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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: That is a new Standing Order.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: Deputies are entitled to raise questions on the same issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I must point out that 20 questions might typically be allowed here. The Ceann Comhairle has allocated 11 of those exclusively to the Opposition while all Government backbenchers have had no opportunity to participate on an equal basis. That is not a reasonable approach. Creating a Standing Order that protects these questions is in the interest of the Members of the House more broadly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the resources that may become available within primary education in the coming years due to the projection of declining pupil enrolment and the way in which they might best be deployed to improve education outcomes for pupils. [39714/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Years Sector (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has undertaken research into a centre (details supplied) as a response to tackling poor educational outcomes in areas of acute disadvantage; and if she has considered such an approach as appropriate in a small number of settings in Ireland. [39715/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing developments in Fingal and Dublin city that made up the estimated cost of council direct construction of social housing in 2019 published by the social housing capital investment programme; and the land cost, professional fees, utility costs, abnormal costs and construction contract costs per unit built,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved units in Fingal and Dublin city since 1 January 2019 to date; and the estimated cost per unit by the land cost, professional fees, utility costs, abnormal costs and construction contract costs per unit, respectively. [39935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are funds that schools can avail of to allow participation in digital initiatives in partnership with private enterprise over and above standard funding lines so that opportunities for innovation can be seized. [40314/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is considering new supports for enterprise start-ups such as through the back to work enterprise scheme as Ireland commences exiting the Covid-19 setbacks to employment. [40500/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Strategy Statements (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 532. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [40110/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 533. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has recorded a significant drop-off in children in early childhood settings or in the number of providers offering service during Covid-19. [40111/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 658. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that international advice from an institution (details supplied) recommends stronger protections for women over 28 weeks pregnant than is being applied by the HSE in its advice for the public service; and if he will assess whether that advice should be amended. [39741/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I thank our guests. I am on quorum duty in the convention centre, so I may have to dash if a bell rings. From the Government perspective, €5.4 billion has been set aside in the budget as a contingency and conscious of the fact that there are many uncertainties and that the Government has to be prepared for various eventualities to which we would have to respond. One of the important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I have to leave to go to the Dáil Chamber. I will just listen in to the proceedings from now on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I would like to raise an issue that has come up repeatedly, namely, the risk that regional areas will suffer disproportionately in a no-deal Brexit scenario. I know a rural plan is currently being developed, there are regional enterprise strategies and regional skills forums, the national broadband plan is being rolled out and there is substantial money set aside in the national development...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (3 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the local authorities which have requested applications for the public charge point scheme; the local authorities that have completed applications; the local authorities that have been approved; the local authorities that have installed chargers under the scheme; and the number of charge points involved in each case...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (8 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister for introducing this motion. It is appropriate and I fully support the concept that the rainy day fund should be used this year to deal with the significant crisis created by Covid. 5 o’clock Economic stabilisation is really important. However, while we are focused now on the urgency of dealing with Covid, we must also create space for embarking on what is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment he has undertaken which cast doubt on the role of forestry in carbon abatement. [41607/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (8 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the strategy for climate adaptation in agriculture has integrated the new higher ambition for greenhouse gas abatement. [41608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 234. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby dance classes still cannot take place even though roller discos are now to be permitted; and if her Department is seeking to develop safe protocols for same. [41321/20]