Results 101-120 of 1,329 for does speaker:David Stanton

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...sure if the witnesses have any update for us on the unified patent court and what is happening with that. Having that in place would support innovation and entrepreneurs and so on. If Dr. Coates does not have that today, he might come back to us with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Dr. Coates for that. I agree with him that it is hugely important that people are aware of this. I looked at the Department website and this does not seem to be mentioned on the opening page at all, in any shape or form. There is nothing I can see. Maybe it is hidden and if I dig deep down into something it is probably there. I put it to Dr. Coates that it is really important to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...access. He further mentioned that OCHA engages "with militaries, de facto authorities, and non-state armed groups to negotiate access and aid to besieged or hard-to-reach communities". Does that mean that OCHA talks to virtually anybody and does the best it can to keep all lines of communication open or are there groups that OCHA refuses to talk to, for whatever reason?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: This is a pilot. When does OCHA expect to see results or findings from this pilot published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: Does Mr. Rajasingham reckon there are more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I take it they are mainly Rohingya refugees. Places like that often slip down the timetable or storyline of the media and are forgotten about. Does it concern Mr. Rajasingham that there are so many people like that in many parts of the world who are not highlighted or not known and they slip down very quickly? At the moment, Ukraine has slipped down because what is happening in Gaza has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ..., as the witnesses have said. I will ask Mr. Healy to respond first. He outlined what Skillnet has been doing, which is very impressive. Has he measured the outcome of the work he is doing? Does he have any way of telling us what impact it has had to date? Are there any metrics available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: SEAI only does a sample. Why does it not check all of them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...SEAI register of installers or the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's approved list. What is the correlation between the Department's list and the SEAI's list? Is there any link? Does the SEAI have any involvement-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: The bottom line here is that the person who does the work and signs off on it is an installer who is registered with the SEAI. That is hugely important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...need to be on the SEAI register of installers or on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine approved list if targeted agriculture modernisation schemes, TAMS, grants are to be issued. Does the SEAI have a formal arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to enable it to access the SEAI list and use it as part of its grant approval process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: Does the SEAI have any involvement in the TAMS grant approval process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I have been told that some of these safety codes and specifications are not at the standard they should be and need to be upgraded. Does the SEAI have any plan to upgrade them?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I know her heart is in the right place. Perhaps she will send me on the figures she says she does not have in front of her regarding the unmet need and the research behind that to find out what the unmet need is. I welcome the fact that a PA review group is working on this in the Department. When does the Minister of State expect this review...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...graduate who worked through college and now wishes to get a job but is finding it very difficult to get adequate and appropriate, including age-appropriate, personal assistant support. What does the Minister of State have to say about the personal assistants support and service? Does she agree it is vital for people with disabilities?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (26 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: ...been searching for the registered installer list of actual installers on his Department's website. I can only find the accepted solar PV registered installer list, which lists the companies. It does not list the actual individual electricians. I cannot find it. Will the Minister tell me if there is such a list in his Department? There are two forms that are required to be filled out...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (26 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: ...is not competent or qualified, that they can actually cause terrible damage and even danger to farmers and to animals? What is the Minister and his Department putting in place to ensure that does not happen and if it has happened, what will his Department do to compensate farmers who rely on these lists? They will go to these lists - it is only companies by the way, not individuals -...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: .... There are real questions that the people of Midleton and east Cork, who are worried about this happening again, want answered. Are there interim measures that can be put in place? When does the Minister of State expect shovels in the ground?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: ...these panels are leaking electricity. I know the Register of Electrical Contractors of Ireland, RECI, is involved in this to some extent, but it can only be called out if there is a complaint. Does the HSA have a remit to ensure these panels are installed correctly by qualified people and there is proper oversight by the authorities to ensure the standards are complied with and safety is...