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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to develop a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2130/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: Three months ago, almost to the day, Storm Babette hit the country, affecting in particular my own area in east Cork. I thank the Minister, her Department and the community welfare officers, CWOs, for all the help they have given to households. It has been really appreciated and they have been very good, as have the Department of enterprise and the Irish Red Cross, for businesses. However,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I have an issue here that I have come across with respect to other legislation. Four ways by which the document can be served to somebody are outlined. One of them, outlined in section 4 (b), refers to "leaving it at the address at which the person ordinarily resides or, in a case in which an address for service has been furnished, at that address". Section 4 (c) then outlines a similar...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I have come across this language in the case of other legislation where it was changed because it was deemed to be too loose.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I agree with the Minister of State on that front, but we cannot have inordinate delays occurring for whatever reason. The Minister of the day could issue a communication asking about the delay and whether the process could be accelerated. We cannot do that in respect of some other regulators, and they can take as long as they like. We need to be cognisant of this issue. Even though the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: Section 28 states that the fine shall not exceed €20 million and should not cause the subject to be adjudicated bankrupt or to have to cease trading. I have come across legislation where such figures go out of date fairly quickly. When doing the gambling legislation, it was 1963 we were dealing with. We put in an amendment giving the Minister of the day the power to change those by...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: Page 41, section 199(2) states, "The Commission shall carry out an initial assessment of the complaint made under subsection (1) and, having done so, may transmit the complaint". How does the commission make a decision on whether to transmit the complaint to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Digital Services Coordinator or the European Commission? I know if it does...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: Sure. It is on page 41. I do not want to delay matters.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I have one small query about the authorised officers. I take it they will have identification and so on, and that there is a laid-down identification badge or warrant they will carry.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: This is obviously extraordinarily technical and quite complicated, as the Minister of State has just outlined. I will mention a few things. The phrase "as soon as is practicable" is mentioned more than once in the amendments. Has any consideration been given to putting in a more definitive timeline, perhaps within two, three or six months, because that term is very subjective and could...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the order of business debate of 5 December 2023, to outline the consideration being given to the development of floating offshore wind infrastructure in phase 3 of the Climate Action Plan; when he expects details on phase 3 to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56482/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 21 November 2023, to provide an update on the development of the National Biomethane Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1721/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 28 September 2023, the number of submissions received by his Department as part of the public consultation on private wires; when he expects the policy on private wires to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1734/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 10 May 2023, to outline the way his Department is supporting and assisting the relevant ports and private companies within the remit of NewERA, to access funding via the Connecting Europe Facility and other grant funding in order to develop a competitive and responsive ports sector in order...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the rationale behind the reduction in the home charger grant scheme which came into effect on 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2080/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 378. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has received a request from Cork County Council for funding to carry out flood prevention measures in Castlemartyr in east Cork; if he will support such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56396/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 443. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the work of the AI advisory council; to outline the scope of the council’s mandate; the membership of the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1735/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (17 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 17 October 2023, to provide an update on the review of the guidelines for the use of school buildings outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56302/23]