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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has assessed the adequacy of manpower policies for the tourism sector. [32200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has undertaken work on a circular economy strategy for the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm that all of the retail electricity suppliers are participating in the schemes whereby surplus renewable energy is purchased from customers with small scale generation of their own. [32032/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of a new primary school (details supplied) that is temporarily accommodated in prefabs in Sutton; and if the school will occupy classrooms at the new location from September rather than prefabs. [31820/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 619. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the items that will be included in the free book selection for pupils enrolling in primary school for the first time; and the estimated value of same per pupil. [31817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any progress in shortening the delays in renewal of visas; if she has any system for fast-tracking applications where an important family event requires travel arrangements to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32291/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the key performance indicators reported to him in respect of the child and adult mental health service; and his views on the throughput of patients, the level of the services delivered and the pattern of discharges. [31819/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I have two brief questions. First, I commend the Minister on his efforts to get a deal. How does he estimate the impact in percentage terms on pay of the existing concessions he has provided - VAT, excise, transport, fuel scheme and medication - to give us an idea of how that is relieving pressure on families? Second, how does he factor in the fact that we all cannot be compensated for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has considered the need to front-load public investments in areas including health, education and transport if compact development is to be a success. [31241/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: One of our key challenges as we try to take a more sustainable approach is to build compact communities, which will bring less travel in cars and require fewer parking places, lead to more sustainable public transport and allow us to right-size buildings more easily. In many areas in constituencies such as mine, however, and I am sure in that of the Minister of State's constituency in Cork,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Will the Minister consider that he has responsibility not just for the cash spent but also for the overall coherence of the investment? If our goal is sustainable communities, it is not adequate that the Department of Education, for example, will typically not build a school until ten years after children have been there, following many years in prefabricated buildings. Similarly, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: The Land Development Agency now has 56 ha, most of which is located well outside the city boundaries and does not have established facilities, schools and so on. Surely the Minister recognises that if we are to develop that land into sustainable communities, the Department of Education will have to change its policy whereby it will not build until five or ten years after the need has been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest appraisal of the reliability of corporation tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31244/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Process (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the prospects for the forthcoming Budget will be impacted by the international turmoil currently being experienced and higher energy and interest costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31243/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sustainability measures that he applies to guide public procurement. [31242/22]

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am grateful for the opportunity to address this. These annual transition statements, as an exercise in assessing the impact of policy, comprise a very poor instrument. I know it is a legacy from the previous legislation but it is dealing with the matter too late. In the middle of 2022, we are dealing with figures from 2019. When trying to look to the road ahead, looking so far out the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Offshore Renewable Industry Forum and Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I than the witnesses for their presentation. I think this is a really exciting opportunity. It is important to say that the renewable ambition in Ireland is extremely high. For an electricity generation system that is as isolated and as small as ours is, it is a remarkably-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Offshore Renewable Industry Forum and Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: To clarify, who is on this task force that the witnesses are suggesting needs representatives from the industry? Is this an internal cross-Government group or does it have a lot of outside sectoral players? One of the central concerns seems to be that some of the knowledge within the sector is not being brought to bear on those framing the policy. My second question is for my own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Offshore Renewable Industry Forum and Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: -----walls, compared to the various auctions that are run. There is no compromise for the State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Offshore Renewable Industry Forum and Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: Would anyone like to deal with the regional question?