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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank our guests for the very interesting presentation. I have a few questions. Representatives from every enterprise agency which has appeared before the committee said that sustainability is the key to long-term competitiveness. However, it is simply not scaling. That is the reality. Small businesses are not taking up the offer. Even larger businesses are not taking up the EI and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: Have the witnesses any ideas on scaling up and mainstreaming good ideas like Fáilte Isteach? Presumably there are hundreds of similar communities in which that could have worked, but Mary runs out of road, so to speak, or whatever. Is there any network in any other country that integrates or mainstreams-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12647/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 335. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12646/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline recent allocations to a school (details supplied) for improvements to the buildings; and if she will outline any planned works that she is considering for the school. [12949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building project for a school (details supplied); and the timeline for completion of the project. [13170/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 789. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection where the payment of a qualified adult allowance is under review, if half of the savings of a couple are automatically attributed to the qualified adult, regardless of whose name is on the bank account; and whether in the same way if the savings are in an account in the name of the qualified adult, that person will still...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1107. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether accommodation previously assigned for those seeking temporary protection from Ukraine is becoming available for use for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11787/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in view of the delay in opening the portal for the submission of financial data for the core funding support of childcare, if he will he consider extending the deadline of 23 March 2024. [12521/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1211. To ask the Minister for Health when it is scheduled for Beaumont Hospital to open a new accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11536/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1266. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that many US trained nurses are failing to get permits to practice in Ireland; whether he has received any report on this pattern; and if he plans initiatives that could facilitate such well trained nurses to find a pathway into practice. [11796/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1361. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that people who have become ill and debilitated with long-Covid, contracted while delivering essential services during the pandemic, face the cut-off of their pay continuation scheme at the end of March; and if he can make arrangements to extend this cover. [12288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1444. To ask the Minister for Health if he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12648/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1476. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing mental health services from the present health recruitment embargo; and if a manpower plan for 2024 is close to agreement. [12850/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1504. To ask the Minister for Health whether his Department, where it mistakenly placed an employee on too high a PRSI deduction for a lengthy period, will repay the over-deduction over the full period; if not if the refund will only apply to the four year period for which the Department of Social Protection will make repayments. [13036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a shortage of training places in Dublin for those wishing to do apprenticeships, which is requiring people to train far away from home; and if he plans to roll out more facilities in Dublin to meet the need. [12918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has undertaken an assessment of Ireland's defence vulnerabilities in light of the deteriorating defence situation in Europe. [13260/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (21 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projects which have been funded to date from the Just Transition Fund in County Offaly; their scope and planned impact; the number of applications from the county; and their current status. [13544/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (21 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has reviewed the operation of the Just Transition Fund to date; the lessons which have been learnt; when it is intended to establish a Statutory Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13545/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number, location and capacity of local link transport services; and his plans to grow this service. [13533/24]