Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects

Richard Bruton

286. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the number of new schools built in the Santry, Whitehall and Dublin 9 catchment area and the amount spent on each school building since 2019, in tabular form. [7709/24]

Housing Policy

Richard Bruton

345. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the rule that a cost rental should not exceed 35% of net income is rendering some persons in Dublin ineligible for both cost rental and ineligible for social housing; and whether this necessitates some changes in the terms of access for support in order that no one is excluded. [7582/24]

Mental Health Services

Richard Bruton

296. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the trend in referrals to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service over the past five years; how the level of staffing and service has grown in those years; if he will outline the efforts to fill new post created and indicate how the level of unfilled positions have evolved; and if he will outline the approach to reform of services delivery which she is undertaking. [6688/24]

School Facilities

Richard Bruton

98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential of remote delivery in education; and if new initiatives are planned in this arena. [50444/23]

Central Statistics Office

Richard Bruton

131. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the data held by the CSO on the average weekly spending on out-of-pocket medical expenses per week, and as a percentage of total weekly spending. [5784/24]

Central Statistics Office

Richard Bruton

132. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the data held by the CSO on the number of persons aged 70 or over who are a head of a household. [5785/24]

Third Level Fees

Richard Bruton

612. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 31 January 2024, the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish born child of a resident Irish citizen, despite the fact that under statute such payments can only be made on Irish residency. [6057/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Richard Bruton

14. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for strengthening the capacity of the LEO network to give specialist support to enterprises, with varying needs and regional specialisms, within their remit and to the development of regional centres of excellence. [5741/24]

Business Supports

Richard Bruton

62. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has analysed to the main sources of pressure on business costs at present, and how he believes these might best be addressed. [5742/24]

Public Expenditure Policy

Richard Bruton

96. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what programmes of public expenditure will be subject to evaluation in the coming year and whether this process needs to be reformed. [5739/24]

Public Expenditure Policy

Richard Bruton

119. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the budgeting process operated by his Department promotes innovation to a sufficient extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5740/24]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Bruton

162. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of unclaimed tax reliefs in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and a breakdown of the estimated amount by individual relief, that is, medical relief, rent relief, disabled child relief and so on, in tabular form. [5816/24]

Childcare Services

Richard Bruton

287. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if details on the filing needed from childcare providers to certify eligibility for core funding remain outstanding; and when the remaining information will be issued so that providers can comply with the deadline. [5889/24]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Bruton

582. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered recognising the British and Irish Institute of Modern Music for grant purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/24]

Control of Dogs

Richard Bruton

114. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he intends to publicise the departmental public consultation on electric shock collars; what steps he intends to take following receipt of all submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/24]

Parking Provision

Richard Bruton

159. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the annual revenue generated by public car parking at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/24]

Parking Provision

Richard Bruton

160. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health to provide details of any contracts between private car park operators and Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4398/24]

Health Services Staff

Richard Bruton

162. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists catering to the needs of public patients; whether waiting lists are maintained to measure the extent to which demand is being met by the existing throughput of caseload of these practitioners: if he has considered extending the NTPF system to those waiting for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/24]

Departmental Policies

Richard Bruton

100. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she would consider embodying initiatives to promote positive ageing within all the programmes of her Department, wherever practically possible; and if she will outline the specific areas of greatest potential. [4015/24]

Departmental Policies

Richard Bruton

108. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether the Town Centre First initiative has succeeded in the pilot stage of one per county; if she will indicate the main areas of transformation; and if she will outline her plans over the next five years to extend the initiative. [4014/24]