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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: Is there a system for verification? Taxpayers will want to know that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: Professor Frank Convery is still writing blogs on this topic, if Dr. Ó Cinnéide wishes to have a look.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: Did the members come across any country they would regard as having been particularly successful, having started from somewhere a bit like where we are, in mobilising the level of public support as well as a sustained commitment? I would have thought the Netherlands was a very successful country but I now see a massive pushback against it with the emergence of a farmers’ party that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste will know that on retirement, people can now look forward to 20 years of further life. That is five times what our parents could look forward to. It is one of the great success stories. However, Covid exposed serious weaknesses in how we think about ageing and the supports we put in place. Recently there have been some appalling cases of vulnerable people not being...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Pluralism (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: It seems the Government has rejected the Exchequer funding model in favour of trying to patch up the leaky licence fee model. It also seems the Government has rejected the idea of a powerful broadcasting commission that, as the developmental body, would not just oversee in considerable detail the performance of RTÉ but also the performance of the other media that looked to it for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Pluralism (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: We are in the worst of all worlds at the moment. A cloud is hanging over RTÉ and the Government is withdrawing the future funding process. Effectively, there will be political decisions about funding in the short term. That is not a satisfactory position. We need to clear the fog rapidly. I commend the Minister on having a review, but there is work to be done by the Government to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Pluralism (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has assessed the future patterns of media consumption and the implications this has for public policy. [34167/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Pluralism (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: Looking out the back window, we can see that print has collapsed by more than 50% since the year 2000. RTÉ and TG4 together have 52 minutes per day of viewing, which is less than YouTube, as people move away to the à la carteapproach and multiple channels of consumption. We have seen commercial income in RTÉ collapse from €250 million to €150 million. I would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Pluralism (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: What I am trying to get at is the Minister's perception of the direction of the media. Are we going to see a continuing decline in print media which will undermine what we have got used to, that is, local print media and quality printed journalism? Will we continue to see the commercial income of these traditional media decline more and more? Some 55% of advertising revenue already goes to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a land use strategy is being developed within which aspirations for forestry, the protection of biodiversity, climate, renewables and the bioeconomy could be evolved in a coherent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34169/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the anticipated steps needed in order to implement carbon farming as a reliable source of income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether the review of sports capital grants indicates the desirability of introducing changes or new elements to the application and selection process. [34168/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the proposed introduction of a levy on disposable cups and on a deposit/return scheme for PET bottles and cans; if he intends to modify proposals in view of submissions; and whether dates for commencement have been set. [34790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications which are on hand for the warmer homes scheme; whether this list has been divided into the categories of poor building energy rating; the present annual number of energy upgrades now being completed under the scheme; if he will indicate when those households with somewhat better BER will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the installed capacity of renewable energy under all of the various modes; solar, on shore wind, anaerobic digestion and so on; the categories large scale commercial farms, small business units, household and microgeneration and so on; if he is satisfied that the supports; price for supply to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the total number of new public chargers installed by the ESB and by local authorities over the past four years; their overall power capacity; and how this compares for the target which he believes will be required by 2025 [35270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 310. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest statistics for the number of persons claiming each category of credit or allowance in the income tax code; and the cost in each case. [35377/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what assessment has been carried out by his Department of the proposed new flood defence approach for the Clontarf seafront; if his Department plans to engage with a detailed design; and if money has been factored into the NDP envelope for its construction. [34791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered a core budget to fund innovative projects for the current initiatives in Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35413/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the assessment of the need for dredging of Howth Harbour, which his Department has completed; and if he will indicate his plans for the undertaking of needed work over the coming years. [35276/23]