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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the insights that have been gleaned from the new data reporting on insurance claims; and if he has identified scope for adding new actions to the insurance plan based on this information. [9459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered the inclusion of standalone grants for windows and doors, which does not seem to be supported as part of a deep retrofit. [9549/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the low-interest loans and the one-stop shop are intended to support all energy upgrades or only those deep retrofits designed to get to a B2 BER rating. [9550/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to extend DEIS status to new schools; if so, the scale of the planned extension; and the manner in which new schools will be chosen. [9256/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has assessed the disadvantage status of a school (details supplied) which was one of the schools selected from among those not in the DEIS scheme for inclusion in the expansion of the free school meals; and if the school was close to being placed on the same scale as schools which now have disadvantaged status. [9257/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the uptake of computer science as a leaving certificate option in as many schools as possible; if there is a team working on developing requirements in terms of equipment and the upskilling of staff needed to deliver same; the extent to which Ireland’s base of leading-edge information and communications technology...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s approach to discussion at the Workplace Relations Commission on the pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider changing the law in order that young persons attending school at senior cycle can retain the entitlement to child benefit until the end of the school year instead of withdrawing it on reaching the age of 18 years of age at a time when they cannot qualify for other support and costs are not reduced in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 678. To ask the Minister for Health if contracted paramedics from outside the HSE who worked on the hospital wards and were exposed to the same daily risk as hospital staff will be entitled to the €1,000 pandemic payment. [9142/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if an antigen test confirming that a person had Covid-19 can be used to obtain a recovery certificate recognised for EU travel purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9815/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank Mr. Regan for his presentation. One of the areas that interests me is what Mr. Regan had to say about consumer protection. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities was before the committee last week and we discovered that of the 72,000 premises that now have smart meters only 44,000 of those have been offered the opportunity to switch to cheaper off-peak or renewable electricity....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: Could the officials seek to include a requirement that when a customer makes contact about switching they get a rapid response? At the weekend it emerged that half the calls made to some banks are abandoned because no one answers. Could legislation like this make it a requirement that companies report on their responses to calls and have a minimum requirement that customers can contact them...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: Much as I respect my fellow county man, Deputy O'Rourke, there is a strong smell of cynicism when I hear Sinn Féin saying that this measure fails the equity test. It meets the equity test on two very strong standards. It provides free retrofitting for all the families who live in local authority homes, the low paid at work, carers, people on disability allowance with young children,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (17 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the make-up of the tool kit for participants in town centre first initiatives; if it will include easy access to the relevant schemes of other Departments such as sustainable energy communities, sports capital grants, connected hubs and business improvement districts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8533/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (17 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new rapidly growing neighbourhoods developing around cities will be eligible for the town centre first initiative; if they will require a different toolkit from that appropriate to well-established towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work to date in the three pilot community safety areas; the indicators that are being used to establish the success of the approach; if there are early findings; and when the lessons and approaches introduced will be seen more widely. [8538/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (17 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 150. 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 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 across...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Staunton very much indeed. First, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Mr. Clancy on his appointment at Enterprise Ireland. I know he has a difficult act to follow but I have no doubt that he will make a great job of it. I congratulate Ms Julie Sinnamon on her tenure, which was an exceptional period. I have a few questions on which I would be interested to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: Yes, I am happy with that. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am delighted to hear the regional enterprise strategies, which I introduced when Minister, have had a positive impact. There was scepticism about the initiative at that time, but it has proved its value. In the years ahead, it will show that we can consolidate regional development on the basis of strong enterprise. I note from the LEO returns that they had a fantastic year, but...