Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 36 de 40
Máirt, 8 Noll 2020
written
Forestry Sector
Richard Bruton
72. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment he has undertaken which cast doubt on the role of forestry in carbon abatement. [41607/20]
Máirt, 8 Noll 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Richard Bruton
75. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the strategy for climate adaptation in agriculture has integrated the new higher ambition for greenhouse gas abatement. [41608/20]
Máirt, 8 Noll 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Richard Bruton
234. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby dance classes still cannot take place even though roller discos are now to be permitted; and if her Department is seeking to develop safe protocols for same. [41321/20]
Déar, 3 Noll 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
162. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the local authorities which have requested applications for the public charge point scheme; the local authorities that have completed applications; the local authorities that have been approved; the local authorities that have installed chargers under the scheme; and the number of charge points involved in each case in tabular form. [40853/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
written
Education Policy
Richard Bruton
101. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has considered the resources that may become available within primary education in the coming years due to the projection of declining pupil enrolment and the way in which they might best be deployed to improve education outcomes for pupils. [39714/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
written
Early Years Sector
Richard Bruton
109. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if her Department has undertaken research into a centre (details supplied) as a response to tackling poor educational outcomes in areas of acute disadvantage; and if she has considered such an approach as appropriate in a small number of settings in Ireland. [39715/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
written
Housing Data
Richard Bruton
296. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing developments in Fingal and Dublin city that made up the estimated cost of council direct construction of social housing in 2019 published by the social housing capital investment programme; and the land cost, professional fees, utility costs, abnormal costs and construction contract costs per unit built, respectively in each case. [39934/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
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Housing Data
Richard Bruton
297. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved units in Fingal and Dublin city since 1 January 2019 to date; and the estimated cost per unit by the land cost, professional fees, utility costs, abnormal costs and construction contract costs per unit, respectively. [39935/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
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School Funding
Richard Bruton
431. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if there are funds that schools can avail of to allow participation in digital initiatives in partnership with private enterprise over and above standard funding lines so that opportunities for innovation can be seized. [40314/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
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Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme
Richard Bruton
519. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is considering new supports for enterprise start-ups such as through the back to work enterprise scheme as Ireland commences exiting the Covid-19 setbacks to employment. [40500/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
written
Departmental Strategy Statements
Richard Bruton
532. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [40110/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Richard Bruton
533. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has recorded a significant drop-off in children in early childhood settings or in the number of providers offering service during Covid-19. [40111/20]
Máirt, 1 Noll 2020
written
Covid-19 Pandemic
Richard Bruton
658. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that international advice from an institution (details supplied) recommends stronger protections for women over 28 weeks pregnant than is being applied by the HSE in its advice for the public service; and if he will assess whether that advice should be amended. [39741/20]
Déar, 26 Samh 2020
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Overseas Development Aid
Richard Bruton
43. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if overseas development programmes have been hampered by the Covid-19 virus; and if unspent money can be carried forward. [37952/20]
Déar, 26 Samh 2020
written
Overseas Development Aid
Richard Bruton
48. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider the possibility of allowing local communities decide the use of a small part of the ODA budget through a democratic consultation process in locations in which a well-structured aid programme is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37953/20]
Déar, 26 Samh 2020
written
Departmental Strategy Statements
Richard Bruton
78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [36171/20]
Déar, 26 Samh 2020
written
Tax Code
Richard Bruton
153. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to refresh the roadmap for tax policy in relation to the taxation of companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36170/20]
Déar, 26 Samh 2020
written
DEIS Scheme
Richard Bruton
272. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the reason improvements in staffing were provided to DEIS band 1 senior schools but not to junior schools or integrated schools in the same category; and if it has been decided the way in which the planned €5 million for such schools will be allocated. [39428/20]
Céad, 25 Samh 2020
written
Local Authority Housing
Richard Bruton
79. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the assertion that red tape and restrictions on borrowing capacity are preventing councils from engaging in more direct building; the typical timelines for design, master planning, cost appraisal, establishment of funding lines, planning approval, tendering and construction on direct build projects; and if his Department has undertaken any evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of these processes compared to best international practice. [39142/20]
Céad, 25 Samh 2020
written
Land Development Agency
Richard Bruton
80. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the improvements he has identified in the manner in which the Land Development Agency will operate in order to reduce the time and cost involved in site assembly and acquisition, in design, master planning, cost appraisal, establishment of funding lines, planning approval, tendering and construction; and if he is satisfied that the draft legislation provides the necessary legislative powers to allow this State developer fulfil its game-changing potential identified in the recent NESC report. [39143/20]
Máirt, 24 Samh 2020
written
Wind Energy Guidelines
Richard Bruton
71. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps which remain to be completed in order to sign the new guidelines for renewable generation at windfarms; and if he will set a deadline for when they will enter force. [37956/20]
Máirt, 24 Samh 2020
written
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
Richard Bruton
112. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the arrangements which have and are being made to ensure that priority access to legal drafters is assigned to the marine planning legislation without which the development of offshore renewable energy will be held back; and if he will outline a timed roadmap for its presentation for consideration by the Houses of the Oireachtas. [37955/20]
Máirt, 24 Samh 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
133. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the number of new and of imported electric cars, plug-in hybrids and recharging hybrids licensed during the year to date; and the percentage of total new and total imported cars, respectively, accounted for by these categories. [37750/20]
Máirt, 24 Samh 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Richard Bruton
314. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the recent grants to support cultural activities during Covid-19 have catered to the needs of the events sector that does not own premises; and if she has had discussions with the sector regarding its plight. [38342/20]
Máirt, 24 Samh 2020
written
Architectural Heritage
Richard Bruton
349. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funds are available for the upkeep of protected structures on the grounds of schools or other institutions that do not have their own resources for such work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38381/20]
Máirt, 24 Samh 2020
written
School Enrolments
Richard Bruton
482. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the extent to which there is spare capacity for enrolments in secondary schools in a catchment area (details supplied); the extent to which there is a pattern flow of pupils within the catchment area leaving for secondary school and of those from outside entering; and her plans to assess the need for more places based on the lack of available capacity. [37946/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
written
Departmental Strategy Statements
Richard Bruton
20. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the innovation she plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of her Department. [36167/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
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Radio Broadcasting
Richard Bruton
43. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports her Department has made available for local radio since July 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36166/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
97. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new sites which have had electric vehicle chargers installed and their distribution classified by capacity range of the charger under the Climate Action Fund allocation to the ESB and under the grant scheme to local authorities since these schemes were initiated; and the number of sites in which upgrades of capacity have occurred under these schemes. [37643/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of electric vehicle chargers and their aggregate capacity available for public use in at the most recent date for which information is available; and the capacity in each county in tabular form. [37644/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
99. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of electric vehicle chargers and their aggregate capacity available for public use in at the most recent date for which information is available; and the capacity in each county in tabular form. [37645/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
100. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of installation of electric vehicle chargers in service stations and in shopping centres made without State support in the past 12 months. [37646/20]
Déar, 19 Samh 2020
written
Electric Vehicles
Richard Bruton
101. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a system in place for quickly identifying public electric vehicle chargers which break down and arranging for their repair. [37647/20]
Máirt, 17 Samh 2020
written
Departmental Strategy Statements
Richard Bruton
106. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [36169/20]
Máirt, 17 Samh 2020
written
Departmental Functions
Richard Bruton
138. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps the special unit in his Department on preventative policy delivery has taken to date; and if it has a programme of work and a budget for 2021. [36168/20]
Máirt, 17 Samh 2020
written
Pension Provisions
Richard Bruton
299. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recent increases have been made to the pensions of those who retired at the top of the assistant principal scale; if the FEMPI cuts have been fully restored; and if increases are due in respect of more recent pay agreements. [36452/20]
Déar, 12 Samh 2020
written
Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
24. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the work being undertaken 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, even in the face of a step-up in restrictions on social interaction. [34557/20]
Déar, 12 Samh 2020
written
Departmental Strategies
Richard Bruton
60. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [34556/20]
Déar, 12 Samh 2020
written
Passport Services
Richard Bruton
224. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Passport Office has ceased processing passports for children during level 5; and if this renders it impossible for families with children who need a new passport from exercising their right to travel in which they honour all due restrictions for the destination. [35849/20]
Déar, 12 Samh 2020
written
Parental Leave
Richard Bruton
280. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents face challenges in providing continuity of childcare for young babies; and if it is feasible to permit the extra three weeks of parental benefit to be taken now to help them overcome those challenges. [36050/20]
Céad, 11 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 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]
Máirt, 10 Samh 2020
written
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]