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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Census of Population (13 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the anticipated timelines for the establishment and reporting of the Dáil Constituency Commission, the European Elections Constituency Commission and Local Elections Constituency Commission given that with the Statistics (Census of Population) Order 2020 the next census will take place in April 2022. [1035/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Census of Population (13 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the next constituency commissions for the next Dáil Éireann, European and local elections will take place under the existing legislative provisions; and if not, if this function will be taken over the by the electoral commission. [1036/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission (13 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timeline for the establishment of the electoral commission. [1037/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Examinations (13 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if contingency planning has been done to set out a way in which an estimate grading system for the leaving certificate 2021 could be conducted; and the changes in approach compared to 2020 which might be incorporated. [1361/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Third Level Admissions (13 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: 640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make arrangements with the CAO to relax its deadlines due to the fact that access of leaving certificate students to guidance and to their teachers will now necessarily be restricted. [1652/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority (13 Jan 2021)

Richard Bruton: 724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider extending the issues on which the Property Services Regulatory Authority can adjudicate from issues of professional negligence or misconduct to embrace also an ombudsman’s adjudication, as applies for the financial services sector, since the consumer is similarly exposed. [1360/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: Yes, I am here in the darkness but still shining a light.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I want to raise the review of the leaving certificate. The Tánaiste will have seen that many of those who sat the leaving certificate recently called for an accelerated reform of it. The reform of this started five years ago. The OECD reported just last week that the leaving certificate structure undervalues apprenticeships, is too narrow and rigid and is out of kilter with our...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Examinership Arrangements (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister of State and welcome his acknowledgement that the cost of examinership, running between €80,000 and €130,000 and involving High Court action, is way beyond the scope of most companies. It is estimated that fewer than one quarter of the companies that would be rescued by examinership in the US or UK are subject to such restructuring rescue here. This...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Examinership Arrangements (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: The key is whether the Government can deliver legislation in time. From listening to what the Minister of State is saying, I believe there are many issues to be resolved. We will not have the legislation for at least 12 months. It is a question of whether the Government can set up, even on a voluntary basis, an arrangement that could be administered in a similar way to that of the personal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Examinership Arrangements (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made in developing a cheaper and easier form of examinership which could assist viable enterprises to achieve some restructuring with creditors in order to protect jobs in the trading difficulties. [43183/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Examinership Arrangements (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste will have read this morning that the ESRI is saying that by the end of this year we could still have 15% unemployment. One of the concerns that many people have is that when the various concessions on periods of interest, taxation or rent are lifted, there will be companies in dire need of restructuring. The loss of those companies could add significantly to unemployment....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if new policy tools are being considered to address the double impact on the rural economy of difficulties in the food and the tourism sectors, which hang over 2021. [43185/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the trading prospects following Brexit; and if new policy tools are being considered to protect jobs in the post-Brexit environment. [43184/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 203. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is considering new supports for enterprise start up as Ireland commences to exit the Covid-19 setbacks to employment. [39717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the strategy statements from the cycling officer in each local authority will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of school places will be increased in a school (details supplied) to ensure there is adequate school places for children who wish to attend. [44428/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new building project to be delivered for a school (details supplied). [44429/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new building project for a school (details supplied). [44430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (17 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: 587. To ask the Minister for Health when the Edenmore primary care centre will open; and the services the centre will provide. [44427/20]