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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance if a recent move has been made to apply VAT to candles; if any relief can be made for candles used in religious rites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18576/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the data that his Department holds on the estimated number of outstanding planning permissions for new houses or apartments which have been granted in each local authority area; the way in which these compare to the projected housing need for the respective local authority areas; and the way in which this data is factored...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of proposals from each of the local authorities and from the Land Development Agency for housing developments, either social or affordable homes, that are awaiting approval from his Department; the aggregate number of homes involved; and the average turnaround time for approvals. [18518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered whether a maintenance recovery unit could remove the need for repeated Family Court hearings and ensure that social welfare evaluation of the means of single parents would be more fairly assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the fuel allowance in order that the presence of a person receiving community employment payments after a period of long-term unemployment would not serve to disqualify a pensioner who would otherwise qualify for the scheme. [18582/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used in the early assessment of the special needs of a child under the new system of triaging children operated by the HSE; and if the form of assessment is sufficient to determine access to early intervention classes.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used in early assessment of the special needs of a child under the new system of triaging children operated by the HSE; and if the form of assessment is sufficient to determine access to early intervention classes. [18622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors which he believes are most vulnerable in the face of the explosion in the cost of oil and gas. [18474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline how secure Irish energy systems are. [18485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that he is contemplating which might strengthen Irish resilience in the face of explosion in the cost of oil and gas. [18484/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses very much for the presentation and for the work that has gone into getting this scheme up and running. I would like to pursue the Chairman's question a bit further. What spread do we need in terms of the number of one-stop shops to be able to say that they have a nationwide launch and people can go to somewhere within a reasonable distance? Specifically, at the time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I had a few things in mind and I wonder if they have been clarified yet. One is what the interest rate will be on the low-interest loan. I saw different numbers suggested. Second, what is the SEAI's estimate of the number of attic and cavity homes which have not yet reached an acceptable standard and could be supported by the 80% grant? That is certainly low-hanging fruit in terms of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: Is work continuing on the introduction of measures to help families make energy savings? I have listed these measures before. I refer to activating 750,000 smart meters, rolling out electric vehicle infrastructure, of which the local authorities have installed none, installing heat controls in the 1.5 million homes the retrofitting wave will not reach and extending obligations on switching...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am in my office in the Oireachtas. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It shows the merit of taking a circular approach as opposed to just looking at the production-based inventory we have in carbon budgeting. One thing that strikes me is that the representatives are very heavily focused on regulation, with demolition statements, embodied carbon statements, circularity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: Are easy changes possible there? Are there easy changes to be made to prevent so much of our construction waste going to landfill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I will use the two minutes for one question and then come back to the other ones. Returning to the proposed legislation, successful countries have a different approach in a way that would promote the evolution of solutions. Could the witnesses suggest some amendments? For example, if we are to move to remote first, I understand the proposed legislation envisages that employers should have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: It would be useful to hear a little more about how the witnesses think the legislation could be changed. I recall that the American with Disabilities Act 1990 famously had a system whereby it was necessary to have a statement about a policy in that regard. It was then necessary to show each year that positions had been evolved to ensure it would not be a case of just saying that things were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: Would it be possible to see the documentation or the playbook just to give the committee an idea of the range of challenges Mr. Hegarty seeks to address?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the lifetime costs of electric versus fossil fuel vehicles justifies recommending to public bodies under his auspices to switch procurement strategies bearing in mind the likely trends in fuel costs. [21000/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has assessed the potential to move travel requirements to a service model by using sharing platforms, vehicle sharing and ride sharing; and if he will consider providing a fund to stimulate innovation in this area. [20999/22]