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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: I thank the witnesses for being here. I echo the comments made by Deputy Cronin about the aid workers. Our thoughts are with them on the ground out there. Many people have made the ultimate sacrifice in various parts of the world. I take on board what Mr. MacSorley said recently about the horrific war in Sudan having been largely ignored by the West and the media in general. Many people...

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: South Sudan was mentioned and the influx of people from Sudan into South Sudan. Will Ms 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...

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: It appears, hopefully, that there will be a ceasefire - and, hopefully as well, maybe a permanent one - in Gaza involving Israel and Hamas. We all want that. Everybody wants that to happen. We all condemn violence from all sides. I turn back to my reading of what is happening in Sudan. Mr. MacSorley might tell us if there is any hope at all, any chink of light, that there might be any...

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: I will finish on this point because many of the questions have been asked by my colleagues. Other parts of the world also cause us concern. I am not sure if any of our guests want to comment on these countries or if they could give us an update on what is happening in them. Yemen is one. We were also told last week that 630,000 refugees were living in one place, in a refugee camp near...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I agree with what the Minister has said with regard to the importance of having certainty to attract investment, and plans as well. Would the Minister agree with me that without our west coast DMAP, for instance, next year, Shannon Foynes Port Company and others are unlikely to secure funding and planning towards port infrastructure in time for the offshore wind industry local content and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline as part of proposals for a floating offshore wind and green H2 policy for Ireland; his Department's plans, if any, to announce suitable designated maritime area plans for the south and west coasts to plan and attract necessary industry investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50230/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I ask the Minister to outline, as part of proposals for a floating offshore wind and green hydrogen policy for Ireland, his Department's plans, if any, to announce suitable designated maritime area plans for the south and west coasts to plan and attract necessary industry investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. I am aware of the south coast offshore renewable energy DMAP proposal published last July. There was a public consultation and a lot of work has gone into it. I commend the Minister on it. Can the Minister outline the timeline for the next DMAPs? When does he envisage that the finalised decisions will be made and published, and his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his plans for the further development of postal policy in the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the way that the various State agencies under the aegis of his Department are facilitating the rollout of generation of renewal energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (16 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Topical Issue Debate No. 2 of 5 July 2023, and with reference to her Department’s projected growth in enrolments in the east Cork area in the short to medium term, if she will outline the projected demand figures for second level school places in the Midleton and Carrigtwohill school planning area for each respective year for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: Given the recent devastating flooding in east Cork and other parts of the country, would the Taoiseach agree with me that it is important to expedite climate change issues right now? In that regard, what is the Government's policy regarding the construction of anaerobic digesters which remove methane from farm waste and make it available as renewable fuel to be added to the gas grid in...

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

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State and the Minister of State with responsibility for 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...

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

David Stanton: I thank the office of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue today. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, for being here. It has been four weeks now since Storm Babet hit east Cork and Midleton. We have all seen the devastation that was caused, and we have all seen the pictures from the town. We are extraordinarily lucky that nobody died. Some people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming before the committee and for their presentation. I wore the sustainable development goals badge this morning. Many people ask me what it is when they see it. I do not know whether the witnesses agree with me but I think it is important to have awareness of the goals and what they are and that this would be spread across industry, society,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: -----across the whole Department and the agencies that are under the aegis of the Department as well and in the employer and employee organisations with which we deal through the Department. If people do not know about them, how can they be expected to meet them? That is the first question. Colleagues will have different areas on which to zero in. I want to zero in on two areas. First,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: The committee has done some work on this issue. We have met people with disabilities. I have met people with disabilities myself who tell me they are disabled because the supports are not there or employers are not aware of the supports. Supports such as changing places and toilets are not available and PA support is not available for a lot of people. I met a young lady recently who has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: On goal 9, relating to industry, innovation and infrastructure, one of the things about innovation is to do with patenting. I am not sure if the witnesses have any update for us on the unified patent court and what is happening with that. Having that in place would support innovation and entrepreneurs and so on. If Dr. Coates does not have that today, he might come back to us with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: There are one or two other issues in the opening statement. Dr. Coates mentioned the Department is actively involved in a number of files such as the EU's generalised scheme of preferences, GSP, which is to expire this year. What are the plans to continue with that? Cambodia has been excluded from that particular group of preferences but Myanmar is still actively in there, which causes me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

David Stanton: That is the Cotonou partnership agreement.