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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (9 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: 766. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Covid-19 guidelines for early childhood settings have required children to use single-use items which must be disposed of as waste each day; and if the use of plastic disposable items has been suggested in circumstances in which there would be a clear conflict with the ban on single-use items. [42337/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Humanitarian Access (9 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: 900. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered introducing a specific humanitarian programme similar to previous SHAP or International Humanitarian Access Programme to enable Afghan and Irish citizens living in Ireland to apply for visas for their family members; if so, when the arrangements will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (9 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1288. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the health service of an emergency ambulance response to a 999 call; and the average cost to the health service of an emergency ambulance to a 999 call with regard to each advanced medical priority dispatch system category in 2019 and 2020. [42369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (9 Sep 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1289. To ask the Minister for Health the fully absorbed cost of the average emergency department attendance; and the average daily running cost of a hospital bed in an accident and emergency department at a model 4 hospital for example Cork University Hospital in 2019 and 2020. [42370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has taken steps to establish a citizens’ assembly on the biodiversity crisis. [39718/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 768. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the income threshold set by him for the first cost of rental properties; the way in which he plans to set income thresholds in different local authority areas; when these will be announced; if a person’s existing housing need will be a factor determining eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 769. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the sub-market charge to be made under individual cost rental projects will be determined according to an agreed methodology; the person or body by which this will be conducted in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41109/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 770. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will issue a new directive in respect of the revised subsidy that his Department will grant to support the delivery of affordable homes in rent pressure zones under the site support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41110/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 771. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish regulations that would permit a local authority to draw up a scheme for the allocation of affordable homes; if the same scheme will apply to affordable homes acquired from a Part V quota, an LDA project or a development of affordable homes on the council’s own lands; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 772. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if affordable homes built with the help of the grant from his Department or an acquisition by the LDA of sites at values consistent with affordable pricing will all be sold at a uniform price to all successful applicants; if successful applicants with a lower capacity to finance a mortgage can in addition avail of the shared...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 773. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is proposed that he will set the affordable price in respect of sites being identified by the LDA for potential designation by Government as sites for early development to fulfil housing needs in areas of housing pressure; and the prices which have been set to date on sites in advanced planning or delivery. [41113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is planned that the Land Development Agency will present to the Government its first report on additional public land fit for use for housing beyond those already planned for development; and if he has engaged with the authority in respect of the scale of the ambition in that initial report in terms of additional...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 775. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is in a position to indicate the exact terms of the memorandum of agreement and regulations which shall govern the shared equity scheme in terms of classes of dwelling, security, conditions for redemption, rate of interest and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41115/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider some special measures for DEIS secondary voluntary schools whose staff and students have to devote substantial hours to fundraising in order to meet funding shortfalls compared to fully funded schools; and if she has considered proposals put forward by a school (details supplied). [39138/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if arrangements can be made to return passports submitted as part of the naturalisation process in order that visa renewal can be completed, as in a case (details supplied). [39142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1432. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received a report on the pilot personalised budget for persons with a disability; and if this is a measure which he would like to see expanded. [33181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1456. To ask the Minister for Health if the European Health Card can have its life extended in view of the inability to renew due to the cyber-attack. [33428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1457. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered extending the role of HIQA to investigate individual complaints. [33432/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1733. To ask the Minister for Health if the procedure for certifying vaccines by the HSE which will be used for green certificates has the capacity to pick up cases in which persons have had a first vaccine (details supplied) and then opted to obtain an alternative vaccine from their local general practitioner. [35213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1937. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a delay in issuing birth certificates to new born babies, as in a case of a child (details supplied); and if cases will be fast tracked in cases in which there is a need to obtain a passport for essential travel. [35909/21]