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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 1392. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy delays in the registration of nurses, coming from or returning from overseas, with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will request the board to consider measures to accelerate registrations in view of staff shortages.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest appraisal of the reliability of corporation tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31244/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Process (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the prospects for the forthcoming Budget will be impacted by the international turmoil currently being experienced and higher energy and interest costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31243/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sustainability measures that he applies to guide public procurement. [31242/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is a fascinating subject. I do not know whether other people struggle the way I do with the enormity of the challenge facing us. In terms of mobilising people, if people feel a bit overwhelmed - it involves climate, pollution, species, extraction, farm methods and consumer choices, etc. - it all becomes a bit overwhelming for them. Are there ways in which we can make it more concrete...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Does that presuppose there will be a funding stream to pay them for the carbon sequestration? These are key issues. It needs to be made attractive for people to do these things. People need to be informed of the downside and, in cases, non-compliant activity needs to be levied. How far down the road are we to having a set of these instruments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: The Chairman asked me to comment. Is that a provocation? Looking at a programme of drainage in a cost-benefit analysis comes down to what we count as costs versus what we count as benefits. The reality is that if in ten years we price carbon at €100 per tonne, a hectare of land devoted to beef farming, for example, where margins are extremely low, would be tiny next to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I would not burden the Chairman with it. It was a long time ago.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has assessed the adequacy of manpower policies for the tourism sector. [32200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has undertaken work on a circular economy strategy for the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm that all of the retail electricity suppliers are participating in the schemes whereby surplus renewable energy is purchased from customers with small scale generation of their own. [32032/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of a new primary school (details supplied) that is temporarily accommodated in prefabs in Sutton; and if the school will occupy classrooms at the new location from September rather than prefabs. [31820/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 619. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the items that will be included in the free book selection for pupils enrolling in primary school for the first time; and the estimated value of same per pupil. [31817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any progress in shortening the delays in renewal of visas; if she has any system for fast-tracking applications where an important family event requires travel arrangements to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32291/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the key performance indicators reported to him in respect of the child and adult mental health service; and his views on the throughput of patients, the level of the services delivered and the pattern of discharges. [31819/22]

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. As others said, insurance costs are a vital concern of businesses, families and communities. Between them they must come up with €2.8 billion to fund motor insurance, employer's liability and public liability. These are often huge burdens on businesses and families that are already hard-pressed. For families, insurance...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the level of economic activity between Ireland and nations in Africa and the work to increase such activity. [33212/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Everyone in the House is acutely conscious of the vulnerability of many African economies in the face of the fallout from the massive increases in the cost of energy and other commodities. What initiatives are Ireland and the EU taking to strengthen the capacity of those countries to withstand this pressure?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: As a country that has fairly recently developed from a relatively basic level, the role of foreign direct investment and joint ventures in the Irish domestic market has been absolutely crucial. Is there an effort to build that sort of investment and joint venture with Africa in a way that facilitates the development of its economies? Is the EU conscious of the threat to open trading, and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I was struck by the Tánaiste's comments on the slow evolution of our thinking around children's rights since Austin Currie first took up that cause in 1994. Last week Members received a wake-up call that we need a similar change of culture in respect of safeguarding adults from abuse. We still have a culture which is often dismissive of such concerns and unwilling to intrude in some of...