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Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 737. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending long-term illness cover to HCU, that is, homocystinuria. [6469/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 748. To ask the Minister for Health the items in the general practitioner vaccination contract over and above that which nurses do for less than a quarter of the hourly rate of doctors. [6498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccination category Dublin Fire Brigade paramedics are in; and when vaccinations are likely to be scheduled. [6524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if there are guidelines for the type of masks which ought to be used in different settings; and if the possibility of the design of masks with a see-through panel would have advantages in allowing a more congenial form of protection. [6576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (10 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1035. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current applications of alcohol-based hand sanitiser to the pesticide control division for biocidal product registration awaiting approval by date of application. [7386/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the ESB (9 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I thank Mr. O'Rourke for his service. I should say I appointed him to be chair of Enterprise Ireland, where he did a fantastic job. I just wish to acknowledge that. I believe he is really well suited to the challenge we are taking on here. I have just a few questions. We have seen our ambition for renewables on our grid go from 55% to 70% now. As we enhance our ambition, what will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I thank the chairman designate for being willing to take on this task. Few could be better qualified than he is, and in his opening remarks Mr. Byrne displays a real passion for the job. I am delighted to learn that Mr. Byrne is assembling a new team and a new strategy. The scale of the challenge is vastly greater than those in which the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has been...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: The Ceann Comhairle will remember the old Joni Mitchell song, Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone ... That is certainly true of the case of childcare where we realised during the restrictions that have been imposed in Covid just how important childcare, early childhood education and support are. I refer to the social interaction but also the...

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

Richard Bruton: I thank the national immunisation advisory committee for its really important advice on vaccinations. Data from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, last week demonstrate that successfully reaching people aged over 65 would stop 93% of deaths that have occurred from Covid-19, whereas reaching those with underlying conditions would stop 87% of people having to enter intensive care units. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for the substitution of teachers who are within vulnerable groups from a Covid-19 perspective; and the way in which an individual teacher can activate the process. [6052/21]

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this debate, but listening to the Sinn Féin speakers, one would not get any hint that energy poverty has halved in the past three years, that is, between 2016 and 2019. The key to tackling energy poverty lies in the energy systems that families have. A less energy efficient-rated home will have heating bills ten times those of a more energy efficient home. Using an open fire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (3 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the option to extend the school year has been considered as an alternative to the challenging efforts to deliver remote learning over an extended period of temporary closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5134/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 641. To ask the Minister for Health if staff and patients in hospice settings are in the top categories for vaccination; and if they have all been included in a first round of vaccinations at this stage. [5136/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: 748. To ask the Minister for Health the role he envisages for antigen testing in his strategy for managing the Covid-19 crisis. [5483/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the introduction of administrative fines. The political system has long wanted this and it was continually blocked by legal advice. It is great to see it lifted. The problem with a lot of these cartels and the abuse of dominance is the burden of proof. I know administrative fines will probably allow the Department to be less selective in what cases it pursues but will there be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: I am happy with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: I will share my time with other Fine Gael speakers. Is the Government happy at this stage that we have clear offences across all the headings? I know some will not be in company law and there are others in regard to banking restrictions, financial regulations and so on. One of the features of the financial crisis was that the law was not sufficiently specific, the burdens of proof were...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: I understand the time allocation is four and a half minutes, four minutes and three minutes, in that order. I thank the Minister for his speech and for outlining the challenges we face. I believe the Land Development Agency is a potential game changer in addressing housing supply. The report yesterday from the surveyors shows that we will not have compact development in our city if we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: The Covid crisis has certainly taught people the value of the natural environment. When we start to plan our recovery we need to make changes to embed better environmental approaches, particularly on climate action. I remind the Taoiseach we have lost a lot of ground on this. Only 3% of the promised electric vehicle charging points for public use have been rolled out in the past 15 months....