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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

David Stanton: I was in a restaurant at one stage that was run by people who were blind. It was completely black and dark and we could not see anything as our food was served to us. It was a surreal experience for us. As we mentioned public transport, there is another place in France that is an enclosed environment where sighted people can go in and are led around by people who are blind and they...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for her response. I ask her to ask the Department to sanction a service from Cobh to Carrigtohill for the next school year in order to facilitate the young people involved. The parents have already done what the Minister has suggested; they have applied, but they have been told there is no bus service. We have many girls who are now discommoded. The cost is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his kind remarks and selecting this topic and I thank the Minister for being here to discuss it with me. The Minister is very familiar with the area I am talking about in Cobh and Carrigtwohill. There are two fine secondary schools in Cobh but there are six primary schools, one of which has 120 students in sixth class alone. Over the years, there have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Disinformation and Hybrid Threats in a Geopolitical Context: Discussion (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: I am alone here, by the looks of things, but the witnesses are very welcome. This is our second week of excellent but quite frightening presentations. One of my sons told me that I am not a digital native. I am not sure if I am a digital immigrant or a digital refugee, but there is a serious point in that insofar as I understand that people who are digital natives think differently and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 6 October 2022, if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the issue of employment protection for Reserve Defence Force members engaged in voluntary military service in support of the Permanent Defence Forces; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the role and current strength of the First Line Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22631/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department’s announcement of 12 April 2023 of the establishment of a special school in Carrigtwohill, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures, if any, taken by her Department to encourage entrepreneurship and the development of business creativity among second level students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22630/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cybersecurity Policy (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the protocols, if any, that are in place to counter hybrid threats to State security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (16 May 2023)

David Stanton: 697. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 10 May 2023, if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) is referred for orthodontic treatment before she completes second-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22998/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Unified Patent Court (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work carried out to date by his Department to enable Ireland to ratify the agreement on a Unified Patent Court; his further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22039/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Unified Patent Court (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: Does the Minister agree the Unified Patent Court is extremely important? Can he outline what work his Department has done, particularly with respect to the arranging of the referendum to be held in order to enable the State to ratify the court? Is his Department responsible for putting the legislation together to enable us to have a referendum? How far advanced is that preparation?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Unified Patent Court (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: I agree this is very important. Does the Minister agree with the assertion made by some business organisations that this could be worth between €500 million and €1.5 billion per annum to the State? Can he tell me why there does not seem to be any urgency in holding a referendum or getting ready for a referendum, seeing as we will probably be holding referendums in November...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Unified Patent Court (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: I asked which Department is responsible for bringing forward the legislation to enable us to have a referendum on this matter and how advanced that work is at this point in time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: 14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the provision of rapid build houses by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22077/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: 35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key policy levers being examined by his Department to support a quicker delivery of vital projects outlined in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22043/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (11 May 2023)

David Stanton: 113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22040/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electric Vehicles (10 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and I agree with most of what he says here. The issue with respect to home charging is important. You can charge at a cheaper rate overnight and so forth, which is good. That needs to be expanded as well, by the way. The big issue I and some of my colleagues have encountered, however, is the dearth of charging facilities on the motorways and,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electric Vehicles (10 May 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter for debate and for the Minister of State for being here. Unfortunately, this is the second time that the Minister for Transport cannot be here with us but that is another story. I recently purchased an electric vehicle, EV, and they are a great job, really fantastic, charging at night and so on. However, the charging...