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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: ...ask what it means. I thank the witnesses for that. I think Mr. Reidy is obviously promoting the trade union involvement in a strong way. That is his role and I get that. I think we have come a long way in Ireland in respect of relations between employers and workers and trade unions. My sense is that it is now a mature relationship. People sit down in a business-like manner and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State. As he said, this all started in December 2015, eight years ago. That is a long time ago. Is he satisfied the OPW and the council have enough resources to carry on with the work and the planning and move it on? Do they need more manpower, expertise, engineers or planners to move this forward? He referred to insurance on several occasions. Several of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I apologise for interrupting. Would Mr. Gaffey agree that both the State and the global community are long-fingering the issue of sea level rise? There is a perception that it will happen in the future and will not impact on us. It is not being taken seriously by governments, the UN or anyone else. I am talking about the actual sea level rise.

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

David Stanton: ...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 regulators are independent, they must still act under certain constraints when getting the job done in a reasonable...

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

David Stanton: ...serious for companies, businesses, platforms and so forth. Will the Minister of State give us an indication of the timeline from initial engagement to the taking of a final decision? How long will that take? Is there any merit in putting in a more definitive timescale? Some other State agencies seem to be able to take as long as they want and delay matters continually. This is not good...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: ...State will appreciate the difficulty that is causing residents, businesses, farmers and so on. I have been raising the issue consistently since that time because I do not want it to go on the long finger or for the file to be forgotten. I am sure that will not happen. I was told at one stage that Cork County Council is now turning its focus on assessing the impacts the flood waters...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: ...ground has been covered. I agree with Deputy Ó Cuív, and as I said here last week, we have got to approach this in two ways. There is the immediate and what we can do now but then there is the longer-term stuff. If we focus on the long-term stuff we will still be here in five years' time. A lot of progress has been made with education and we got that from NTRIS but more work...

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

David Stanton: ...various agencies really sit on this person. It seems to have been effective in Cork and Dublin, where it was put in as a pilot project. There are a whole load of questions there. I am sorry for taking so long.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: ...houses destroyed. They are not only dealing with getting their houses back in order. Some of the houses cannot be lived in. They are also trying to go to work and find a place for their child. Some have to travel long distances for childcare. The Minister and Department are the only ones that can intervene, bring everyone together and identify as a matter of urgency premises that...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...shown. The anomalies continue. It is not possible, for example, for people to just restart a business in the same location. They have to relocate, which is now allowed. We are learning as we go along about the impact the flooding had on businesses. Some are very large businesses that expanded and grew. They may not have had more than 20 employees, but some of these businesses have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: There was a meeting in Midleton tonight. People there want the flood relief scheme fast-tracked. They are saying it is taking too long. They also want interim measures to be put in place in Midleton and Castlemartyr.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...Canada, for instance, in Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan? It is a vast area. I believe the third largest city in Canada is Calgary. The Minister of State might outline our presence there. It is a long way from Toronto or Ottawa to Calgary. It is really in the centre and it is growing. From looking at the map, does the Minister of State agree we could increase our presence there?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...Bennett comment on the other countries in this region, including the Central African Republic, Eritrea and Ethiopia? Those two latter countries went through their own horrible war in Tigre not so long ago. That conflict has quietened down now, and hopefully it will stay that way. I refer as well to Uganda and Kenya. Is this situation in Sudan having an impact on the surrounding countries?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...the OPW, Deputy O'Donovan, for this response. There is some new and very interesting information in there. The harbour at Ballinacurra near Midleton was navigated by tall ships up until not that long ago, but now it is all silted up. The local people on the ground tell me dredging of the river is important and would make a big difference. The engineers, as the Minister of State said,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: ...the pictures from the town. We are extraordinarily lucky that nobody died. Some people were washed away during that storm. Many people had their livelihoods and homes destroyed. It will take a long time to pick up the pieces. There is a concern that this might happen again. One of the issues that local people who have lived in the area all their lives have brought to my attention...

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

David Stanton: ...took part in climate and sustainability upskilling programmes offered by the Climate Ready Academy. Obviously, there is a lot of work to be done yet. Skillnet will not be out of work for a long time on the basis of those figures. It is stated that 70 people have, supported by Skillnet, become certified wind turbine technicians. How did Skillnet support them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: ...qualify for it easier, it might help with retention. The Tánaiste mentioned recruitment as an important issue. I maintain that retention is as important. Another question that is linked to that is if the Tánaiste have plans to incentivise long-service arrangements with certain officers in NCO ranks? In other words, will he incentivise people to stay in the service, be it the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: There was a proposal about long service increments as well, or payments to incentivise people to stay on longer. That has been around now since 2019. What are the Tánaiste's thoughts on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

David Stanton: My hand is up because I was a guidance counsellor in a former life, a long time ago. I discovered then that the witnesses are right and, from what they say, it has not changed much. The perception of physics was that it was a difficult subject and maybe not a very interesting subject for some. When children come into first year in second level, they do science, which covers all the...