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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 274. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role that will be fulfilled by the Childcare Development Agency, which he has established on an administrative basis; whether it will take responsibility for identifying gaps in the current provision and develop a long-term capital programme to fill those gaps; and whether the current capital grant scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the earnings index that is used to update the median income used for setting the income threshold for GP cover; the period over which the index is measured; and the date during the year when the income threshold is revised. [38377/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 301. To ask the Minister for Health the uptake of the concession in the fair deal means test (details supplied); and if he has considered further changes in the light of experience. [38393/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the maintenance payments and student contribution concessions which are now available to post-graduate students; if the exact same means thresholds apply as for undergraduates; the extent to which fees are covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38374/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which student earnings are disregarded in the means tests for student support; if it is calculated based on earnings prior to taking the course in the year of entry, which may for some students have constituted full-time working, and would not be a realistic estimate of the household earnings once studying; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (25 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the pathway being put in place to establish community safety partnerships and community safety plans across Dublin; and if she has set out timelines for key milestones on the journey. [38005/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed the take-up of new forestry planting schemes on offer from his Department; and his views on whether further measures are needed to achieve the ambitious targets which have been set. [38004/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 36. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider the opportunity for more flexible financial supports for family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (24 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider developing an age friendly mark which could be adopted by both public and private bodies, which would contain a commitment to specific measures that would facilitate full participation by older people in activities and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when approval will be granted for works (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37295/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (24 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 397. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans, to change the arrangements for maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave; if any of these anticipated changes will take place during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37894/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 29. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the reforms planned for the future of the TV licence fee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36971/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether there is sufficient innovation in local tourism offerings in areas such as heritage culinary, historical and eco-tourism; if new approaches are desirable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36972/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to stimulate the opportunity for people to rightsize, where people wish to consider such options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36967/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Sales (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the difficulty of developing multi-unit residential properties for sale to owner-occupiers, particularly in Dublin; if he has considered how the risk could be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36970/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering some financial support for schools that seek to implement a no-phones policy during the school day, in view of the fact that the implementation of such a policy in a school in Dublin Bay north cost an aggregate of €20,000 to obtain the technology to implement the policy; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (18 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to an error in the calculation of the FEMPI reduction in pensions for some teachers who had pensions from combined elements of service, many pensioners have been presented with requests for repayment; and if she would consider that since the errors were not made by the pensioners concerned,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 445. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has reviewed the terms of the wage subsidy scheme; and if she has considered extending its terms to those who are self-employed, as many people with a disability have been forced into self-employment by the difficulties often encountered in accessing paid employment which understands the abilities they can deliver in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Job Creation (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 73.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can provide figures for direct and indirect jobs potential if Ireland's targets are met in solar energy, onshore wind, offshore wind, biogas production and afforestation; the type of jobs which he envisages could be created in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35605/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 117.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total estimated spending on retrofitting homes for improved energy use over the past three years; and the total number of homes upgraded per county in total and as a percentage of the county’s housing stock.[35011/24]