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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the present emissions profile of the Irish public transport fleet; the past and future trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55845/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Can the 51% reduction in carbon emissions from our public transport be delivered within the period to 2030? Is there a path with distinctive milestones between now and then?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister. I could not sum together the numbers, but it sounded that 0.4 mega tonnes would be less than one third of the impact of public transport. It sounds like we have some way to go given the decisions already taken. Can we quickly move to a path? For example, we could move fairly rapidly to achieve an electric taxi fleet in our key cities. It would need minimal roll-out...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Minister's commitment to make a move on the taxi fleet. It would justify a significant initiative by the Department to pull together all the interests in that area - the providers, drivers and various agencies that support them - to make a concerted effort in that area. It may need more public money to prime the pump. I also agree that high utilisation of our bus fleet and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cycling Facilities (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I agree with the Minister. In as far as possible, we should not kill off those who are entrepreneurial enough to get the systems up and running. I would like to hear from the Minister about what sorts of incentives he is thinking of in terms of the strategy that is being developed. This can be the big game-changer if employers adopt it, priority is given in terms of road space, parking...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (9 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has set a deadline for the establishment of the approved body to run the deposit return scheme for beverage bottles and cans; the estimated total cost of the scheme; the proposed deposit to be charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 42. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a payroll issue of a person (details supplied). [55747/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Teaching Qualifications (9 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers who have qualified as primary teachers in the UK cannot return to do their on-the-job training year; and if such a requirement could be waived given the shortage of teachers being experienced at present. [55727/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the pace of growth of the EV fleet in the main vehicle categories; the main barriers to further adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foreign Direct Investment (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance if the EU taxonomy has yet started to influence the pattern of investment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the funding model for housing has evolved since the financial crash; and if finance remains a constraint on reaching the Government’s housing targets. [55847/22]

Science Week: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I will limit myself to one ask which is that we expand Science Week to become Science and Design Week and that we take that approach in the future. I have always believed that design has been a driver of change that we have neglected in Ireland. When I was listening to the Minister in my office I noted he said that we must seek to ensure that science understands the problems of politics and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is quite startling to find that in one year the estimate of emissions from the land use increases by 56%. The projected increase in emissions from existing policy increased by 100%. The volatility of the calculations are scary. Do we really need to just get started in creating an incentive? As I understand it, the cost of draining this 300,000 ha versus the benefit, which we are told...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Could we take a 100 ha farm, which is going to rewet, and put a verification model in place, so that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine could reliably say that it will pay a certain amount and Teagasc will verify that the farm is delivering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: No, I am talking about the people who are volunteering, the farmers who are willing to consider this. Could we do a verification, so that the Department, or even a private sector funder which would be willing to fund some of these carbon-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: How far away is that technology?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: How well are the CAP measures designed to open up this opportunity? I have not studied them closely but I get the impression there are incentives for small adjustments as opposed to recognising an opportunity worth €3,000 per ha. Will the witnesses give an assessment of how well attuned the CAP measures are? Who is rewetting the 100,000 ha currently being rewetted? Is it farmers...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a review of sports capital is underway; if any changes in the format for the next round of funding calls are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56605/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Tánaiste's decision to merge the flexible working and the remote working Bills. I also welcome, in particular, the removal of criminal offences for employers to have a policy, even if they never required having one, the removal of excessive grounds for employers to refuse remote working, the introduction of a code of practice and a worker's right to complain. It shows the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Coming from the dismal science, as they say, economists know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Essentially, the witnesses want to make a business case for more assistance from the Government. Can they provide the committee with the percentage of costs that electricity constitutes in various of their member businesses? I presume a fishmonger in Howth will have a higher...