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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: Please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: Ms Tinsley mentioned the Business Working Responsibly mark - EESG. Could she tell us a bit more about that please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: Ms McDonagh stated in her submission that we know consumers pay close attention to a brand's social justice efforts before purchasing a product and want to know what the brands they support are doing to address social issues. Mr. Griffiths said something similar, namely that there is no doubt that, in today's world, both customers and staff of businesses expect to buy from and work for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: What I am getting at is making the link between a community that needs support and a business that is a position to give that support. I do not see that happening in a holistic, automatic way. We need to go to the next step so that the companies will actually reach out with practical measures to the community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: I am from Midleton, which suffered devastating floods last October. It was an awful time. The points made about climate change and biodiversity really strike a chord with me in a big way. I am also worried about rising sea levels, which have also been in the news over the last couple of days. I brought up this issue in the Dáil on a few occasions. The polar icecaps are melting, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: Huge work is going on between the three organisations and other organisations I know of. It is all very positive. Obviously, there is also a cost to business, and we must keep an eye on the pressures on business. The corporate sustainability report and directive is bringing in a lot of challenges for business. Some of it is very positive but we must watch that. Mr. Griffiths mentioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: We should propose that each Government Department have one senior official who would be responsible for linking with these organisations and co-ordinating things. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: On reaching out beyond the security barrier and getting involved in communities, how can that be kicked off? How can it be articulated in order to change the mindsets so that people can people can look beyond the barrier, so to speak?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the presence he or his Departmental officials will have at the Wind Europe annual event in Bilbao, Spain from 20-22 March 2024; his Department’s proposed contribution to the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 324. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the situation with respect to the transposition into Irish law of EU Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 326. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the presence, if any, he or his Departmental officials will have at the Wind Europe annual event in Bilbao, Spain from 20-22 March 2024; his Department’s proposed contribution to the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role her Department has in the operation of the per cent for art scheme as it applies to new school buildings and school extensions funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12141/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 730. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans, if any, to update the Code of Practice on Determining Employment Status which was published in July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11990/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 1056. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has concluded its consideration of the report on supports for landowners affected by ash dieback; if so, when he expects his department's ash dieback action plan to be presented to Cabinet for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 1509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a CAMHS appointment, an ASD assessment and relevant supports are provided to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13055/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (7 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance to list, in tabular form, by each local authority area, the number of vacant homes tax (VHT) returns received by the Revenue Commissioners during the first chargeable period of 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023; the number of exemptions to the VHT applied for and the number of these applications allowed; the amount collected in respect of each local...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (7 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the vacant property tax (VPT), the number of times that the Revenue Commissioners have requested property owners who have assessed that VPT does not apply to their property, to confirm the status of their property or to submit a VHT return on their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11213/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Consultations (7 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of submissions received by her Department as part of the public consultation on the development of a National Swimming Strategy; the findings of the public consultation process; when she expects to be in a position to publish the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11274/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 14 November 2023, to outline the number of TAMS 2 solar PV installations that were signed off by installers not listed on his Department's installers list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

David Stanton: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of TAMS 2 solar PV installations that were processed by his Department on forms that were not his Department's official S198 forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/24]