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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
847. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if there are conditions for which the use of cannabis-based products can be prescribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52195/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
799. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his Department receives regular reports on the number of assessments of need for children that are carried out, the number of therapeutic supports that are delivered to children who have been assessed and the average waiting time; and if he is satisfied that the system is making best use of available professional resource given the repeated complaints from parents. [52051/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
547. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if sitting the Mandarin exam at leaving certificate level is limited to students attending pilot schools. [52916/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
383. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are principles or noise thresholds which guide the planning process in setting noise abatement measures, restriction on working hours and so on; and the way these are evolved or modified. [52678/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
179. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if there have been adjustments made to ensure that the rail fleet is properly ventilated; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that customer monitors have shown that the air conditioning now in use is allowing excessively high CO2 concentrations to build up within carriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52194/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
117. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if healthcare assistants have been removed from the ineligible list for work permits, yet organisations providing home care have been excluded from eligibility, even though it is public policy to support persons remaining independent for as long as possible and pay levels in the sector are now comparable with those in residential settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52993/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
90. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when Ireland will complete ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52363/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
39. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will indicate whether there has been a falloff in new enterprises established with Local Enterprise Office or with Enterprise Ireland support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53162/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2021
238. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if planning of the potential for a cost of disability payment has taken place which would support persons with specific additional costs which they encounter as a result of disability. [51816/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2021
117. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the assessment of the problem of persons not feeling safe in the city centre following her round of meetings; and if new initiatives are in development. [51158/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2021
111. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if new initiatives to promote more recruitment and progression of women within An Garda Síochána are being undertaken. [51159/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
728. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the termination of certain screening programmes when persons reach a certain age can be reviewed in view of the fact it creates the perception that a lower value is placed on a person's health as they advance in age. [50429/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
682. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if pension restoration to all ranks of An Garda Síochána has been completed; and if not, if there are plans to restore remaining reductions. [50441/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
681. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she has received reports on the level of crime and antisocial behaviour in Dublin city centre; if her Department monitors the level of safety that persons feel circulating in the city centre, particularly at night; and if any initiatives are planned to address this concern. [50440/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
676. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a gardener working in a university is entitled to be paid the travel time allowance for craft workers from his Department. [51209/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
601. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has conducted a recent evaluation of the need for a new second-level school in a catchment area (details supplied); the projected demand for places; the projected level of available places; the availability of schools of diverse patronage; the pattern of pupils entering or leaving the catchment for second-level education; and if she will consider placing a new second-level school for this catchment area on the school building programme. [51201/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
441. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty for applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans in meeting some of the criteria for proof of continuity of income in sectors which are reopening, particularly in circumstances in which contracts or freelancing is the norm; and if he will consider amending the credit policy used by local authorities to take account of the realities of the present situation. [50500/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
360. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected by the pension levy on pensions funds; the way in which the money was used; if private pension funds have recovered in value since the levy was collected; and if there are plans to restore any of the moneys collected. [50430/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
276. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a price for selling back solar energy to the grid will be put in place. [50680/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2021
153. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider the recommendations of an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the new programme for families in Afghanistan in order that the lessons from previous experiences can be applied. [50341/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2021
140. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing some disregard in the means test for disability allowance for a person who is in a position to rent a room within their home. [50249/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2021
283. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the progress which has been made in evaluating the potential in local areas in which there is a substantial demand for non-religious education but the catchment is only served by religious schools to facilitate the change of patron by a process of needs assessment and release of one of the religious schools to a new patron. [49396/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2021
79. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport whether the system of supplementary charging for suitcases and so on by airlines is subject to any regulation, either nationally or at EU level. [49374/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2021
142. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered greatly expanding the role of the county childcare committees in order that they could drive the development of childcare facilities in their county. [47856/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2021
121. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress in developing proposals for an agency which would drive the development of early childhood services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47857/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2021
81. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has assessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on persons who have been supported under the back to work enterprise programme; and if she has considered the need to evolve this programme as the economy reopens. [47854/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2021
6. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of take-up of initiatives which have been put in place to help persons get back to work given that the economy has reopened; and if gaps in the range of supports are emerging. [47853/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
565. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the changes being made to the fair deal scheme to reduce the assessment of vacant homes rented out or sold; and the date from which the new provisions will apply. [47556/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
564. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the charges made for private or semi-private beds in public hospitals; if the public hospital bed charge must be paid in addition to this charge; and if the charges levied are different if the patient is admitted as a private patient. [47555/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
563. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the number of persons supported under the EU scheme for treatment abroad in the most recent twelve months for which data is available; the number that were treated in Northern Ireland; the number treated in the rest of the UK; and the scope for such patients to continue to exercise these options in 202 in view of Brexit. [47554/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
562. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the level of activity under the National Treatment Purchase Fund during the most recent 12 months for which data is available; the main categories of procedure delivered; and the waiting time under the respective procedures which would trigger an offer of support from the fund for private treatment. [47553/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
560. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the concept of a statutory homecare support has progressed; the terms on which the pilot scheme was made available; if an evaluation of the pilot scheme has been completed [47540/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
500. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the special maintenance rate is confined to students whose parents are in receipt of the working family payment or long-term social welfare payments; and if there a gross income test also effective under which students from low-income families can qualify. [47533/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
499. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the terms on which post-graduate study can receive support towards fees and maintenance; and if there are plans to extend these schemes. [47532/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
436. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the terms on which paternity benefit and parental benefit are paid are scheduled to change during 2022; and if so, the terms on which they will be available. [47539/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
435. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the work placement scheme will continue during 2022; and if so, the terms on which it will be made available. [47538/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
434. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the suspension of the waiting time for recruiting a person aged under 30 years of age onto JobsPlus will continue during 2022; and if so, the conditions of eligibility for different options that will apply. [47537/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
433. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering increasing the threshold of €100 over the equivalent rate of the State pension (contributory) as the upper limit for payment of the fuel allowance in view of the pressure on fuel costs. [47536/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
432. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the terms on which the pandemic unemployment payment is being gradually withdrawn from those eligible as workers and for those eligible as self-employed; and if it is intended to review these terms as the progress of reopening and recovery evolves. [47535/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
431. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the terms on which the €1,000 grant for short courses is being made available; and if there is a restriction on the type of courses, full-time or part- time to which it can be applied. [47531/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
289. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has made any changes in the terms of the housing assistance payments available to pensioners and those who need adaptation on grounds of disability or in the means test that will apply during 2022. [47549/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
288. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to legislate for new protections for tenants; the target date it is hoped that they will come into effect; and the provisions planned. [47548/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
287. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planned duration of restrictions on eviction notices under the special Covid-19 rules; and if he is considering any further extension of these protections. [47547/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
286. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the upper limit for a HAP rent in each of the four Dublin local authorities for families of different sizes; and if there are plans to review these limits. [47545/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
285. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that are planned regarding the income limit for eligibility to go on a social housing list during 2022; and the upper income limit for a single applicant and a couple, respectively. [47544/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
284. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new interest rate will be in place for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; the interest rate which will apply; the mortgage protection rate that will be charged; and the estimated monthly repayments on a €200,000 loan taken out over 30 years. [47543/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
283. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new limits for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will come into effect; the gross income limit for single applicants and couples, respectively; and if changes will be made to the maximum loan to be issued. [47542/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
282. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the waiver of rates will be extended over the coming 12 months; and the terms applying for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022. [47534/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
281. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date from which 100% of the yield from local property tax will be retained within the county in which it is raised; and if he will list the extent to which local authorities intend to increase or decrease the tax yield by using their discretion to raise or lower the rate for each local authority. [47530/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2021
162. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the rates of local property tax that will apply in 2022; and the conditions under which any exemptions or reliefs can be claimed in 2022. [47529/21]