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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: This legislation is on the priority list and it is the intention to have it this session. I will convey the Deputy's particular concerns to the Minister who is completing the drafting work.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: That is neither a programme for Government nor a questions on legislation matter but the answer is "No."

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: The briefing I have is that this year there are 29 new medicines and 29 new indications that have been committed to at a cost of €220 million, and that 3,000 patients will benefit. That has committed the allocation for 2019 for new drugs so it probably does await budgetary consideration of how that scheme can be extended into the future. That is the information I have here but I will...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that, each year in recent years, we have expanded the budget of, and the number of staff in, the HSE. This has involved nearly 500 additional consultant doctors or registrars and 500 additional nursing staff. Every day, we have 7,000 people in our hospitals to have procedures completed who then leave the hospital. Every day, 4,500 turn up at our emergency...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy is inaccurate. First, a consultation document has been published, we have had detailed consultations and we have received many submissions on that legislation. We are now working to provide draft heads of legislation that will go to the Oireachtas committee in this session. The Deputy recognises there are tricky issues in defining what is harmful online content and we need to do...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: We will produce draft heads in this session for the committee.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I will have to refer this to the Minister responsible. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Daly, has been doing a lot of work on developing new, more flexible interventions to support people who are seeking to remain independent. However, it would have to be for the Minister of State and his Department to evaluate the particular service the Deputy is referring to.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: There is no doubt we need to expand the number of public chargers. There are currently approximately 700 and I have made commitments not only to upgrade them but to increase the number to 1,800 through both the local authorities and the ESB, and we have made financial provision for that. The issue the Deputy raises about financial support for new batteries certainly has not been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I will convey the Deputy's concerns to the Minister concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Data (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. The following table sets out the amount of gas the Corrib gas field has produced each month in 2019 and also sets out what percentage Corrib contributes to Ireland’s total gas supply. 2019 Year to Date Jan Feb March April May June July August Corrib (GWh) 2421 2112 2329 2195 2261 2144 2182 2142 Corrib (as % of Ireland's Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: Every home, farm, school and business in Ireland will have access to high speed broadband – no matter where they are located – following the Government’s decision to approve the appointment of a preferred bidder to the National Broadband Plan. Under this plan, Ireland will become one of the first countries in the world to ensure that those in rural areas have the same...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (26 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, together. Statistics and information on shipments of waste to and from Ireland is maintained by the National Transfrontier Shipments Office (NTFSO) as the National Competent Authority for the export, import and transit of waste shipments under the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations, 2007. The latest registers compiled by...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The position is that Shannon LNG has been on the list of projects of common interest for six years. It is likely that it will remain on that list. Gas has been recognised as an important transition fuel, as we move away from oil, peat and coal to renewables. I am considering the terms of a motion tabled by the Deputies.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Licensing of a plant such as that to which the Deputy refers falls within the remit of the independent Environmental Protection Agency. It makes decisions on applications and polices compliance with the conditions that it imposes on applications. It does not fall to the political system or to the Minister to make decisions on these matters, which have to be based on scientific evaluation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating Administration (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s Climate Action Plan sets an ambitious target of 500,000 home retrofits to Building Energy Rating ‘B2’ by 2030. This was identified as the necessary contribution from the Built Environment to Ireland's overall emissions reduction targets for 2030. Achieving our 2050 ambition will require a further step up and many more houses will have to be retrofitted in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450, 462, 463, 479 and 480 together. The implementation of the Climate Action will significantly improve air quality. In particular, the Climate Action Plan sets out the necessary actions to: - Put 180,000 electric vehicles on our roads by 2025 and almost 1m by 2030 - Ensure the EV charging network underpins public confidence - Create an early public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The UN Climate Action Summit, which took place on 23 September, was convened by the UN Secretary General to build momentum towards enhanced climate ambition by Parties to the Paris Agreement. This was preceded on Saturday, 21 September, by Youth Climate Summit which was attended by myself and the Minister for Children.Ireland’s national statement to the Climate Action Summit, delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Government waste management policy is set out in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in 2012.European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Every home, farm, school and business in Ireland will have access to high speed broadband – no matter where they are located – following the Government’s decision to approve the appointment of a preferred bidder to the National Broadband Plan. Under this plan, Ireland will become one of the first countries in the world to ensure that those in rural areas have the same...