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Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Revenue Commissioners
Richard Bruton
156. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the process through which the Revenue Commissioners estimate tax that may have been overpaid by PAYE workers (details supplied); and, in particular, whether this is based on an assumption about tax allowable expenses claimed by these individuals, or by applying some inference about these taxpayers from the claims made by others. [9280/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Bruton
219. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if there are changes being made in how resource teachers are being allocated or deployed, if she is aware of concerns expressed by Down's Syndrome Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9033/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Bruton
220. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education whether the NCSE has reported on the adequacy of capacity of special schools and special units on the northside of Dublin to meet the needs of pupils presenting for placement this year; if increases in capacity have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9034/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Bruton
232. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a shortage of special school places to serve Dublin's northside; if she has received a report from the NCSE on capacity constraints and how they might be filled; if new places are coming on stream for this coming September or beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9271/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Assisted Decision-Making
Richard Bruton
402. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that many lawyers are refusing to sign papers creating an enduring power of attorney, where citizens have drawn up their own documentation, which is leaving these documents with no valid application; and if he has any plans which might overcome this problem. [8783/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Control of Dogs
Richard Bruton
666. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is undertaking a review of the controls on dangerous dogs; the terms of reference, and the date on which consultations close; and whether she will examine regimes for control and enforcement in other countries so that best practice models can be considered. [9284/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Richard Bruton
8. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the provision made for leadership development at all levels of the Garda force and how leadership development is benchmarked and reported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8348/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Departmental Policies
Richard Bruton
32. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice how it is intended to phase in the new community safety plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8347/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Climate Action Plan
Richard Bruton
82. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current rate of take-up of new farm methods which he regards as key to the Government climate ambitions and the step up needed by 2030 to meet the targets. [8346/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Climate Action Plan
Richard Bruton
91. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered new measures in the likely context that the sectors for which he has responsibility cannot meet the targets in the climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
36. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is legislative provision in place to require management companies to take reasonable steps to provide EV charging networks for occupiers. [8234/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
41. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if the support schemes for EV charging networks developed by local authorities can cover the installation of chargers in multi-unit developments developed by local authorities or by approved housing bodies. [8232/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
42. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of local authorities that have installed EV charging networks with his Department's support; the number of locations in each case; and the planned and approved locations scheduled to be installed. [8235/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Richard Bruton
63. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has completed the review of the financial supports for mobility for those with a disability and, in particular, the criteria for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8237/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
115. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if there is legislative provision in place to require management companies to take reasonable steps to provide EV charging networks for occupiers. [8233/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Mental Health Services
Richard Bruton
141. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the submission from an organisation (details supplied); if he plans to publish a roadmap for service improvement, as has been done for disability services; and if he has considered the proposal for the regulation of CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001. [8122/24]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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Healthcare Policy
Richard Bruton
142. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if a scoliosis unit, or task force in relation to same, has been set up within the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8123/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Richard Bruton
82. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider undertaking a pilot to inviting people to check if they are getting their full entitlements and targeting categories of persons who may be more likely to be missing out, perhaps in co-operation with other public bodies that may experience underpayment of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7860/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Richard Bruton
90. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered initiatives to identify the extent of underclaiming of entitlements from her Department by categories such the low paid at work, by carers, and by pensioners, for whom rules of entitlement may be poorly understood; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7859/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Richard Bruton
285. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in the Santry, Whitehall and Dublin 9 catchment area who have applied for upgrades to their school buildings, including the amount spent since 2019, in tabular form. [7708/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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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]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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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]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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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]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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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]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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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]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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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]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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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]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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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]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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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]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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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]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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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]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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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]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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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]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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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]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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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]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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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]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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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]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Tax Reliefs
Richard Bruton
218. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the procedure through which the temporary mortgage relief on the increase in interest payments in 2023 can be applied for, and if Revenue have issued guidelines on the matter. [3866/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Tax Data
Richard Bruton
219. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who earn under €40,000 in the most recent year for which statistics are available; and if he will distinguish the number of them who have children; the number who claim as caring for a child alone; and the number who are assessed as married and jointly assessed. [4064/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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School Staff
Richard Bruton
251. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has considered the submission seeking the restoration of the premium for teachers teaching through the medium of Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3643/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
529. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health whether the pandemic bonus scheme has been completed; and whether a payment is due in the circumstances of a person (details supplied). [3930/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Departmental Policies
Richard Bruton
597. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential to grow both commercial and social enterprises in developing networks to support the circular economy transformation; and if new initiatives are planned in this arena. [50445/23]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Departmental Policies
Richard Bruton
598. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential of remote delivery in health and community development; and if new initiatives are planned in this arena. [4243/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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EU Enlargement
Richard Bruton
7. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on discussions to extend membership of the European Union and the changes in institutional arrangements that might follow. [2982/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Middle East
Richard Bruton
80. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the work at EU and UN level which Ireland is undertaking in pursuit of peace and of a two-state solution in the Israel Palestine conflict. [2981/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Environmental Policy
Richard Bruton
138. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the progress in developing a new circular economy strategy with sectoral targets, and an EPA programme of actions, which implement the provisions of the Circular Economy Act. [2979/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Electricity Generation
Richard Bruton
144. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will comment on reports that there will be a tight supply situation for electricity for many years to come, and the initiatives which could be considered to ease this risk. [2980/24]