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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: While the Minister is right that her title refers to rural development, it also refers to community development. Who is looking out for these urban communities if not her Department? It is a gap in Government thinking. If those urban communities do not grow well the hope of compact development with low emissions, and all those things we believe are the future, will struggle. We need to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is developing sectoral strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53402/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the exports of Irish-owned companies are being successfully diversified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53403/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 120. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the town centre first initiative; and when a fresh round of calls is planned. [53401/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is possible for pensioners to get a printed copy of their civil service pension payments in the event that they are not available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54011/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the terms of the grant to build accommodation for a person with a severe disability, or to substantially modify an existing home; and if he will indicate whether he is considering the revision of these terms as the cost of building has substantially changed since they were set. [54087/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (27 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure through which degrees in early childhood education and education studies in a not-for-profit college (details supplied) are excluded from the free fees system; if he will consider an application for inclusion from the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54071/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to extend rights to consult on changes in pension schemes in the workplace to the representatives of pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (26 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an external review of the investigation into mother-and-baby homes will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53667/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Regulations 2022
Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) Regulations 2022
Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2022 (26 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: I take the opportunity to welcome the Minister of State and welcome the statutory instrument. We know how constrained State agencies need to play cat and mouse with well-resourced bodies which can use every opportunity to obstruct them. This is a logical and welcome approach to containing that sort of behaviour. It is reassuring that the Data Protection Commissioner has lodged no...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the analysis that led to setting the threshold for cost rental at €53,000 net income, given that this is far below income levels which would give the capacity to families to purchase in Dublin even with the shared equity schemes; and if he will allow persons with income somewhat in excess of this threshold to apply...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will arrange to have an appointment system put in place for a public service card procedures in view of the inconvenience of the present limited number of places each day resulting in many disappointed clients and long waiting periods. [53565/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if the condition that mental illness is only covered by the long-term illness card for those under 16 years has been challenged by the Ombudsman as discriminatory; if it is still being used as grounds for refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52727/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if new policy approaches are being considered for the delivery of therapy services to pupils who need them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in paying the Covid bonus to section 39 bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53472/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: I understand the disappointment with COP, but it is still probably our greatest hope for mobilising collective action and it is still definitely worth the sustained commitment. I certainly support the call regarding loss and damage because, as Mr. O'Neill rightly points out, trying to invest in devastated communities will not yield a commercial return. We need to recognise that investment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: We have to support our businesses through this as well. We cannot just pretend that business is production and therefore it goes to the wall.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: Are you calling what is happening now harmful subsidies? Every country in Europe is trying to protect its enterprises and people, and particularly the vulnerable. Are you saying that is wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: The subsidies are going to people whose energy costs have gone up by whatever percentage and who are losing trade and cannot sustain their businesses. That is what people are subsidising. This is not subsidies to companies that are making windfall gains from selling fossil fuels.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Richard Bruton: It is because the price has gone up, and that has happened in the marketplace. What governments are trying to do, which your approach would prevent them from doing, is to support businesses that have genuine problems staying open and keeping people employed.