will be very familiar with the N25 between Carrigtohill and Midleton and the fact that, thankfully, thousands of houses are being built in Carrigtohill and Midleton. The condition of that road is atrocious. The old Amgen site is still sitting there and cannot be used. The volume of traffic is increasing massively on that road and it is very dangerous. Why did the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of extra funding support his Department has provided to Cork County Council for the repair of roads damaged by flooding in the wake of Storm Babet; his plans to provide further allocations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13047/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: Five months ago, we experienced the consequences of climate change in a devastating way in east Cork with Storm Babet, which led to businesses, homes, roads and so on being devastated. I have two questions. First, how much extra funding has the Department provided to Cork County Council to date for the repair of roads damaged by the flooding? Second, what plans has the Minister to provide...