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Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Departmental Strategies
Richard Bruton
81. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [34554/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
85. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work being carried out by his Department during the current level 5 restrictions to better equip sectors under his guidance to be resilient in the face of any future resurgence of Covid-19 cases in order that they can remain open safely in the face of a step-up in restrictions on social interaction. [34555/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Departmental Strategies
Richard Bruton
107. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [34558/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Richard Bruton
118. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to bring forward investments for accelerated delivery in the context of the national economic plan. [34559/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
162. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if self-employed persons aged 66 and over can qualify for the restart grant to ensure that there is no discrimination between such business operators on age grounds. [34639/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Recycling Policy
Richard Bruton
192. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the initiatives being planned to promote recycling in multi-dwelling complexes in which such options are not now available. [34908/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Richard Bruton
421. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the progress in securing a site for the proposed school (details supplied) in Killester, Raheny and Clontarf, County Dublin; when construction will commence on a permanent site; and her plans to assist the school develop enrolments in view of the fact its temporary accommodation is located entirely outside the catchment that it is intended to serve. [34551/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Occupational Injuries Benefit
Richard Bruton
479. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending an occupational injury scheme to teachers, similar to that which applies to gardaí and nurses, in view of the risk exposures the profession faces. [35362/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Richard Bruton
493. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide clarity in relation to the cases of persons (details supplied). [34530/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Gambling Sector
Richard Bruton
606. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if a clear distinction is drawn between online games and online gambling; the basis on which the distinction is drawn; and her views as to whether there is a concern that some games are developing the features of gambling. [34839/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Vaccination Programme
Richard Bruton
746. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing legislation to cover vaccinations; if so, the circumstances in which it could be required in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35256/20]
Thu, 5 Nov 2020
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Flexible Work Practices
Richard Bruton
27. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has assessed the scope for replicating the Ludgate Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33395/20]
Thu, 5 Nov 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Richard Bruton
49. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has assessed the opportunities for rural development of a switch to a more climate resilient agriculture. [33396/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Recycling Policy
Richard Bruton
23. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he has developed initiatives to extend full household recycling to apartment developments which do not now provide them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34001/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Recycling Policy
Richard Bruton
59. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if planning permissions for apartment developments are now required to provide full recycling facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33998/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Bruton
32. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has an estimate of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on greenhouse gas emissions during 2020; and if he envisages domestic policy initiatives to make Irish agriculture more climate resilient in 2021. [33394/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Richard Bruton
164. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the nature and composition of a target capacity for test trace and quarantine at the various levels of the Government's roadmap; and if he envisages problems of building the surge capacity or getting compliance with quarantine and isolation [33391/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Richard Bruton
175. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if there is evidence that Ireland has learned to manage the medical progress of Covid-19 in vulnerable populations since spring; and the way in which it is influencing policy for managing the virus [33392/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Search and Rescue Service Provision
Richard Bruton
321. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the potential of the Air Corps to participate in the search and rescue operations; if this has been factored into future plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Housing Data
Richard Bruton
590. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of low-cost sites that have been made available in the past year for persons to build a home or for a small co-operative to build a set of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32591/20]