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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Should we not anticipate that? It seems to me a positive thing. For example, if the financial services ombudsman had the ability to take class actions, it would have made life a good deal simpler for consumers over the past few years. Can we accelerate the consideration of that? One of the benefits of this legislation might be seeing such actions. Similarly, the regulator has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Are there any lessons as to how the Netherlands applied it in terms of the things we are discussing, such as opt-ins and opt-outs and other regulators taking advantage of this class action to strengthen their armouries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am wondering if there is any evidence of the elements of its success in terms of the things that we can alter, such as opt-ins or anticipating our regulators becoming party to this. I refer here to the regulators of financial services, telephone services and energy services. These are regulators that do not have this power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Could Ms McGrath also respond on why we are choosing to opt in if the Dutch have had opt-out and it has been successful? Opting out obviously means that there are more people in from the start and that people have to make an active decision to leave. As a result, the entity is in a stronger position than in an opt-in situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase cybersecurity defence in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33667/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recruitment options that he is considering to attract more individuals towards joining the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for NCT appointments in various parts of the country; the plans to clear the backlog; and if he is considering extending the life of existing certificates as a way to take pressure off the system. [33679/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government it is intended that councils will maintain standing waiting lists for affordable housing; if not, if priority for early applications will only apply after the advertisement of each new scheme. [34101/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if affordable homes that are developed by the Land Development Agency will be allocated under the council priority scheme applied to the council’s own affordable homes; and if it is intended that all Land Development Agency affordable homes for sale will be sold under a shared equity model. [34102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timelines for the Electoral Commission to be established; and the timelines for it to carry out the Dáil constituency boundary review, to report its findings to Dáil Éireann and to legislate for the new boundaries. [34297/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the policy of refusing to allow persons setting up as self-employed under a franchise qualify for short-term enterprise allowance; and if such persons will instead be allowed the opportunity to demonstrate independently the viability of their initiative. [34372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 756. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the infrastructure put in place to date to address long-Covid; if he has assessed the level of regional response that will be needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33677/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 771. To ask the Minister for Health the target response times for ambulances in Dublin; if he receives a regular report of performance against these; and his views on recent difficulties experienced in meeting these targets. [33712/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 895. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in mental health funding in each of the past five years; the increase in front-line staff who have been put in place; and his vision for the sector in the coming years. [34417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 923. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been much wastage or resale of items procured during the Covid emergency; if so, the types of items involved, that is, protective gear, medication, beds and equipment; the way these items are being stored or disposed of; and whether there has been a review of the procurement approach for future learnings. [34497/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I have a couple of questions. I will start with one about climate. I understand the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is at the heart of negotiating with the other Departments and sectors regarding what should be in their targets. How is it doing that? What are the criteria? Is it cost per tonne abated, which is in the marginal abatement cost curves, MACCs, we see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Will Ms Egan be more specific? What is the upper end of the cost per tonne of abating in the sectors the Department is looking at? What are we talking about? Is it €1,000 per tonne in the period to 2030 or less? What sort of range are we in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is important we see the basis of choices that are being made. I will ask specifically about carbon farming. We will hear from Ms Egan later on this, but if it is case we are running to €1,000 per tonne in some of the other sectors where we need to abate carbon, is the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine looking at measures that would see some of that extraordinary high...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Are we not a little foolish to wait for Europe? Generally, agriculture may be 3% or 4% of Europe's emissions. For us, it is approximately 40% of the non-emissions trading system, ETS, which is the stuff we have to take responsibility for. We are in a completely different environment than most of Europe. The way Europe has treated the issue of methane has not been helpful to farming like...