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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is planned to allocate the climate budget across the various sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider a call to create a centre of excellence for the circular economy embracing science, design, knowledge transfer, commercialisation and behavioural strategies to encourage consumer adoption. [25376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if arrangements will be made that public transport companies publish route performance data to provide greater transparency to customers covering matters such as passenger numbers, adherence to schedule, capacity and so on. [28738/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether or not between the years 1994 to 2005, adult education officers were classed as teachers or otherwise, the number of hours per week such adult education officers were expected to work during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28732/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentations. Our job is to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme. Correct me if I am wrong, but I did not hear any specific recommendations from anyone on changes to the proposed Bill that we ought to be considering. I ask our guests to indicate what changes they think we should consider. The bigger issue that concerns us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: There are two questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: In a nutshell, what is the Alliance for Insurance Reform looking to change?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Does Insurance Ireland broadly agree with those changes being recommended to the committee? Can we get to the bottom of what makes Ireland a difficult market in which those in the industry say they are being crucified?

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am grateful for the opportunity to address this. These annual transition statements, as an exercise in assessing the impact of policy, comprise a very poor instrument. I know it is a legacy from the previous legislation but it is dealing with the matter too late. In the middle of 2022, we are dealing with figures from 2019. When trying to look to the road ahead, looking so far out the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has considered the need to front-load public investments in areas including health, education and transport if compact development is to be a success. [31241/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: One of our key challenges as we try to take a more sustainable approach is to build compact communities, which will bring less travel in cars and require fewer parking places, lead to more sustainable public transport and allow us to right-size buildings more easily. In many areas in constituencies such as mine, however, and I am sure in that of the Minister of State's constituency in Cork,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Will the Minister consider that he has responsibility not just for the cash spent but also for the overall coherence of the investment? If our goal is sustainable communities, it is not adequate that the Department of Education, for example, will typically not build a school until ten years after children have been there, following many years in prefabricated buildings. Similarly, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: The Land Development Agency now has 56 ha, most of which is located well outside the city boundaries and does not have established facilities, schools and so on. Surely the Minister recognises that if we are to develop that land into sustainable communities, the Department of Education will have to change its policy whereby it will not build until five or ten years after the need has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I have two brief questions. First, I commend the Minister on his efforts to get a deal. How does he estimate the impact in percentage terms on pay of the existing concessions he has provided - VAT, excise, transport, fuel scheme and medication - to give us an idea of how that is relieving pressure on families? Second, how does he factor in the fact that we all cannot be compensated for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1005. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department makes any allowance in the budget provision for a school (details supplied) which has to operate across two separate sites. [30011/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1006. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on when it is expected that construction will commence for a new school (details supplied). [30013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1179. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the acute shortage for crèche accommodating babies under two years in many parts of Dublin; if he plans any initiatives to bridge this gap; if he will extend support to parents who now must opt for care in private homes as the only option to meet their needs; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has monitored the frequency of homophobic attacks in Dublin city; and if she raised the matter and measures with the Garda Commissioner to ensure that persons feel safe on the streets. [28982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will consider organising more frequent swearing-in ceremonies to speed up the naturalisation process or if she will authorise a simpler form of swearing-in process. [29050/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the current legislation in relation to powers of attorney which restricts the conferring of power on specified relatives and prevents persons from selecting others with whom they may prefer to trust such matters and if she will consider amending this provision. [30810/22]