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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the work placement scheme will continue during 2022; and if so, the terms on which it will be made available. [47538/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the terms on which paternity benefit and parental benefit are paid are scheduled to change during 2022; and if so, the terms on which they will be available. [47539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms on which post-graduate study can receive support towards fees and maintenance; and if there are plans to extend these schemes. [47532/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the special maintenance rate is confined to students whose parents are in receipt of the working family payment or long-term social welfare payments; and if there a gross income test also effective under which students from low-income families can qualify. [47533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if the concept of a statutory homecare support has progressed; the terms on which the pilot scheme was made available; if an evaluation of the pilot scheme has been completed [47540/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the level of activity under the National Treatment Purchase Fund during the most recent 12 months for which data is available; the main categories of procedure delivered; and the waiting time under the respective procedures which would trigger an offer of support from the fund for private treatment. [47553/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 563. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons supported under the EU scheme for treatment abroad in the most recent twelve months for which data is available; the number that were treated in Northern Ireland; the number treated in the rest of the UK; and the scope for such patients to continue to exercise these options in 202 in view of Brexit. [47554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the charges made for private or semi-private beds in public hospitals; if the public hospital bed charge must be paid in addition to this charge; and if the charges levied are different if the patient is admitted as a private patient. [47555/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: 565. To ask the Minister for Health the changes being made to the fair deal scheme to reduce the assessment of vacant homes rented out or sold; and the date from which the new provisions will apply. [47556/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: Regarding the failure of a supplier to deliver 500 MW that were contracted for, what happened there? Are there penalties to be applied or lessons to learned? I am delighted to hear that instead of blunt measures, there is consultation with data centres because some of the companies here are among the most innovative in the world. Ireland has certain advantages in terms of managing data...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: I thank Professor McMullin for his presentation. I am trying to get a handle on the difference between Professor McMullin's advice and other advice. Am I right in saying that Professor McMullin has quoted someone arguing that energy security cannot be a defence for prolonging CO2 emissions? That seems to be leading the professor to the suggestion that we should not be putting in any new...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: I know Covid-19 made it difficult, however. On the other hand, I am full of praise for what is happening with the cycling infrastructure in Dublin city and across the country. That has shown an ability to respond in the face of an emergency. There are too many pressures to put off and we need to respond quickly. I will comment on the circular economy for which the Minister of State,...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: -----that are in place to ensure we promote the most carbon-efficient production anywhere in the Union where it can be done. We must be flexible enough to allow that principle to apply in areas like agriculture in which we are competitive. Second, the science is continually changing and developing. The EU approach to biogenic methane is simply wrong. The IPCC report states, "man-made...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: What are the Deputy's solutions?

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: I was here when the House declared, unanimously, that we have a climate emergency. None of the Rural Independent Group and none of the Regional Independent Group demurred. We are not behaving in this House like there is a climate emergency, and that is the reality. Ramping up higher and higher targets is not a response. It is particularly not a response to keep saying that "someone else...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: The truth is that carbon dioxide is toxic to our globe. It is a drug and it is slowly killing our planet. This is a reality. It may not emit fumes. It may not give out poison to people who may contact it. What is sure, as night follows day, is that it is killing our planet and that our society is hooked on it. Ireland is not a small country that should be taking modest steps. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who first paid a class A contribution after 1991 having previously been a modified rate payer and a homecarer should be assessed for pension solely on their class A record; if so, the reason a person (details supplied) is on a reduced pension; and if a total contribution calculation would alter their position....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the preparation that has been undertaken for new legislation in the area of human reproduction; the principles that would be enshrined in a new law; and when the heads of the Bill will be published. [47010/21]

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

Richard Bruton: Can I come in here, Chairman?

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

Richard Bruton: I will be brief. It appears that technologies evolve very fast and the uses of different data or electronic means also evolve very fast. How do the witnesses keep the list up to date with the potential applications that people can find as we move to the Internet of things and so forth? It seems that it is going to be a constantly moving target and one could almost conceive of any product...