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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered introducing scooter sharing here; if he will consider a series of trials in urban areas that have been successfully used in other jurisdictions to clarify the optimal regulatory, safety, technical and commercial regimes to protect the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31126/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a submission from a body (details supplied) seeking relaxation on deadlines and compliance rules due to the exceptional pressures created by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider bringing in the extended parental leave from November 2020 instead of postponing it until April 2021 when babies born during Covid-19 will not become beneficiaries. [31725/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 737. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the disruption caused to the provision of disability services for an organisation (details supplied), which faces a legacy debt; and if his Department could develop an agreed service development plan sensitive to the organisation's service users to get them through this difficult period, which is modified according to the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 22. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he is satisfied that there are adequate frameworks in place to assist enterprises to undertake restructuring necessitated by Covid-19 or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29713/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has undertaken a recent review of the excellence of the delivery of in-service upskilling for teachers; and if she plans to reform. [29734/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has undertaken a recent review of the excellence of the delivery of in-service upskilling for teachers; and if she plans to reform. [29735/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Fund (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a fresh call will be made for projects under the Climate Action Fund; and if the criteria will be different than the last occasion. [30508/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: I welcome Mr. Carroll and Ms Griffin and congratulate them on the continuing work being undertaken on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, in which I was quite deeply involved at an early stage. I have a couple of questions. I am a little concerned at the way in which it is proposed to deal with consultation in the legislation. I know there is considerable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: Contrary to the tone of some of the other comments, I wish to ask Mr. Carroll whether he agrees this is the first time we will have carbon budget targets that are binding, with embedded concrete targets of 51% in two budgets, one for the first five years and one for the second five years. One of the enduring calls from many who are committed to climate action is to see embedded in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: Questions were submitted and answers have been given. It seems a bit irregular if we are going to allow a free for all. It is the Oireachtas which will adopt these climate budgets and give the final sanction to them. That is the arrangement in the legislation. That is respecting those who are elected here. As Mr. Carroll said, we will lock those in when we make those decisions in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: We need it within the next 12 months.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the duration of time it takes the underwriter of the Housing Agency to adjudicate on loans can be reduced as it can hamper timely options for first-time buyers. [29796/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if enforced absences of teachers due to children going into isolation has been factored into allowed absences under the sickness absences circular; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this may not have been adequately factored in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30258/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons returning to work after Covid-19 have a period during which secondary benefits are retained and in particular, the length of time rent supplement can be retained. [30293/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of payment to participants in the work placement scheme. [30294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 348. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if allowance has been made for an increase in the income thresholds for the national childcare scheme; and the thresholds of proposed increases. [30295/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 504. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made to provide transport to persons suspected of having Covid-19 who do not have means of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30053/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: 558. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the home care pilot scheme; and his plans to roll out the scheme further. [30292/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Bruton: As the Tánaiste is aware, on page 12 of the programme for Government there is a commitment that new measures of well-being will be used to drive Government policy-making and to set budget priorities. As we plan for a world post Covid or through Covid and that is affected by climate change, that commitment is more important than ever. Those challenges are exposing the fragility of the...