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Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is impossible for us to fully understand the loss, grief, courage and defiance of the Ukrainian people. We can only stand in solidarity and stretch out the hand of friendship. It is a tribute to the Irish people that, up and down the country, that is being done. The stresses that is creating have been highlighted but the Government has responded quickly and with compassion to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (30 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department offers support or advice to the residents of a multi-unit development built in 2008 that experience structural deficits in the building in cases in which the original developer company has been wound up leaving residents facing a substantial expense to resolve; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: Will mediation become almost a new route potentially undermining the quantum of damages approach? Will it serve to see an upward drift? Will it be a bit like litigation-lite?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Maher and his staff on bringing forward the Bill. It is important that PIAB becomes more mainstream. As was outlined, cases are settled in half the time and at one-twentieth of the legal costs of other routes. I read reports in yesterday's newspapers that the number of cases being accepted in the PIAB process fell recently from over 50%...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way that the new policy approach for areas of severe disadvantage, which are suffering the ravages of drug dealing, has been progressing to date; the indicators that are being used to establish the success of the approach; if there are any early findings; and the further initiatives that are planned in her Department or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the next steps following the closing of the date for submissions on the strategy for gender-based violence. [16083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many district heating projects are charged as commercial connections resulting in higher charges to householders than if they had individual connections; and if he is considering regulatory changes to address this in order that the potential of district heating can be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the help-to-buy scheme to the purchase of existing homes in certain circumstances. [15831/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance if he receives regular reports on the speed of processing tax claims by the Revenue Commissioners and on the number of phone calls to their network which fail to be answered; if his attention has been drawn to problems in these respects in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16004/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the categories under which additional support will be made available to schools enrolling pupils from Ukraine; the criteria in each case for triggering additional allocation for example of books, meals, language support, resource teaching, SNA support and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if new recruitment is underway to provide support teams to work with incoming refugees from Ukraine; the categories being recruited; and if they will be recruited into standard grades within the public service or in some other manner. [15880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if new recruitment is underway in bodies which fall under the remit of her Department to provide support teams to work with incoming refugees from Ukraine; the categories being recruited; and if they will be recruited into standard grades within the public service or in some other manner. [15881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a recently naturalised Irish citizen is permitted to apply for citizenship elsewhere without jeopardising their Irish citizenship. [16137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 676. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the meetings which have taken place to date to design a scheme through which the properties of persons in nursing homes with support under the fair deal scheme could be incentivised to be made available for rent; if rules have been developed to ensure that older persons do not come under unfair pressure if such changes were made; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 717. To ask the Minister for Health if initiatives are being taken to extend the hours of operation of diagnostic facilities in hospitals in order to cope with the post-Covid-19 surge in needs. [16364/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Challenges: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the witnesses for the presentations, which were fascinating and go to the heart of many of the challenges we are facing. My first question is to the CRU. At the previous hearings, we heard quite trenchant criticism that the market signals now being provided were not allowing us to develop battery storage, demand management approaches, incentivisation of better use of data centres...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 23. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if county childcare committees can play a more active role in promoting action which meets gaps in early childhood services. [15367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 34. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the closure of childcare providers which is creating a situation in which some children do not have a place in a childcare facility. [15366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role of Ireland in tackling the future challenges for the European Union in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine. [15365/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Richard Bruton: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role of Ireland in supporting efforts to end the war in Ukraine. [15364/22]