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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the exact details of the way the domestic vaccination pass for travel from 19 July 2021 can be obtained by prospective travellers; when public notices will be issued in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37890/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (13 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a delay in concluding reviews of civil service pensions as in the case of a person (details supplied) for which the review commenced at the end of 2020 but has not yet concluded. [37894/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the recent fires such as that on Howth Hill requires any rethinking of protection measures or the provision of resources to contain such instances when they occur. [37896/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: I thank our guests for those fantastic presentations. The question I am interested in was also raised by Dr. Caulfield. If it is true that 20 cars are idle for every one that is moving, there is a massive gain to be had if we can develop a shared vehicle model. I am just trying to get an understanding of how we can radically shift that. That seems to be the easiest thing we could do....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: Are employer-led schemes the way to go if that is one of the key uses? How do we cut into this and get rid of some of those 15 cars?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the local authorities that have applied for funding to the SEAI to roll-out electric vehicle chargers; the number for which they have applied; and the number which have been installed and the grant paid in tabular form. [36936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fast chargers and their capacity put in place by the ESB; and the progress that it has made in installing new electric vehicle chargers under the support scheme from the Climate Action Fund. [36937/21]

Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister of State for bringing forward the Bill so promptly. I know this idea has had a long history and was strongly resisted within the Department over many years. It is a credit to the Minister of State and the Government at large that this was pushed through because we have long seen in Ireland a very expensive and inaccessible system of examinership that has not facilitated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (7 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the disruption which has occurred to the issuing of a certification of birth, PPS numbers and so on, for newly born children; the steps that are being taken to resolve the issues; and the provision that is being made in cases in which such certification is urgently needed. [36640/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: I thank both ICTU and Retail Excellence for their presentations. What strikes me is that we are seeing the dilemma evident in the two presentations in that people are looking at the same set of circumstances through different ends of the binoculars. What I would be interested to know from both sides is what our committee can do to help get this strategy off the ground because we need a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: I want to return to my original questions, which could only be partially answered. There seems to be a consensus between both sides that we need a strategy and that the five pillars of this revolve around transition problems, pay, conditions, education and training, location, planning, flexibility and support from councils, digital transformation and the circular economy. Those five pillars...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: My other question was whether there is now a consensus between the two sides here such that they could go to the Minister to say a strategy needs to developed under five pillars: transition problems, pay conditions and training, location planning and support from local authorities, digital transformation online and so on, and the circular economy. Those are issues on which everyone is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: At this point, we have completed a series of pilots, which to my knowledge have generated no Covid cases, at sporting events, entertainment events and so on. The last of the pilot events is occurring this week. Are we now in a position to make decisions about a more permanent approach to these open-air events, where it would appear people can safely assemble, having had tests or having been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 61. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in after-school care that are supported by schemes operated by his Department; and the distribution of these children between community facilities, private facilities, and public facilities such as schools. [36204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 63. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made in developing the concept of a childcare development agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36205/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of work by his Department in providing research and analysis support to the expert group on future skills needs in respect to the future needs of each of the highly successful biopharma, med tech, information and communications technology and food tech manufacturing sectors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address and manage the digital transformation of Ireland’s manufacturing sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rules governing restricted access to pension funds until age 75 years even in the face of serious illness will be reviewed as part of the proposed Commission on Taxation and Welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36237/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a delay in issuing PPSNs to new born babies as in a case of a child (details supplied); and if cases will be fast tracked in cases in which there is a need to obtain a passport for essential travel. [35905/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the job activation measures being considered by her Department in order to facilitate persons going back to work; the work she is focussing on to optimise the opportunity to transition persons from a position of unemployment over to the highly successful biopharma, medtech, information and communications technology and...