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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: That would be welcome.

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: Mankind has always sought to bend nature to its will, but what has changed, of course, is the global industrial scale on which we are now wreaking unintended damage, which is enormous. The way in which we meet our needs for nutrition, travel, shelter and comfort is doing huge damage. It is estimated that we are on course to use more materials in one year than nature can replenish in three,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering supports for the construction of affordable homes for purchase along the lines of the supports recently announced for cost rental. [23561/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank Mr. Molnár for the very interesting presentation. The reality is that no member state wants to see its lights switched off or its industry closed down on the path to net zero. This year we have had to invest in diesel generators to avoid security risks in Ireland. What choices would enhance our security of supply, other than considering some gas storage? How do we minimise the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: Is there a framework we could look at from other countries for how they balance those risks of embedding and getting committed in the long term to fossil fuel infrastructure versus the short-term security it gives?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. At the heart of this are the risks Professor McMullin points out we are facing. It is true, as he says, that globally we do not need more fossil fuel infrastructure or storage, but the lesson of Russia and Ukraine is that the existing availability of such infrastructure can be massively disrupted. On a path to net zero, what are the best options...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: Is that a consensus? Is everyone saying that or are some people saying that and others disputing it?

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this debate and the Minister's assurances. He made important points, the first of which was that this situation was evolving and he had already gained significant flexibilities. The second was that Ireland was not tied into plans or targets developed at a single point in time. That was one of the fears held by people who read the detail of some of these targets. The third point,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have a few fairly basic questions. First, what are the tests that are now going to be applied to prevent companies squirrelling away assets to get them out of the reach of predators? That was a key element. Second, during the 30-day period, apart from the obligation to be paid and for there to be some consultation, are there other rights that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: If it goes to the WRC, it is bound by the 30 days. It does not get beyond the 30 days by bringing a disputed issue elsewhere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: Does anyone know where temporary workers are in the pecking order of creditors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: In their case it would be a contract. It would not be holiday pay. It would just be fulfilling the terms of their contract.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: I can understand the Minister's point about GP card and the drugs refund covering a lot of cases but medical appliances are a different situation. People who do not qualify for a medical card face huge uncertainty in accessing needed medical appliances for certain conditions. If the entire system cannot be reviewed, would it be possible that medical appliances would get some form of a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 7. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his ambition for the development of services from community pharmacists, and the challenges in meeting them. [26596/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: I wish to ask the Minister about the development of community pharmacists. During Covid-19, they played a fantastic role. As the Minister probably knows, they feel very aggrieved about financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, obligations. They also feel there is a potential to develop them. We see GPs under pressure daily. Community pharmacists do seem like a resource...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: From previous replies, I think the Minister indicated a working group in place during Covid had been repurposed to look at taking advantage of low-hanging fruit in a highly-qualified segment of the population that has community confidence. The HSE is approaching this by looking at one column after another, which is going to be very slow and it will be difficult to make progress. Can the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: Can the Minister give me a timeline for when we might see a significant package rather than the drip, drip, drip of individual arenas?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has investigated areas where there are very high concentrations of claimants of jobseeker’s allowance, one-parent family allowance, disability allowance or other indicators of concentrated need; and if she is considering innovations in these areas to break the cycle. [24636/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether he believes there is justification for the introduction of a charge on brown bins - and therefore food and garden waste - by waste collection companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24463/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Accommodation (23 May 2023)

Richard Bruton: 716. To ask the Minister for Health if there are impediments to former nursing homes which are no longer in use being considered for emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24847/23]