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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new CAP proposals provide specific enhanced supports to diversification of land use or land management in the period ahead to activities with a lower carbon equivalent; the detail of the enhanced supports; and the projected uptake of each. [52900/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the type of activities which can qualify for farm payment from the new programme funded from carbon tax; and the projected impact they will have on carbon equivalent emissions. [52901/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: I am delighted that we are repeatedly seeing pressure being put on here for quicker delivery of the national broadband plan. Both I and Deputy Naughten know this was fought tooth and nail within the House by people seeking to obstruct it. I raise a serious element of Deputy Naughten's question, specifically the impact this will have on carbon emissions. My experience has been that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: Does the Minister of State agree that the key to this potential is developing a stronger electricity network? This week we saw legislation introduced which I am thankful was withdrawn that would have blocked the development of onshore wind. Earlier in this Question Time we heard the dismissal of a review being carried out by the Government - effectively rubbishing it - and the backing of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way the inclusion of land use, land use change and forestry, LULUCF, in the inventory used to measure greenhouse gases will alter the policy challenge for Ireland. [53626/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: The Climate Change Advisory Council has recently added land use to the greenhouse gas inventory, which has to be halved over the next decade. That means we will have to find measures to reduce carbon emissions by an extra 5 million tonnes. I would like to ask the Minister of State what impact that might have on other sectors if that sector itself cannot deliver and what new policy and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State did not advert to the fact that the LULUCF has not been included heretofore in the targets we set for either EU reductions or Irish national reductions. The climate council is advocating that we set a reduction which will mean we have to find 5 million MTCO2e from the land use sector. I want to probe the Minister of State as to what new policy tools and investment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: I am delighted to hear that from the Minister of State. I suppose we need to see what will be those mechanisms for paying for making those land use changes. It is important, if those mechanisms are not evolved today, that there is a clear statement that Government will be evolving mechanisms to pay for carbon management, which is effectively what this would be, of the land use. I welcome...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if changes in the benefit-in-kind tax treatment of electric vehicles now make it attractive for those availing of that relief to switch back to diesel cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (3 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when applications for foreign birth registration for the purpose of obtaining Irish citizenship on the basis of a parent or grandparent were suspended; when it is expected that they will be resumed; his plans to deal with the backlog which will have inevitably arisen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53542/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been advised of the categories of patient who should be offered a booster vaccine for Covid-19; the way it is planned to put together a list of all those who fall into this category; if general practitioners will be contacted to submit those eligible; if not, if patients should themselves register; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the date from which the payment under the drug refund scheme will be reduced from €114 to €100. [53456/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which Ireland’s climate targets for respective sectors relate to the evolving policy agenda at EU level such as expanding the scope of the emission trading mechanisms. [53625/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the penetration of plug-in electric vehicles in vehicle purchases and the roll-out of public chargers have changed in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the challenges to rolling out Ireland’s renewable power capacity are being resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the aggregate capacity of secondary schools in the Drumcondra school planning catchment area; and the extent to which it exceeds the current enrolment. [53760/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planned opening date for the proposed new secondary school in the Drumcondra school planning area which did not go ahead on the date originally announced. [53761/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools in the Drumcondra school catchment area which are mixed and non-denominational; and the capacity of each school. [53762/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the existing pattern of children entering or leaving the Drumcondra school catchment area for secondary schooling. [53763/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (4 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the CSO has provided her Department with a projection of population for the Drumcondra school catchment area over the next five years. [53764/21]