Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Census of Population

Richard Bruton

28. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the number of homes which were vacant, occupied by one person and occupied by two persons, respectively in the most recent census; and the distribution of such homes by number of bedrooms contained within the home and the age of the head of household in each case.. [35577/20]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Home Loan Scheme

Richard Bruton

600. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who are with employers on EWSS are not receiving loan approval under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if there are concerns that this will be very disruptive for the families concerned. [32812/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Bruton

717. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to schools that are scheduled to lose teachers on the new enrolment numbers in order that they could have the continuity necessary to manage the Covid-19 difficulties. [32493/20]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Bruton

816. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education when construction will commence on a school (details supplied). [33690/20]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Richard Bruton

877. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a delay in issuing PPS numbers to persons returning here; and the steps being taken to deal with this delay. [32853/20]

Crime Prevention

Richard Bruton

8. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a study (details supplied) calling for a fresh approach to policing, crime prevention and youth engagement; and if she will consider the way in which working across Government the ambitions of this report can be fulfilled. [30682/20]

Health and Safety Authority

Richard Bruton

21. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the Health and Safety Authority has the necessary enforcement powers to ensure business premises are safe. [31783/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Richard Bruton

50. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if legal issues have arisen following a court case in respect of primary medical certificates; his plans to rectify the issue in a timely way in order that eligible persons are not adversely affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31797/20]

State Examinations

Richard Bruton

140. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an analysis of the make-up of the student population whose teacher marks were adjusted as part of the standardisation process, showing in particular, the distribution of the cases adjusted by gender, distinguishing up-marks from down-marks, adjustments to different grade levels and other data to support the claim that the method was blind between school types. [32007/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Bruton

148. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person on the pandemic unemployment benefit is entitled to take up a full-time study as an undergraduate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31801/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Bruton

220. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health his views on and the position regarding the enforcement of the behaviour of customers, for example, mask wearing and social distancing; and his views on whether the requirement to call in An Garda Síochána for such issues is unduly cumbersome. [31783/20]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Bruton

98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional new opportunities being provided at third level and in further education for 2021 between those going via the CAO system, under Springboard, apprenticeship and PLC; the number of these now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30680/20]

Climate Action Plan

Richard Bruton

112. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new initiatives in education and research his Department is planning in 2021 designed to accelerate capacity to deliver the infrastructures and the practices to underpin ambitions for reductions in emissions damaging to climate. [30681/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Bruton

127. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a submission from a body (details supplied) seeking relaxation on deadlines and compliance rules due to the exceptional pressures created by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31113/20]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Bruton

162. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered introducing scooter sharing here; if he will consider a series of trials in urban areas that have been successfully used in other jurisdictions to clarify the optimal regulatory, safety, technical and commercial regimes to protect the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31126/20]

Tax Code

Richard Bruton

215. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a submission from a body (details supplied) seeking relaxation on deadlines and compliance rules due to the exceptional pressures created by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31114/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Richard Bruton

434. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider bringing in the extended parental leave from November 2020 instead of postponing it until April 2021 when babies born during Covid-19 will not become beneficiaries. [31725/20]

Disability Services Provision

Richard Bruton

737. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the disruption caused to the provision of disability services for an organisation (details supplied), which faces a legacy debt; and if his Department could develop an agreed service development plan sensitive to the organisation's service users to get them through this difficult period, which is modified according to the prevailing Covid-19 level. [29794/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Bruton

22. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that there are adequate frameworks in place to assist enterprises to undertake restructuring necessitated by Covid-19 or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29713/20]

Teacher Training

Richard Bruton

86. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has undertaken a recent review of the excellence of the delivery of in-service upskilling for teachers; and if she plans to reform. [29734/20]

Teacher Training

Richard Bruton

93. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has undertaken a recent review of the excellence of the delivery of in-service upskilling for teachers; and if she plans to reform. [29735/20]

Climate Action Fund

Richard Bruton

104. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when a fresh call will be made for projects under the Climate Action Fund; and if the criteria will be different than the last occasion. [30508/20]

Housing Agency

Richard Bruton

156. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the duration of time it takes the underwriter of the Housing Agency to adjudicate on loans can be reduced as it can hamper timely options for first-time buyers. [29796/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Bruton

279. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if enforced absences of teachers due to children going into isolation has been factored into allowed absences under the sickness absences circular; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this may not have been adequately factored in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30258/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Bruton

324. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons returning to work after Covid-19 have a period during which secondary benefits are retained and in particular, the length of time rent supplement can be retained. [30293/20]

Work Placement Programmes

Richard Bruton

325. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of payment to participants in the work placement scheme. [30294/20]

National Childcare Scheme

Richard Bruton

348. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if allowance has been made for an increase in the income thresholds for the national childcare scheme; and the thresholds of proposed increases. [30295/20]

Health Services Provision

Richard Bruton

504. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if provision has been made to provide transport to persons suspected of having Covid-19 who do not have means of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30053/20]

Home Care Packages

Richard Bruton

558. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the status of the home care pilot scheme; and his plans to roll out the scheme further. [30292/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Richard Bruton

144. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes for affordable purchase in the known pipeline; the number of homes for cost rental in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29332/20]