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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (3 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for extending the number of schools that offer computer science at leaving certificate; the key constraints to rapid expansion; and the steps that are being taken to overcome the obstacles. [5671/22]

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I know this is a very short debate. There is no doubt that this pandemic has been an absolute watershed in our lives. Deputy O'Dowd mentioned some of the ways in which it has set us back on our heels. This is the time to start to take stock of what we have learned from this. One of the positives is the extraordinary way in which our export companies have helped us through this. We have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the proposed housing delivery by each local authority in each of the years 2022 to 2026 by categories (details supplied) [5222/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (2 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the trend in applications for visas, naturalisation and so on over the past five years; the trend in staff allocated to the work; the data that is tracked in relation to the build-up in arrears of applications or the duration which it takes to issue applications or to schedule necessary appointments; and if she...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I will let Deputy Stanton go first since he is there.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Minister. I ask him to convey our congratulations to Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the LEOs. The numbers are truly astounding looking at the decade. In 2011, we had 300,000 people working in Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland companies and now we have 500,000. It is an extraordinary expansion in our export base. Most of them are very innovative and enterprising...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is important that we have to go back to the outdated leaving certificate this year. While I accept it is very hard to deliver a fair system when one does not have a consistently applied source to standardise teachers' assessment results, we must learn from this experience and embed within the two years of the senior cycle credible projects in order that continuous assessment can occur...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fisheries (Commercial Fishing Licences) (Alteration of Duties and Fees) Order 2022: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communictions (1 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister for his attendance. It is a pleasure to see him. I have a few questions about the conservation status of stock. He indicated that it is under considerable stress. Some rivers are entirely closed because of a lack of stock. Can the Minister give us a picture of the salmon stock status and the direction of progress? Is it getting worse? Are more rivers being closed?...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (1 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her strategy for integrating digital technology into teaching and learning in Ireland; and the structures that are in place to oversee the rapid adoption of same. [4619/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Richard Bruton: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the arrangements for the 2022 leaving certificate; and if planning is now being put in place to integrate modules of continuous assessment into the programme of those that will sit the exam in 2023. [4618/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (27 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the situation in Afghanistan in terms of the humanitarian crisis and the evacuation of persons at risk. [3859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (27 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the actions of the United Nations Security Council in respect of the military coup in Myanmar. [3860/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Agreements (27 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: 129. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the new initiatives that are anticipated within the European Union as tension mounts in many sectors globally. [3861/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am sure that the Taoiseach will welcome both the publication of the Bill on the right to remote working and the launch of an app that highlights 177 co-working hubs across the country, with 236 meeting rooms. Will the public service take a lead in adopting flexible protocols for the use of that right to remote working and for integrating with those regional hubs in order that we get a good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: I would not like people listening to get the impression that we all see multinational companies in the way they have been portrayed by some speakers - as though they are secretive, trying to wreck our power system, undermine small businesses and so on. That is a false portrayal of the contribution multinational companies are making to our development. Will Mr. Shanahan give us an idea of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome Mr. Shanahan and his team. I wish to say how much we congratulate and appreciate the team's work throughout the world. The achievement of 129,000 extra jobs in the past decade, going from 146,000 to 275,000 employed in IDA companies, is truly remarkable. Also remarkable is the fact that the IDA has increased the number of projects per year by 100. It has achieved a regional...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: There are approximately 70,000 vacant homes which could be the target of public policy. Remarkably, 12.5% of those homes in Waterford have been put back into use. In most counties, the figure is around 1%. Good practice in local authorities makes a difference. Can the Minister give momentum to that? Will he extend, for example, the repair and leasing scheme to cost-rental homes, in other...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this debate. People have been alarmed by the death of Ashling Murphy. The serious realisation that violence against women is an endemic and serious problem in this country has dawned on us all. For most men, we react with anger, guilt and confusion to this because there is a chilling realisation that at the heart of the violence women are suffering is an attempt by men to abuse...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Richard Bruton: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the details of the new initiatives for affordable purchase will be completed; and when these schemes will open for applications. [3345/22]