Parliamentary questions

Road Safety Authority

Richard Bruton

151. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will undertake a campaign with the RSA to step-up attention to safe cycling, particularly lights and high visibility clothing in view of the big increase in leisure cycling. [4195/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Richard Bruton

200. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider relaxing the terms on the clawback under the help-to-buy scheme in which a family’s need for space has outgrown the original home. [3868/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Bruton

220. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that childcare providers that have charitable status cannot avail of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he has considered any alternative support for such providers. [4161/21]

Proposed Legislation

Richard Bruton

318. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the extent of persistent offenders under landlord and tenant legislation; and his views on whether a system of escalating penalties for repeat offences would encourage greater compliance. [3749/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Bruton

440. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education her plans to find a way to make up for the interruption to studies caused by the suspension of in-person education in schools. [3633/21]

Education Schemes

Richard Bruton

449. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been draw to the decision of an organisation (details supplied) to close its services due to financial difficulties; the estimated savings accruing to her Department; the outcome of her Department's recent assessment of the programmes; and the way in which new programmes within the community can now be developed in co-operation with other Departments to meet a recognised need. [3765/21]

Property Services Regulatory Authority

Richard Bruton

629. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied that companies that have acquired a number of leases for onward rental should be treated as letting agents in order to require them to have a protection fund and to be supervised by the PSRA. [3748/21]

Electric Vehicles

Richard Bruton

37. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the current range of electric vehicles that can be considered as taxis; and if there is a case for expanding same to allow the more cost-effective smaller vehicle participate. [3115/21]

Electric Vehicles

Richard Bruton

38. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if support for longer term finance packages have been considered as an alternative to grants to encourage the take up of electric vehicles since the profile of savings from electric driving can make such schemes more attractive than upfront purchase. [3116/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Bruton

109. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has met representatives of the commercial live events sector to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on operations; if the current supports from the Government need modification in order to sustain the underlying core of the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2974/21]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

Richard Bruton

193. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes introduced through the repair and leasing scheme; and the amount of funding allocated across each local authority in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form. [2208/21]

Minor Works Scheme

Richard Bruton

122. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the amount in minor grant scheme funding allocated to each county; and the number of primary, secondary and special schools that benefited from the scheme in 2020, in tabular form. [1960/21]

Primary Care Centres

Richard Bruton

189. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the number of operational primary care centres by county; the year each came into operation since 2011; and the number of primary care centres in development by county in tabular form. [1959/21]

Census of Population

Richard Bruton

3. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the publication of the preliminary results of Census 2022; and the expected timelines for the publication of the final results of Census 2022. [1038/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Bruton

167. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the safety arrangements being put in place by driving schools; if this important service can be fitted into the roadmap of levels for safe activities as an essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1167/21]

Census of Population

Richard Bruton

348. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the anticipated timelines for the establishment and reporting of the Dáil Constituency Commission, the European Elections Constituency Commission and Local Elections Constituency Commission given that with the Statistics (Census of Population) Order 2020 the next census will take place in April 2022. [1035/21]

Census of Population

Richard Bruton

349. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the next constituency commissions for the next Dáil Éireann, European and local elections will take place under the existing legislative provisions; and if not, if this function will be taken over the by the electoral commission. [1036/21]

Electoral Commission

Richard Bruton

350. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timeline for the establishment of the electoral commission. [1037/21]

State Examinations

Richard Bruton

497. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if contingency planning has been done to set out a way in which an estimate grading system for the leaving certificate 2021 could be conducted; and the changes in approach compared to 2020 which might be incorporated. [1361/21]

Third Level Admissions

Richard Bruton

640. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will make arrangements with the CAO to relax its deadlines due to the fact that access of leaving certificate students to guidance and to their teachers will now necessarily be restricted. [1652/21]