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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the details of those companies who are obligated entities in terms of energy savings; the extent of the obligation in each case; the opportunities for charitable bodies to seek support from such bodies to improve their energy consumption; and whether each entity has published contact details for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether public service bodies who have outreach services delivered by employees using their personal cars are obliged to count the carbon impact of these journeys in their carbon impact; whether there are initiatives in place to facilitate the switch of this necessary mileage to electric vehicles; if there is a role for a centralised...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the value of the thresholds set out for tax relief on pensions; and if he will consider adjusting them, in view of the substantial inflation since they were set almost ten years ago. [41437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether it is possible to set up a trust for a person with a severe disability, without undermining their eligibility for disability allowance, which normally assesses a nominal weekly means to all capital exceeding €50,000. [41173/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the reports of elevated death rates; and whether any research is being undertaken to evaluate underlying factors. [41033/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the reports of elevated death rates; and whether any research is being undertaken to evaluate underlying factors. [41165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 564. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE has started to recruit to the position of physician associates; whether the extent of the responsibility of such posts have been defined: and whether there is a need for registration and regulation of such posts by an appropriate body to ensure that they only work within their area of established qualifications. [41276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 628. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has calculated a multiplier for the knock-on value within the community of the different schemes under which she allocates funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41309/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 629. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has analysed trends in remote working as the economy has fully reopened again; and if there are areas of initiative to help embed this as a pattern to bring new activity to rural Ireland. [41310/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: This week the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment heard that sustainability is key to the long-term competitiveness of the food sector, which is not surprising. However, Enterprise Ireland and local enterprise offices, LEOs, report that only one in seven enterprises have taken up any of the Green Offer schemes. At the same time, we have deep supply chain problems in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the progress being made in reforming the operation of the United Nations. [41750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Energy Security Review. [41746/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider extending the approach used for oversight of the Climate Action Plan to the complementary strategies for the circular economy and biodiversity. [41747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the name of organisations who have been approved for one stop shop services for retrofitting homes; the expected number of upgrades which is expected to be able to complete per year when fully operational, and if the level of national coverage has yet been achieved. [41985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the latest position in relation to the proposed loan for retrofitting being developed with the EIB; whether it is intended that this will only be available for works above a certain threshold, or achieving a certain standard of BER; the likely maximum term of the loan and the prospective interest rate range which will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of solar panel installations which are now selling surplus power back to the grid, distinguishing household suppliers, farm or business suppliers; if he has conducted a survey of the price being earned per kilowatt hour, and if he will indicate how he expects this practice to evolve in the coming years....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to alter any of the conditions or the grant payments available from SEAI for different elements of retrofitting for the coming year, based on evolving take-up of the various schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41988/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if the full value of help to buy support combined with equity support, through either first homes or a local authority's affordable purchase, continues to be constrained by ceilings on permitted ratios to valuation; if he has considered easing this constraint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the help to buy tax relief for affordable purchase beyond new homes; if he has plans to extend the availability of this scheme beyond 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41984/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a shortage of places in primary schools that teach through the medium of Irish in the Clontarf, Killester and Raheny catchment area; if she has any plans to increase the availability of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41972/23]