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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: I would not have matched Bernard Durkan.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the extraordinary way in which you have handled the role that you hold. You have upheld the highest of standards. You have been remarkably courteous and very fair in your rulings. The next Dáil will miss you. I have been around for a good while and have seen many cinn comhairle. You have been exceptional in the way you have handled the office. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has assessed whether travel arrangements to major sporting events can be protected within the context of a cap on Dublin Airport flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Rights (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware the new Revenue Commissioners rulings following a Supreme Court ruling on the boundary between self-employment and employee status appears to have required that media companies making advertisements which might be extremely short contracts are being obliged to treat people as employees, whereas in the UK, the Revenue system recognises the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance if an analysis of VAT returns reveals a pattern of a difficult time for small high-street businesses in the form of trends in yields, business closures or payment difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has studied the recent report from his Department on the difficulty of securing funding for multi-unit developments, and if there are implications for public policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45439/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate the reason the examination of some new planning conditions imposed on the development of a school (details supplied) has taken such a long time; whether the issue causing delay is one of cost, technical feasibility, or of detail specification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45513/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a school (details supplied) with financial assistance to cover costs for essential upgrades, including electrical system, fire alarm, plumbing, and groundworks, necessary for Tusla compliance under the emergency works scheme; if there are other financial aid programs available to assist with these costs; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional modular classroom accommodation with toilets for a school (details supplied) which, due to increased enrolment and inadequate facilities, is facing severe space constraints despite the appointment of an additional teacher; if she agrees that immediate support is needed to ensure a conducive to learning; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the priority for fast growing areas in the recent allocation of Sport Capital Grants has resulted in successful applications in these communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45436/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (7 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (detail supplied) will receive an update on an application to transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45601/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest data available to her on literacy and numeracy performance across schools; if she will indicate how great is the deviation between highest performing and lowest performing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44991/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider further development of excellence funds to promote innovation within schools and between clusters of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44990/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the protracted waiting times that people are experiencing with the fully funded energy upgrades scheme (details supplied); if he is considering any measures to address this issue; the number of applications at each stage; the typical process time for each stage; the main bottlenecks for speeding up...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43992/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy rationale for school secretaries not getting the same Covid leave (five days) as teachers and SNAs, given that they are as exposed to the school population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44053/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1093. To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarification and an explanation of the current status and progress of the HSE national diabetes clinical programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44279/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1100. To ask the Minister for Health if, given the absence of a diabetes registry and clinical audits, he can outline how his Department plans to identify gaps and issues in diabetes care more effectively; the steps being taken to establish a national diabetes register; the timeline for its implementation; and how is it envisaged to enhance diabetes management across Ireland. [44288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of insulin pumps allocated to children and adults by the HSE between 2020 and 2024, in tabular form, including the make and model and the cost associated with the purchase of the units per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44289/24]