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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I will home in on recommendation No. 4 that says the responsibility for agencies must be clear, that there must be public accountability for the performance of agencies in respect of enforcement, and there needs to be an independent view of that implementation. Do we have such a process? Does the IFI work to specific and clear priorities it needs to deliver? Is the agency being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: Does the local authority do the same, walking the same bank of the river?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: Is the local authority walking it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: Was it a legislative defect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank the guests for their presentation. How did they find the process of each of them getting a card indicating which member of the community they were when they were addressing the issue? That is often the biggest problem we face as a community. If you are a farmer, you see things differently than if you are a member of an environmental organisation or a businessperson. How did that...

Science Week: Statements (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I hope the Howlin name continues to be carried with aplomb in Wexford. First, I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Deputy Dennis Naughten to the Dáil in elevating the status of science in our debates. Deputy Naughten has been singularly committed to doing that and it is something that hopefully will continue even though we may not still have him in the Houses. I...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. I welcome the electricity credit under this provision. According to my sums, a total of 2,059,000 homes will benefit from this €450 credit. It will be very welcome over the winter months when the high cost of energy will continue to be a real problem in terms of the cost of living of ordinary families. I welcome this measure and I...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: It mobilises every part of the supply chain to look at what they are doing. It starts voluntarily but, over time, as the targets become compulsory, they get greater teeth. The merit of it is that it has everyone playing a role - the farmer who produces, the processor who processes, the retailer who packages and creates space and then the creation and disposal of waste. In food, there is a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: Will people have to go the whole nine yards? Will they have to go to a one-stop shop and get to a B2 building energy rating, BER, or will they be able to get the loan for piecemeal works?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State expressed the hope that people who take out a loan will be able to repay it from the energy savings they make. Have the numbers been run? Is it as good as that?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I am wondering about the experience on retrofitting. It is picking up. The combination of 100% grants, 80% grants and 50% grants is a good package. I hope the loan scheme will put the last brick in the wall. Does the Department do anyex post evaluation? The Minister of State made the point that many people do this to get more comfort. Obviously, that is a great thing for people living...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: European Union (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether consensus is emerging in the EU on future reforms in the electricity market; their likely impact on Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Negotiations (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether Ireland plans to enter new undertakings in the context of the upcoming COP 28; if he will outline his priorities for the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50278/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 233. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to open a primary care centre in Santry/Whitehall for the Dublin 9 area. [50359/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 234. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to improve the health outcomes in Dublin 9 by providing more medical professionals. [50360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 235. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s strategic plan for health care delivery for Dublin 9. [50361/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the housing figures announced yesterday. It is really encouraging to see that there has been a 34% increase in commencements in the past seven months, that there have been strong completions and that 30,000 first-time mortgages were approved in the past 12 months. I request that the Land Development Agency, LDA, acquire more sites with full planning permission. It has acquired...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: It is coming up with regard to biodiversity and the citizens' assembly report on that is before the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action at the moment. The key issue coming out of that is the need for a higher-level tsar of some description to drive some of these elements that need to be interlocked across government. Those elements are obviously enshrined in the sustainable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: But a lot of the progress is going backwards.