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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (22 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Myanmar; and the initiatives that are being taken by the international community to restore human rights. [57742/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (22 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57305/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am a bit confused. Last week, we were told rewetting wetlands was very uncertain, with estimates from 1 tonne to 10 tonnes. As a result, they struggled with carbon farming development but this week, we are hearing one speaker say that rewetting may have no impact while other speakers say it has major potential. As a result, I am a bit confused. Did I misread the intent of the different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Is there capacity to identify a plot of land and say what carbon dividend it might yield? We were told last week that that could not be done because two years later, we might find it amounted to only one tenth of what we were originally committing to supporting on the farm. We were told this issue of great uncertainty faced a carbon farming regime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: The Central Statistics Office, CSO, has published figures that show 50,000 extra people have been employed in the ICT sector in the past four years, which is a truly staggering increase in the sector. The announcements made in recent days are a timely warning that we cannot take these jobs for granted. Do we have a sufficient spread in the ICT sector? Are some segments of the sector,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Some answers to my question remain outstanding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Does Ms Fitzpatrick have numbers? How many apprenticeships are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Is that number small for a sector with 166,000 employees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: I would like to raise another issue. Mr. Travers outlined that data centres are driving much of the dynamism in this sector. If one listened to the commentary, one would think that data centres were the cause of all our energy and climate challenges. It is important to hear from our guests what the role of data centres is. Long term, we have a great opportunity in respect of offshore...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Maybe the representative from Technology Ireland could comment on the other two issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: The call is to press innovation in this sphere. There is a huge opportunity for all the witnesses. Maybe Ireland is behind the pace.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: Like other speakers, I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Ryan, on his achievement. Multilateral discussion and negotiation is vital for progress in this area because otherwise we have beggar-your-neighbour policies, and that would bring us all down together. Mobilising countries to make these commitments is a difficult task because we even hear the free-rider argument being advanced here in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (29 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are being taken to reduce child poverty; the impact of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58935/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (29 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will indicate the trends in the number seeking jobseeker payments; the number who are being facilitated into pathways of training and work experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58934/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of an employment regulation order for security workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58831/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (29 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has feedback on the number of applications online to complete application for the public services card that result in failure; the number of follow-up calls which are not reached within a reasonable period; and if steps can be taken to make this process simpler for people. [59028/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 46. To ask the Taoiseach if a list will be provided of all schemes and programmes under the remit of his Department for which a means test applies. [59664/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a list will be provided of all schemes and programmes under the remit of his Department for which a means test applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59654/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a list will be provided of all schemes and programmes under the remit of his Department for which a means test applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Richard Bruton: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if a list will be provided of all schemes and programmes under the remit of his Department for which a means test applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59655/22]