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

Richard Bruton: I welcome the opportunity to raise this matter. There was a debate on it in the immediate aftermath of the great surge in prices. I expected that there was going to be a set of proposals from the Government to help people to respond quickly to the challenges they faced. I will point towards a number of things that could be done immediately. I would like to see the Minister of State,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Quality (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the merit of requiring persons to switch-off the engines of their vehicles when queuing in areas in which there are problems with air quality. [26563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special schools have a high take-up of summer programmes; and if steps can be taken to encourage a higher take-up given that these children are those most likely to benefit from such a programme and are likely to regress if they do not attend, even if some home tuition is provided. [26811/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has undertaken a review of the manner in which schools with religious patrons have delivered on the obligations to children for whom it has been indicated that they do not wish to participate in religious arrangements; and if she is considering issuing guidelines on the matter. [26888/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to initiate a programme of transfer of patronage at second level in areas in which there is substantial demand for non-denominational patronage, but no schools are serving that need. [26889/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the authority, the budget and the mandate of the facilitators who seek to achieve the transfer of patronage in eight pilot areas; if their new role has taken learnings from the previous initiative by the education and training boards which have had limited success; the form that the consultation with parents will take in the eight areas; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentations. Our job is to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme. Correct me if I am wrong, but I did not hear any specific recommendations from anyone on changes to the proposed Bill that we ought to be considering. I ask our guests to indicate what changes they think we should consider. The bigger issue that concerns us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: There are two questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: In a nutshell, what is the Alliance for Insurance Reform looking to change?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Does Insurance Ireland broadly agree with those changes being recommended to the committee? Can we get to the bottom of what makes Ireland a difficult market in which those in the industry say they are being crucified?

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Like other Members, I am delighted to have the opportunity to say a few words on this important issue. The killings of Shireen Abu Akleh, Lyra McKee, Pierre Zakrzewski and many others remind us just how important journalism is to the freedoms that we are fortunate enough to have in our society. The safety of journalists is one of the cornerstones of freedom of expression. The killings of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that her Department is taking, including legislative action to break the link between gangland criminals and children they try to recruit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that is being made in implementing the plan Supporting a Victim's Journey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of respondents nationally to the call by the Land Development Agency for projects under Project Tosaigh; the number of respondents for same in Dublin; the aggregate potential in terms of homes; the approach that the LDA proposes to take in selecting sites on which to deliver homes at an affordable price....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the undertaking made by each local authority to the development affordable homes for purchase in each of the coming years for which he has sought a commitment. [25949/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which admission to special schools will be determined (details supplied); if she will reassure parents that children will not lose out during this transition required by the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategy that is in place to support young persons who were abused in secondary boarding schools; and if recent recognition by religious orders of abuse will result in additional supports or steps to be taken by her Department. [25799/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the aggregate capacity of secondary schools in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf catchment area; and the extent to which it exceeds current enrolment. [26174/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area which are mixed and non-denominational; and the capacity of each school. [26175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the existing pattern of children entering or leaving the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area for secondary schooling. [26176/22]