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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: I have a brief question. With the new move for Europe to adopt the nationally determined contributions, NDCs, where stand now the national energy and climate plans, NECPs? One of the outcomes of our own election and that process has been the need to reboot our preparation work for the NECP. Where will all that fall into the architecture as it changes?.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: This House needs an opportunity to discuss all the actions being taken during the six-week period of level 5, so the wisdom of Members on all sides of the House can be brought to bear rather than having isolated questions brought forward. We all want to understand and improve the test and trace system, we want to see plans for vaccines and we want strategic sectors to have options to stay...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work being undertaken by his Department during the current level 5 restrictions to better equip sectors under his guidance to be resilient in the face of any future resurgence of Covid-19 cases in order that they can remain open safely, even in the face of a step-up in restrictions on social interaction. [34557/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [34556/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Passport Office has ceased processing passports for children during level 5; and if this renders it impossible for families with children who need a new passport from exercising their right to travel in which they honour all due restrictions for the destination. [35849/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents face challenges in providing continuity of childcare for young babies; and if it is feasible to permit the extra three weeks of parental benefit to be taken now to help them overcome those challenges. [36050/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategy Statements (17 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [36169/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (17 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps the special unit in his Department on preventative policy delivery has taken to date; and if it has a programme of work and a budget for 2021. [36168/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 299. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recent increases have been made to the pensions of those who retired at the top of the assistant principal scale; if the FEMPI cuts have been fully restored; and if increases are due in respect of more recent pay agreements. [36452/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: Is the Taoiseach aware that the National Economic and Social Council reported this week that the Land Development Agency, LDA, can be a game changer in allowing the State to acquire and develop a mixed range of housing following a master plan? Does he agree with me regarding the decision of Dublin City Council to reject just such a development following a master plan? It would have provided...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: If the LDA is to transform the land market, it must provide for all types of housing.

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the debate and in particular the emphasis on the centrality of community safety at the heart of a new community policing strategy. The Commission on the Future of Policing established that human rights are at the heart of what the Garda does. The right to feel safe in one's own community is a fundamental right that we need to promote. The sad reality is that this right is not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategy Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the innovation she plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of her Department. [36167/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Radio Broadcasting (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 43. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports her Department has made available for local radio since July 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of new sites which have had electric vehicle chargers installed and their distribution classified by capacity range of the charger under the Climate Action Fund allocation to the ESB and under the grant scheme to local authorities since these schemes were initiated; and the number of sites in which upgrades...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle chargers and their aggregate capacity available for public use in at the most recent date for which information is available; and the capacity in each county in tabular form. [37644/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle chargers and their aggregate capacity available for public use in at the most recent date for which information is available; and the capacity in each county in tabular form. [37645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of installation of electric vehicle chargers in service stations and in shopping centres made without State support in the past 12 months. [37646/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a system in place for quickly identifying public electric vehicle chargers which break down and arranging for their repair. [37647/20]

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Richard Bruton: I join in the thanks to so many, not just those on the front line but also the many people who are making sacrifices to keep others safe. I do not agree with my colleague, Deputy Shortall, when she says that decisions should be made by the whole Parliament. Parliament has a role of scrutiny but the Government has to make decisions. At a time like this, we need to recognise that difference...