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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I have no doubt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: Sorry, which part are you referring to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: That is not, strictly speaking, in the heads of the Bill before us but I will apply a little leniency and allow the Department to respond to Deputy Berry. If our guests do not have the answer now, they can send it to the committee later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: Okay. I have one final question on the role of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces. Head 41 talks about people who would be deemed ineligible for appointment as Ombudsman and that is fair enough but is the opportunity being taken to look at the overall role and function of the Ombudsman and possibly update or change it, given that we are bringing through primary legislation anyway and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I have a sense that the Ombudsman has been slightly side lined and sent down a cul de sac to some degree. It would be timely to look at that in the round as well. I want to thank our guests for their time and their responses and for the work they are doing on this very important legislation. We will obviously do our own work on this and will be making suggestions, which I hope will be of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the current situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3377/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I wish to give the Tánaiste an opportunity to comment on the current situation in Sudan, the third largest country in Africa, with 49 million people there needing aid at the moment, 7.5 million displaced and tens of thousands killed in the ongoing war. Will the Tánaiste comment on that situation and Ireland's and Europe's reaction to it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Tánaiste for his comment. Will the Tánaiste inform the House with respect to the sanctions put in place by the European Union to try to influence the awful civil war in Sudan whether there are plans to increase the sanctions on both sides? Will he comment on the alleged war crimes committed by both sides? Would he like to comment on the recent issue that Sudan has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I understand these wars are being financed and that very complex financial networks are involved. Has any effort been made by the European Union to investigate these networks and intervene to stop the money driving these wars? The Tánaiste mentioned these were proxy wars, which leads to the question who is behind it. What countries are fighting this proxy war on both sides? Who is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: On a point of order, if a question is passed over, what do Standing Orders say with respect to how it is to be done?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the current situation in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3390/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the membership of the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce (OWDT); the number and dates of meetings held by the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3350/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the methods that are being used to determine the Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) boundaries; the companies that have been awarded contracts to carry out surveys and any other associated functions required to create the DMAPS; the method used to award each contract; the value and duration of each...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: I warmly welcome the decision by the Government yesterday to hold a referendum in June on the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. I am told that this could result in added value to the economy of €1.6 billion per annum.When does the Taoiseach he expects the legislation to enable this referendum to go ahead to be published?

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: I thank the witnesses for appearing this morning, and for the work they do in this important area. I have looked at this and read it and put myself in the seat of someone out there who is tuning in to this event this morning. This is a public session and it is being televised as we all know. Collective bargaining is something that a lot of people do not understand. What is it? I will...

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: Does Mr. Reidy agree with that definition?

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: As I said, we often bandy terminology about in these committees and people listening 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...

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: I apologise for interrupting. Does it happen frequently in practice? Are people dismissed because of trade union activity?