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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his policy with respect to youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55808/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Constitutional Amendments (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on plans to hold a referendum on the Unified Patent Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55887/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I ask the Minister to outline Government policy regarding the dredging of rivers and waterways and the upkeep of river banks in light of the recent flooding, especially in Midleton and Castlemartyr in east Cork. What State agency, if any, is responsible for this and is there any plan to establish a national waterways agency to look after this kind of thing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank our guests for being here and for their informative and disturbing presentations. I asked colleagues for this meeting - there will be several more on this issue - to be held because we have heard reports of this traumatic, important and damaging issue. The witnesses have highlighted and reinforced that. I thank them for being here. Ms Buckley and others referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: That cost is obviously made up somewhere else by passing it on to other customers who are not shoplifters. We are probably all paying for this indirectly. This might seem to be a silly question but is there any insurance cover for this kind of stuff that is going on in any instances or is that possible? The witnesses are shaking their heads so, no. I will not go any further down that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Dunne. He presented that very well. My time is getting short. Does Mr. Jennings want to come in on any of those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. O'Driscoll. I travelled to New York a number of years ago and there were similar issues over there. They talked about the broken windows initiative and so forth. I visited community courts. Mr. O'Driscoll mentioned courts. I know some work was done in Ireland quite a while ago on community courts whereby an incident such as shoplifting occurs and the person is apprehended and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: The National Crime Council did a report on this issue in 2007 and recommended community courts in Ireland. We did some work in the justice committee a number of years ago as well. Basically it means that somebody is in before the courts the following day and there is no delay whatsoever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: Quite often the person is also interacted with in a different way to prevent them from getting into this. Not just punishment but other work is done to see what is going on. We need police around the place as well. Will somebody comment on the scanners as a matter of interest? I noticed that some shops in the north of England are now getting rid of them because the scanners were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: Mr. Fee is saying that the actual losses from the scanners would potentially negate what savings he would make by reducing staff numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: We are talking about €1.6 billion of a loss. I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses very much. This is very interesting. Earlier, they spoke about the escalation from very small stuff to people perhaps getting injured or killed. I draw attention to the youth justice strategy, which I put together when I was in the Department of Justice. It is up and running, and I want to make the witnesses aware that it is there specifically to stop young people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: Have Mr. Dunne or Mr. O'Driscoll come across the community safety partnerships?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I will finish on this, if I may. Will the representatives give some feedback on the issue of community courts at Red Hook and midtown in New York, if they look at it? Those courts certainly got in early and there was an immediacy with respect to the reaction to people being arrested and charged. They are in the courts the following day. It is just something we might-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: The National Crime Council had it.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (13 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which older people who have a right of residence in a property that they do not own or that does not involve tenancy or lease agreements can be assisted to improve insulation through the various energy upgrade schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline, with reference to the development of strategies to combat economic crime and corruption, the number of submissions received through the recent online consultation process ahead of the submission deadline of 3 November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55139/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 25 May 2023, to provide an update on the recruitment campaign for the Garda Reserve; when she expects new reservists to be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54722/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 25 May 2023, her plans, if any, to evaluate the summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54559/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date her Department plans to have a new school build (details supplied) completed and in use by students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54644/23]