Results 141-160 of 550 for long speaker:David Stanton

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: ...mentioned trauma. This includes abuse, neglect, community violence, homelessness and growing up in a household where adults are experiencing mental health issues or harmful drug use. All of these can have long-lasting impacts. From my work in counselling some years ago - and I know that Deputy Lahart has been involved in this area also - I discovered that very early trauma can have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...have 21 days in which to lodge an appeal, for instance. There is a specialised external appeals panel and an internal review by a senior officer in the Department. Are there time limits on how long the reviewers and panels can work? If there is a grey area and a restriction is placed on an export such that it takes forever for the review or appeal to take place, the exporter will be out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...subjected to this terrible abuse. Mr. Anderson said something that struck me about reports across the world that democracy is in decline, and that the year 2020 was the 15th consecutive year of long-term global democratic decline. Is that Mr. Anderson's experience? Ireland is on the UN Security Council and we punch way above our weight in many places. What can we do about it? ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...of State has said it will not be open until 2023. I have a letter here from his predecessor, Deputy Canney, stating that it would be open in 2019. It is very disappointing that it has taken so long. I understand it is painstaking and difficult. Does the Minister of State have any plans for developing the castle and the grounds when it finally reopens? Has he had any contact with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...and because of Irish Water's wastewater treatment capacity issues. I am told it will be 2023 before a pipeline to pumping stations will be ready in Midleton. Again, that sound like an awful long time. It seems to take forever for plans to get done. I am told it would only take a couple of months to do the physical work but the CPO process, planning, tendering and all that stuff seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ..., in respect of Midelton, I am talking about taking wastewater from Midleton to Carrigtowhill. The plant has been built. All the landowners want is to put in a pipe that is a few kilometres long and build two small pumping stations. I have been told it will take until 2023 to do that. Part of the reason for that is nobody is talking to the landowners across the table. It might be...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...were told of this in July and I am told that families only had real engagement on this matter in the past week . Families are very upset about it because they want proper engagement. There is a long way to go on this and I ask Mr. Fitzgerald to hasten slowly on it; as he said himself, it is not set in stone. I ask him to give time to work it out to make sure this vital service for the...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...is difficult and I do not want to be inflammatory but I attended the meeting last night, as did my colleagues, and many people were very upset and see this as their home. Of the 19 residents, how long has the longest serving been in the centre?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ..., be used on a temporary basis instead of the centre when the new hospital is built. The latter might be a year and a half away. I am not sure if Mr. Fitzgerald can or is prepared to wait that long. I ask that Mr. Fitzgerald please take into account what we are saying. In my 25 years in politics, I have never been at a sadder meeting. I have been meetings where people were angry and...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Mental Health Services (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...centre for two people every two weeks. That is a very important service to the people of east Cork. I have two big issues. First, I want the HSE and the Minister of State to tell me what the long-term plans are to replace this service. I do not think there are any at present. That is crucial. People do not want to lose this hugely important service. The second issue concerns the...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: ...have Cork Harbour, the second largest natural harbour in the world, Cobh Harbour, which is steeped in history, Ballycotton Harbour and Youghal Harbour, where the film "Moby Dick" was made not that long ago. The coastline along that area is maritime and it is inhabited by fisherfolk, which is a dwindling community, one that needs our support. For many generations, we have treated the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Sep 2021)

David Stanton: 305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 15 June 2021, when the internal working group established to consider a long-term strategy for unsold affordable housing units last met; the current members of the internal working group; when he expects the working group to meet again; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Emigrant Support Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

David Stanton: ...have made themselves known but the coalition may have a handle on how many people are over there. As a previous speaker has said, could witnesses give us an idea of a breakdown of ages and how long people have been there? Are there any statistics around that? The representatives might not have those figures to hand right now and if not perhaps they could send them on to the committee...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

David Stanton: ...height. They were dealing with people who were dying or were on the verge of dying and they were trying to keep people alive. They were working all day in personal protective equipment on very long shifts. That is extremely challenging. We all have to appreciate the work they did. We must also appreciate the work of the Garda in respect of meeting people on the streets and roads and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (18 May 2021)

David Stanton: Is the Minister saying that she will ease the requirements with respect to the nearest school criteria for east Cork given the waiting lists there were so long? Application forms for school transport should be submitted by the last Friday in April each year. Many parents did not know what place they had by that date and they still do not know. Then there is the issue of having to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Loan Guarantee Schemes Agreements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny (20 Apr 2021)

David Stanton: I agree with what Deputy Shanahan said in respect of the Glanbia situation. It is impacting businesses in my area too. Even though it has gone through all the planning issues along the way it is still being held up. That brings us to the issue of planning laws in Ireland and the fact that enterprise can be delayed ad nauseam. That can have an impact on foreign direct investment here as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

David Stanton: ...is almost gone at this stage. Consequently, we need to do some more work on that. Will the commission examine employment protection legislation for members of the RDF who may go overseas? For as long as I have been in the Houses, and indeed before, Members have been raising the possibility of RDF members going overseas. The Minister indicated recently that people in the RDF who have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

David Stanton: ...colleagues that they have Covid. The HSA might say a bit more about the GDPR implications in that regard. Something struck me. The reports from CIDR and the HPSC are issued weekly. Is that a long period before information is received? We get daily reports from the Department and others. The HSA receives information on a weekly basis, but an awful lot can happen in a week. As far...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (11 Mar 2021)

David Stanton: ...of the departmental officials, the education and training board and the principals of the local schools, it has been resolved every year, but every year it becomes more pressurised and it takes longer. I am sure the Minister of State will appreciate the stresses and worry that occur in families where a child does not have a place in a secondary school and that child is asking what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

David Stanton: ...corporate transfer. Article 18 of the directive refers to the right to equal treatment, Article 20 deals with intra-EU mobility, Article 21 deals with short-term mobility and Article 22 deals with long-term mobility. We have not signed up to that directive. Now that the UK has left the European Union, is there a proposal to examine this directive or take on board some of its provisions...