271. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timelines for the Electoral Commission to be established; and the timelines for it to carry out the Dáil constituency boundary review, to report its findings to Dáil Éireann and to legislate for the new boundaries. [34297/22]
266. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if affordable homes that are developed by the Land Development Agency will be allocated under the council priority scheme applied to the council’s own affordable homes; and if it is intended that all Land Development Agency affordable homes for sale will be sold under a shared equity model. [34102/22]
265. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage it is intended that councils will maintain standing waiting lists for affordable housing; if not, if priority for early applications will only apply after the advertisement of each new scheme. [34101/22]
172. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time for NCT appointments in various parts of the country; the plans to clear the backlog; and if he is considering extending the life of existing certificates as a way to take pressure off the system. [33679/22]
90. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence the recruitment options that he is considering to attract more individuals towards joining the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33668/22]
78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase cybersecurity defence in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33667/22]
151. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contribution of Ireland to ensuring the safety of journalists, photographers and other members of the media. [33213/22]
98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the level of economic activity between Ireland and nations in Africa and the work to increase such activity. [33212/22]
89. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing completions annually since 2016; and the number in the 12 months between Q2 2021 and Q1 2022. [33211/22]
20. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new sites identified by the Land Development Agency. [33218/22]
156. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that he intends to attract the best students globally to participate in research and innovation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32876/22]
155. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he intends to establish the Impact 2030 steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/22]
154. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the mechanism by which the new research and innovation policy advisory forum will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32874/22]
153. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he intends to establish a new research and innovation policy advisory forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/22]
152. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will set out a timeline for the undertaking of a comprehensive review of the impact of research and innovation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32872/22]
151. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which he intends to increase indigenous productivity by 2.5% per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32871/22]
150. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will set out a timeline to legislate for the creation of a new competitive funding research agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32870/22]
127. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the number of schools which currently accommodate an afterschool care service on their property; the supports which her Department provide to schools willing to accommodate such services and the extra expenses which they might generate; and the probable areas of proposed changes in the guidelines which she is planning to promote more community use of school facilities [33037/22]
718. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators reported to him in respect of the child and adult mental health service; and his views on the throughput of patients, the level of the services delivered and the pattern of discharges. [31819/22]
679. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if there is any progress in shortening the delays in renewal of visas; if she has any system for fast-tracking applications where an important family event requires travel arrangements to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32291/22]
619. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the items that will be included in the free book selection for pupils enrolling in primary school for the first time; and the estimated value of same per pupil. [31817/22]
537. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the location of a new primary school (details supplied) that is temporarily accommodated in prefabs in Sutton; and if the school will occupy classrooms at the new location from September rather than prefabs. [31820/22]
91. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm that all of the retail electricity suppliers are participating in the schemes whereby surplus renewable energy is purchased from customers with small scale generation of their own. [32032/22]
74. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has undertaken work on a circular economy strategy for the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32201/22]
64. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has assessed the adequacy of manpower policies for the tourism sector. [32200/22]
108. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sustainability measures that he applies to guide public procurement. [31242/22]
90. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has considered the need to front-load public investments in areas including health, education and transport if compact development is to be a success. [31241/22]
82. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the prospects for the forthcoming Budget will be impacted by the international turmoil currently being experienced and higher energy and interest costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31243/22]
50. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the latest appraisal of the reliability of corporation tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31244/22]
1392. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy delays in the registration of nurses, coming from or returning from overseas, with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will request the board to consider measures to accelerate registrations in view of staff shortages.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/22]
1370. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the current legislation in relation to powers of attorney which restricts the conferring of power on specified relatives and prevents persons from selecting others with whom they may prefer to trust such matters and if she will consider amending this provision. [30810/22]
1288. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will consider organising more frequent swearing-in ceremonies to speed up the naturalisation process or if she will authorise a simpler form of swearing-in process. [29050/22]
1287. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she has monitored the frequency of homophobic attacks in Dublin city; and if she raised the matter and measures with the Garda Commissioner to ensure that persons feel safe on the streets. [28982/22]
1179. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the acute shortage for crèche accommodating babies under two years in many parts of Dublin; if he plans any initiatives to bridge this gap; if he will extend support to parents who now must opt for care in private homes as the only option to meet their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29465/22]
1006. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on when it is expected that construction will commence for a new school (details supplied). [30013/22]
1005. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if her Department makes any allowance in the budget provision for a school (details supplied) which has to operate across two separate sites. [30011/22]
327. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether or not between the years 1994 to 2005, adult education officers were classed as teachers or otherwise, the number of hours per week such adult education officers were expected to work during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28732/22]
207. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if arrangements will be made that public transport companies publish route performance data to provide greater transparency to customers covering matters such as passenger numbers, adherence to schedule, capacity and so on. [28738/22]
161. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider a call to create a centre of excellence for the circular economy embracing science, design, knowledge transfer, commercialisation and behavioural strategies to encourage consumer adoption. [25376/22]
104. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when it is planned to allocate the climate budget across the various sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28309/22]
99. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress that has been made rolling out low-cost initiatives that can help families reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions which can be quickly rolled out such as heat controls, public electric vehicle chargers, utilisation of smart meters and so on. [28308/22]
44. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the challenges that have been experienced in the roll-out of the new core funding model for childcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/22]
22. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received reports from the county childcare committees on the adequacy of provision for children under two years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28268/22]
219. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to the additional extra housing capital; and the amount that has been spent to date given that the Disability Capacity Review 2032 states that the additional extra housing capital that is required for disability services in 2022 based on demography only is €60 million. [28316/22]
218. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding on the HSE Service Plan 2022 that was allocated and spent to match the €350 million requirement based on demography and unmet need for 2022 cited in the Disability Capability Review up to 2032. [28315/22]
217. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding on the HSE Service Plan 2022 that was sought, allocated and spent to date to match the €80 million minimum requirement based on demography only for 2022 cited in the Disability Capability Review up to 2032. [28314/22]
216. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the reason that there are only 52 extra beds provided in the disability budget for 2022 given that the Disability Capacity Review 2032 states that the additional extra residential beds at a minimum needed for 2022 is 300. [28313/22]
215. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated and spent in 2022 for additional residential services given that the Disability Capacity Review 2032 states that the additional minimum-scenario extra annual funding needed for demography only in 2022 for residential is €60 million, and the demography and unmet need for 2022 needed is €220 million. [28312/22]
531. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider waiving some or all of the fees for students who have switched college courses, given that the experience of remote-learning distorted their ability to make a timely assessment that they were unsuited for their original choice of course. [27348/22]
117. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the need for more pet-friendly policies on public transport in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27347/22]