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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors which he believes are most vulnerable in the face of the explosion in the cost of oil and gas. [18474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline how secure Irish energy systems are. [18485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that he is contemplating which might strengthen Irish resilience in the face of explosion in the cost of oil and gas. [18484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Clean Air Strategy; and if it is planned to increase the monitoring of air quality under the strategy. [18568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance if a recent move has been made to apply VAT to candles; if any relief can be made for candles used in religious rites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18576/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the data that his Department holds on the estimated number of outstanding planning permissions for new houses or apartments which have been granted in each local authority area; the way in which these compare to the projected housing need for the respective local authority areas; and the way in which this data is factored...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of proposals from each of the local authorities and from the Land Development Agency for housing developments, either social or affordable homes, that are awaiting approval from his Department; the aggregate number of homes involved; and the average turnaround time for approvals. [18518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered whether a maintenance recovery unit could remove the need for repeated Family Court hearings and ensure that social welfare evaluation of the means of single parents would be more fairly assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the fuel allowance in order that the presence of a person receiving community employment payments after a period of long-term unemployment would not serve to disqualify a pensioner who would otherwise qualify for the scheme. [18582/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used in the early assessment of the special needs of a child under the new system of triaging children operated by the HSE; and if the form of assessment is sufficient to determine access to early intervention classes.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used in early assessment of the special needs of a child under the new system of triaging children operated by the HSE; and if the form of assessment is sufficient to determine access to early intervention classes. [18622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 248. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme is being extended to persons whose marriages have broken down as well as to first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration Certificate (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received a report from the HSE in respect of the backlog in making appointments for marriage notification which have to take place three months in advance; and if she plans to modify the legal obligation or make other changes to tackle this serious problem. [18203/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses very much for the presentation and for the work that has gone into getting this scheme up and running. I would like to pursue the Chairman's question a bit further. What spread do we need in terms of the number of one-stop shops to be able to say that they have a nationwide launch and people can go to somewhere within a reasonable distance? Specifically, at the time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I had a few things in mind and I wonder if they have been clarified yet. One is what the interest rate will be on the low-interest loan. I saw different numbers suggested. Second, what is the SEAI's estimate of the number of attic and cavity homes which have not yet reached an acceptable standard and could be supported by the 80% grant? That is certainly low-hanging fruit in terms of...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate. We face three interlocking crises at the moment, that is, an energy crisis, a climate crisis and a refugee crisis. We need a resilient strategy and we need it now. It is important that we start to bend our minds in this Oireachtas, using the best minds from across this Chamber, to how to do that. There are plenty of pillars on which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Investigations (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering providing environmental health officers with additional powers in order that they could more effectively address environmental hazards created by blockages on combined household drains, which can only be resolved if all those households served by the blocked drain share in the effort to resolve the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received a report from An Garda Síochána on the Garda initiative to improve security in Dublin city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17121/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider a special naturalisation process with lower fees for citizens of other countries who have lived a substantial part of their lives in Ireland and plan to continue to do so. [17235/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions that have been imposed on section 39 organisations delivering community care before restoration of FEMPI pay cuts can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17175/22]