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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if arrangements will be made that public transport companies publish route performance data to provide greater transparency to customers covering matters such as passenger numbers, adherence to schedule, capacity and so on. [28738/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether or not between the years 1994 to 2005, adult education officers were classed as teachers or otherwise, the number of hours per week such adult education officers were expected to work during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28732/22]

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the amendment, given the review will be integral if we are to have a successful programme. I again urge that the reporting under this be integrated with the climate reporting, which is overseen by the Department of the Taoiseach. This would give an additional impetus to not only the reporting process but also meeting the targets set out for the reporting. I refer the Minister...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I share the concern in this area and recognise that under any regulatory impact assessment approach, there has to be a reasonable consultation, an assessment of the facts and an opportunity for people to plan and change their method of production. Even so, it seems we have a problem with certain materials being used routinely in the Irish supply chain. Some of them are simply not...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I warmly welcome these changes. The Minister has been very responsive to the discussions we had on Committee Stage. It is important that we recognise that every sector is different and each one needs to start to think fundamentally about the way it does its business. In order to achieve prosperous and competitive enterprises in ten, 15 or 20 years, sectors must start to meet targets. They...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: I acknowledge the changes the Minister is making. In committee we did quite a bit of work on the circular economy and there is no doubt that a lot of the gains of the circular economy will be achieved by rethinking the design of markets, products and services. It is very important that the Minister has acknowledged that. I might have gone a bit further to acknowledge the way we need to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated and spent in 2022 for additional residential services given that the Disability Capacity Review 2032 states that the additional minimum-scenario extra annual funding needed for demography only in 2022 for residential is €60 million, and the demography and unmet need for 2022 needed is €220 million. [28312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there are only 52 extra beds provided in the disability budget for 2022 given that the Disability Capacity Review 2032 states that the additional extra residential beds at a minimum needed for 2022 is 300. [28313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding on the HSE Service Plan 2022 that was sought, allocated and spent to date to match the €80 million minimum requirement based on demography only for 2022 cited in the Disability Capability Review up to 2032. [28314/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding on the HSE Service Plan 2022 that was allocated and spent to match the €350 million requirement based on demography and unmet need for 2022 cited in the Disability Capability Review up to 2032. [28315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Bruton: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to the additional extra housing capital; and the amount that has been spent to date given that the Disability Capacity Review 2032 states that the additional extra housing capital that is required for disability services in 2022 based on demography only is €60 million. [28316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the need for more pet-friendly policies on public transport in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27347/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (31 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider waiving some or all of the fees for students who have switched college courses, given that the experience of remote-learning distorted their ability to make a timely assessment that they were unsuited for their original choice of course. [27348/22]

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this debate. We have made huge progress in apprenticeships in recent years. Back in 2015, there were just 8,000 people in apprenticeships. By 2019, this had risen to 16,000 and today the figure is 23,000. This is a dramatic transformation. Contrary to what the two Deputies now leaving the Chamber have just said, the quality of the apprenticeships is increasingly being...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: At a time when our nearest neighbour is experiencing economic stagnation, it is worth emphasising the importance of good political and economic leadership that has delivered, as of today, 2.5 million people at work. That is an increase of 700,000 since the economic crash and an increase of 150,000 since the onset of Covid. Will the Tánaiste indicate the progress being made on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (26 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 25. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund has informed him of its strategy for 2022 in terms of planned procedures and planned outpatient visits for persons who have been waiting for a long-time; if so, the specialties; the targets for each specialty; the waiting time threshold at which the respective interventions would occur; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (26 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 92. To ask the Minister for Health if the concession of a €14,000 disregard on rental income for social welfare purposes will be extended to a disregard of rental income for the fair deal scheme. [26878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest estimates of the margins per hectare in terms of family farm income generated from the different main forms of farming that is, dairy, beef herds, grain and so on. [26876/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has assessed the value of greenhouse gas savings over a twenty-year timeframe, calculated at the carbon price used in capital project evaluation under the public spending codes of diversification initiatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26875/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Conservation (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am disappointed by the Minister of State's lack of urgency. With regard to EVs, he is saying work is under way to look at the needs of estates that do not have driveways and multiple units that do not have charging points beside their car parking areas. This has been an obvious defect. We have had a grant in place for three years for the councils to put them into lamp poles or onto the...