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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 646. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is considering legislation to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements in the case of sexual harassment and discrimination, along the lines considered in Seanad Éireann. [34298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can make provision for school leavers with a stamp 4 Visa to get access to third-level education at an affordable price, in order that they will not be treated in the same way as students travelling from outside the EU to study in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33826/23]

Progress on the National Parks and Wildlife Service: Statements (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. Our committee is now being asked to examine the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. It makes compelling reading. There is no doubt the intensification of production in agriculture and other industries has had a huge impact on nature. There is a figure thrown around which I have often used. It is that our production...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of estates which are overdue for taking-in-charge; and if he plans any initiatives to address this problem. [33127/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will update the Dáil Éireann on the level of home purchases by first-time-buyers; and the progress of Government initiatives to support this. [33128/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has undertaken an assessment of the take-up of the working family dividend, and consulted with the Revenue Commissioners who collect income data to ensure that this support is fully taken up. [33146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has undertaken a review of means test in the social welfare code; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33145/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is in a position to sanction an increase in An Post pensions which have been signed off by the Trustees. [33421/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of earners that pay income tax at the top 40% rate, before tax credits are taken into account. [33342/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of full-time workers that pay income tax at the top 40% rate, before tax credits are taken into account. [33343/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have benefitted from the increase in the home carers tax credit in Budget 2023. [33344/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have benefitted from the earned income tax credit since its introduction, in tabular form. [33345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance when the age tax credit of €245 was last increased; the percentage increase in average earnings since that last increase; and if he will list the age credit as an element of the tax code which should be reviewed as preparation for the Budget 2024 commencement. [33425/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a report from the HSE about waiting lists in Dublin for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33422/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the submissions. We are now living in a world where policymakers are routinely setting targets without having a very clear picture of the policy tools that can be deployed to deliver them. The Act is clearly the product of that level of uncertainty. I am interested to know, since much of the focus is on whether we are trying to pick winners or have left out other promising...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: I am sorry to cut across Mr. Finan. Is that flexibility not there for member states at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: I will explore another issue that seems to have come up in a number of contributions, namely, the ignoring of the circular economy dimension of this. This strikes a chord with me. From an Irish perspective, looking at our emissions, from a production point of view, people will immediately focus on agriculture as they are 40%. However, our consumption emissions are 75% higher, and we will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: On the choice of using concrete or timber, looking at it from an industry point of view, what does one do in the concrete or timber industry? The fundamental choice, initially, is to choose one that has a lot of renewable features built in. Is the approach being taken not missing some of that cross dynamic?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she would consider allowing non-EU citizens working in Ireland long-term to have a longer lasting residency visa issued to them; if she would facilitate easier access to visitor visas for members of such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33070/23]

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: This is an appalling mess and I am not going to go over the details of what we have heard. I welcome the work of the Oireachtas committees and the Minister's appointment of two reviews and a forensic accountant. It will be important to await the outcome of these works before we draw long-term conclusions. It is clearly important we have a robust RTÉ coming out of this, with proper...