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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I offer my congratulations to Mr. Coyle, who has long been an advocate for this concept. People are perhaps slow learners, catching up with him in his vision for this sector. Given his experience in the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, to what extent is this concept on their agenda? He talks of a political direction but from my relatively long experience in that Department, the IDA and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. It is impressive to see the amount of progress that is being made and the establishment of the plan-led approach, the task force, enterprise and skills and the cluster. My central question would be if the political system seeks to lift our efforts on offshore renewable opportunity to a higher level, what would the witnesses recommend should now be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: Hopefully, as half-sisters, the Department of Finance will-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I think they are on the wider picture of how we lift our ambition.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (8 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: My questions relate to the retrofitting scheme. The CSO data on housing and energy use show a clear pattern where some areas with older buildings have very low and poor energy systems. Is enough being done to have focused, area-based initiatives? The retrofit programme is admirable in many of its intentions, particularly its focus on anti-poverty measures, but it seems to rely on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider taking an initiative along with the Ministers for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Rural and Community Development to develop a strategy to promote the concept of a campus on which early childhood needs, education and other community needs could be accommodated a measure which might require her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: We should congratulate both enterprises and the agencies for the way in which the calamity we all feared has been avoided. It shows extraordinary resilience for a country that is the most export-exposed and the most energy-exposed country in Europe that we have been able to demonstrate the adaptability to deal with Covid-19 and Brexit. Now we face into another challenge. What do both...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 15. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projections for the annual collection of funds under an auto enrolment pension scheme; if it is proposed to deploy these funds for specific purposes; and if not, will they be managed in a particular way. [14875/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (22 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a proposal by the Dublin Airport Authority to impose a drop-off charge for persons being brought to the airport in a private vehicle; if this action requires Government approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14039/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (22 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has decided on the BIK rules which will be applied to electric vehicles after the current exemption expires; if he will ensure that the lower environmental impact continues to be reflected in the BIK burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 23. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if county childcare committees can play a more active role in promoting action which meets gaps in early childhood services. [15367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 34. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the closure of childcare providers which is creating a situation in which some children do not have a place in a childcare facility. [15366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role of Ireland in tackling the future challenges for the European Union in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine. [15365/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role of Ireland in supporting efforts to end the war in Ukraine. [15364/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank Mr. Savage for the presentation. I have three questions, the first of which is about all those methodologies he was talking about for improving herd performance. Are they not already embraced by the Teagasc list that covers genetics, feed, age, sward, animal health, slurry, fertilisers, early slaughter and all these matters? Teagasc has attempted to delineate what the policy ought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank Mr. Keating for the excellent presentation. This is a significant export opportunity, as he rightly outlined, and it is pan-European infrastructure we are building. I have a few basic questions. Who are our competitors in respect of delivering Europe's needs in this sphere? How should the cost be shared for the development of a pan-European infrastructural project of this nature?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I did but I am happy if the Chairman is constrained.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is not surprising that I come from a rather different perspective. In this uncertain world, when we are trying to cope with extreme contingencies and when there are uncertainties around big, upfront costs as well as infant technologies, it is extremely important we design the market well. I have heard from nearly everyone who spoke that the market is poorly designed to deliver what we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: Apart from the individual complaints - Mr. Godfrey indicated how these are dealt with - I am interested in hearing a little of the general position in the sector. Looking online, it seems that Ireland's pricing is approximately in the middle of the range across the European Union. There are approximately ten countries charging higher prices for motor fuels and eight that charge lower...