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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 130. To ask the Taoiseach the distribution of retirees across the entire Irish workforce, by age of retirement; the difference of pattern among the self-employed and the rest; and their estimate of the number of persons at work aged 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 70 or over. [15927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland has published proposals for a regional and local EV charging network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16592/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered the provision of incentives towards the creation of safe secure living in town centres suitable for those seeking to rightsize and to gain access to homes where assisted living within the community could be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15265/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what policy tools have been put in place to support rightsizing of accommodation for those, particularly older people to move to a smaller home or to adapt their existing home into two residential units, releasing unneeded space upgrading the energy use and comfort of the home; and if he will indicate his estimate of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has set any target for the development of purpose-built housing for older people by the councils or Approved Housing Agencies, distinguishing the level of wrap-around service for those designated for people who require assisted living. [15932/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the scheme for promoting the sale of apartments to owner-occupiers has been taken up; and if he would consider simplifying its terms so that higher take-up can be achieved. [15264/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered relaxing the rules on pension drawdown to permit drawdown for certain purposes which might contribute to positive ageing, such as home adaptations, installation of technology, or caring support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the distribution of retirees from the public service, by age of retirement; and his estimate of the number of public servants at work aged 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 70 or over. [15928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assess the position of a school (details supplied) which lost out last year through the cancellation of the Covid grant, the IT grant and the minor works grant and fears that the IT grant will again not be paid, thereby undermining its funding position. [15791/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the directives which are in place requiring local authorities to make adequate provision for a positive environment to support a ageing population in their area; and whether any audit of the adequacy of planning policy to meet this challenge has been undertaken. [15931/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the growth in the acute hospital budget in each year since 2000; and the growth in the budgets for primary care and for community care services over the same period. [15933/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 258. To ask the Minister for Health what the lessons have been for public health policy of managing a pandemic in nursing home settings; and whether new protocols are being put in place to embed these lessons. [15934/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 259. To ask the Minister for Health whether he has plans to implement safeguarding legislation of the sort advocated by the Law Reform Commission and others seeking reform in the area. [15935/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the extent of unclaimed tax allowances and other benefits; if he would consider establishing a cross-Government initiative to promote better take-up of such benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15263/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will indicate the life expectancy at birth and at age 65 in 1950, 1970, 1990, 2010 and the most recent year for which data is available. [13516/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of people aged 65-74, 75-84, and 85+ in 2000, 2022, and projected for 2040, and the corresponding ratio each represents as a proportion of those of working age in those years. [13517/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the ratio of those aged 65+ to the population of working age in each local authority. [13518/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of people at work who have pension coverage beyond the social insurance pension, and the number who do not, distinguishing the pattern for male versus female workers, and for those aged under 50 years, and those 50+ years. [13519/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the number of people aged 65-69, 70-74, and 75+ who are still in employment. [13520/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planning for a new secondary school (details supplied), and if her Department has had an update on new developments under construction or in the pipeline which will drive pupil numbers. [14944/24]