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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the programmes of public expenditure that will be subject to evaluation in the coming year, and whether this process needs to be reformed. [52333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the budgeting process operated by his Department promotes innovation to a sufficient extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52334/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jury Service (28 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether there are any arrangements whereby small businesses can be compensated if an important member of staff is called for jury duty, which can be highly disruptive and costly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it has ever been considered that certain Garda duties should be accompanied by a white Garda helmet, which have been successful in other jurisdictions in enhancing visibility and a sense of safety. [52465/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 589. To ask the Minister for Health if he has evaluated the dexcom diabetes treatment pillars, which have been submitted for consideration by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he is in a position to put them into action. [52073/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for strengthening the capacity of the LEO network to give specialist support to enterprises, with varying needs and regional specialisms, within their remit and to the development of regional centres of excellence. [51510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Change Policy (23 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is concerned that a high proportion of businesses have yet to embark on the transition to the European Green Deal to sustainability. [51509/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (23 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the plans for Ireland to adopt the European taxonomy in investment. [51512/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (23 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance to review the recovery of funds invested in the rescue of the pillar banks during the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51511/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there are plans to locate a future primary and/or post-primary school in the growing north Santry area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there are plans to locate a second-level gaelcholáiste in the Swords area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51795/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: The community safety plans can genuinely be transformative because they offer the vision of community Garda teams working to a plan shaped by the local community and backed by activist councils, activist transport companies and an activist HSE. I have two questions for the Taoiseach. Will he update the House on the progress of the three pilots that are already in place? The key to their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: I would first like to take the opportunity to congratulate the Minister of State and, in particular, the EI staff in the field who work in Canada and many other places. They have been extraordinary in supporting companies to enter new markets that often have practices they would not be familiar with. They need pathfinders and Enterprise Ireland has been superb at that. There are a couple...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the extension of parental benefit from seven to nine weeks from August 2024, will give the extra two weeks also to children born up to two years before the commencement date. [51026/23]

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...