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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: I will be brief and will not spend much time thanking people. Given Dr. Torney's point about the embedded prejudice around change in public bodies, which is very valid, how can the Minister effectively deliver the climate budget, for example, whatever is given to the transport sector? The Minister is the head of the pile but how does one get it done? Dr. Torney seems to be suggesting...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: Chonaiceamar radharc uafásach an tseachtain seo caite ar shráideanna Bhaile Átha Cliath. We were all appalled by the scenes on the streets in Dublin last weekend and the violent disorder targeted at the Garda, which has served us so well in this very difficult pandemic. It showed total disregard for the more than 4,000 people who have lost their lives. How can we prevent a...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Land Development Agency Bill. There is a great deal of cynical opposition to this Bill in the House, however. Sinn Féin's housing policy offers simplistic solutions. When those solutions do not emerge, it blames conspiracies or looks for people to blame, whether it be bankers or developers or whoever. The reality is that Sinn Féin's policy involves blocking...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has studied the proposals in a report (details supplied) for the support mechanism for postal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme is being denied to dog training, grooming and day care businesses on the grounds that they could have remained open, which would be entirely out of step with the provisions of level 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11954/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are limits on the amount of sick leave a public servant can take; the provisions available to a person who is suffering repeated bouts of illness; and whether annual leave entitlement can be affected. [11673/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 251. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the submissions which he has received on the review of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will classify them into the key categories. [12040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those doing a private masters course to enter primary teaching face the cost of specialist immersive courses in Irish but do not qualify for the support available to those in other colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11874/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allocating additional resources to acutely disadvantaged schools which could be used flexibly to address their requirements to enable the gap to be closed given the reduction in class size at primary level in recent years and the fact that the increment of additional resources available to DEIS band 1 schools has reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if new directives are being considered on mask wearing or other safety precautions in the context of the reopening of schools. [11436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools are choosing to hold a mock leaving certificate examination as soon as students return while others are not; if guidelines have been issued on the way such mock exams should be used in arriving at predictive grades; her views on the potential for such an exam to be an unfair...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the shortening of the Easter school break has been considered in the context of the discussions on the return to education. [12083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 886. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate to relax further the visiting opportunities for residents of nursing homes who have been isolated for a long time given the Covid-19 vaccination programme in nursing homes has been completed; and if he will consider the merit in considering the vaccination of one visitor per resident to make visiting nursing homes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 978. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report undertaken on the impact of hospital car park charges on those undertaking a sustained level of treatment; his views on policies which put a cap on such charges for patients; and his further views on whether a national protocol could be developed to address same. [11997/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 979. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has issued guidance on discretionary medical cards in respect of providing temporary cover during periods of intense care, such as for cancer patients in order that the stress of medical bills would be relieved for a period. [11998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Debt Collection (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: 980. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals have protocols in place governing the activity of debt collectors pursuing outstanding medical bills in order that there would be reasonable practices respecting the stress that some patients are under. [11999/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I commend the Government on making good progress on the vaccines. Some 45% getting a first dose by the end of April, 60% by the end of May and 80% by the end of June is very satisfactory. My question is on those under the age of 16, for whom no vaccine is approved. Yesterday, we saw the death from Covid of a person aged 16. I know there is no approved vaccine for this cohort but has the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the phased reopening of schools will give priority to children with special needs in mainstream classes who have been particularly impacted by the move to online alternatives. [10693/21]

New Decade, New Approach Agreement: Statements (24 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this debate because it comes at a difficult time. As we have seen in recent weeks, tensions are high in the aftermath of Brexit. We should view Brexit not as a trap to try to confront the constitutional issue, which is so divisive in Northern Ireland, but as an opportunity to show that we can offer a practical partnership in helping people in Northern Ireland to confront some of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a member of a religious order who has been posted to the UK can get a fresh Irish driver licence to present to the UK authorities in a situation in which his or her existing licence was extended during Covid-19 but has now expired given such options are not catered for on the website. [9948/21]