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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the establishment of the task force to rejuvenate Dublin city centre to make it thriving, attractive and safe. David McRedmond will come up with innovative ideas and will integrate across agencies, including, local authorities, the NTA and the HSE. The key to success will be the provision of a budget to fund cross-sector and cross-silo initiatives. I would be keen that, in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Curriculum (28 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has information on the number of post-primary schools which do not deliver the civil, social and political curriculum; if she has assessed whether disadvantaged schools in particular lose out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23891/24]

Business Support Package: Statements (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak during this debate. First, I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, and wish her well. Business and, indeed, all of enterprise is going through a period of rapid transition. Just looking out the back window, there was the financial crisis, followed by the Covid closures, the Ukraine crisis and the impact that has had...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: First, I welcome the 52,500 new housing starts in the past 12 months, acknowledge the progress the Minister is making and welcome his openness to new ideas. In that context, I ask him to seriously consider a housing trust dedicated solely to promoting right-sizing for people who want to do so. Ireland is a country where 90% of people in my age bracket are overprovided with homes and would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: 8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has assessed the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the content of the jobs of those currently in the workforce, and the reskilling that may be necessary to ensure the capacity of workers to adapt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: As the Minister well knows, artificial intelligence will rapidly disrupt established ways of doing things as it integrates into our world. It will disrupt education and its delivery, but it will also disrupt many workplaces and create skill needs. To what extent is this now anticipated? What planning and strategies are being put in place?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I appreciate that there is a strategy in place but that strategy is four years old and, with the pace of this, changes occur within months. The enterprise committee, of which Deputy Stanton is also a member, heard this week that only 5% of companies are engaged in any sort of reskilling for the onset of artificial intelligence. We need an accelerated programme in areas such as Skillnet...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: To give the Minister an example, we had the major consultancy firms in before the committee. They have every staff member now going through a process of understanding and equipping themselves to deal with the disruption, and opportunity, indeed, of artificial intelligence. Will the Minister of State consider putting some of his senior staff through a programme such as that in order to build...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I will make one comment. To paraphrase the OECD, the leaving certificate is preparing young people to be second-class robots. Now that we have this new pace of change crashing upon us, we really have to take it very seriously.

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: It is encouraging to see 52,500 new starts up to the month of April and 30,000 mortgage approvals in the past 12 months to first-time buyers. In my own constituency we have a strong pipeline on State land of 2,500 social homes and 3,500 affordable homes. However, I want to underline a problem generally in Dublin. The Minister needs to examine carefully the situation emerging because, last...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate the Minister on her initiative of bringing in a pension for those on carer's allowance, but I would like to see progress on two other programme for Government commitments. I refer to the proposal to extend free GP care to those on the carer's support grant and to develop a carer's guarantee that will provide a core basket of services across the country. I ask the Minister to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the publication last week of the future framework for offshore energy. This was described by the Taoiseach's predecessor as Ireland's Moonshot but it illustrates how much of an onus is on the State to be aligned if it is to deliver this planned approach. There is a seven-stage D map, a marine area consent grid connection, planning approval, state aid-approved auctions, ports and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Staunton asked me to take this question for him. He is concerned that genetic variants are responsible for between 5% and 10% of cancers. He is concerned about whether we have an adequate funding model and about the waiting lists for this genetic testing because effective screening reduces healthcare substantially in the longer term.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Staunton is very concerned about the current waiting lists. The Irish Cancer Society reports waiting lists of up to two years for testing. There is then potentially a further two years waiting for the risk-reducing procedure that the test may have signalled. Is the Minister monitoring waiting times? Will the new initiative involve a multi-annual plan for staffing and investment so...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I ask the Minister to check those waiting times and report back to me and Deputy Staunton because the Irish Cancer Society is signalling quite long waiting times. For a screening test that can reduce long-term healthcare, it is to be hoped that it could be made more prompt.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I understood that Question No. 9 in the name of Deputy David Staunton was next and I could take it on his behalf.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: From the work that I am doing with the Fine Gael policy lab, it is very clear that we need a new vision and a step-change in realising the potential we have from longer lives. To be fair to past strategies and current work, they are trying to break new ground. The real problem is the weakness in implementation across policy silos of Departments. Would the Taoiseach consider leadership in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 88. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the unmet need for childcare places, the uptake of the new capital scheme which he has published and his future plans for the sector. [19053/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 87. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the work carried out to date on the establishment of the childcare development agency; and if he will set out the milestones remaining to its full establishment. [19054/24]