161. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the local property tax yield estimated by the Revenue Commissioners as a consequence of the revised property valuations, and the revised rates of payment.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47528/21]
160. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the rate of take-up of the bike-to-work scheme in the most recent 12 months for which data are available; and the average value of claims made. [47527/21]
159. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the level of relief that has been granted to date under the stay-and-spend tax credit; and if the applicable dates for this concession will be extended. [47526/21]
158. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme, which provides for an advanced tax credit, will continue to operate during the remaining phases of reopening; the obligations enterprises carry in respect of these advances as their business gradually recover; and if any additional phasing is envisaged during the remaining stages of reopening and recovery. [47525/21]
157. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the terms on which warehoused taxes are being held by the Revenue Commissioners; the obligations that enterprises carry in respect of these sums of money; and if any phasing of obligations is planned to assist enterprises struggling to reopen. [47524/21]
156. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the current payment rates for the employment wage subsidy which are in payment at different pay levels; the conditions which must be met by an employer to remain in payment; and if further phased withdrawal is planned as the economy reopens. [47523/21]
99. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has made any changes in the schemes of support for energy efficiency measures and solar installations by households; and the schemes which will be available during 2022. [47552/21]
98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to introduce a scheme for an area wide scheme of energy improvement during the course of 2022; if areas will be selected starting with older estates in which BER values are lower; and the measures that are under consideration to encourage persons to participate. [47551/21]
97. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will allow households that received shallow energy improvements under the warmer homes scheme to apply for deeper measures; and the date from which persons can lodge applications. [47550/21]
79. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the restart grant will be extended over the coming 12 months; and the terms applying for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022. [47534/21]
74. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the scale of the staff shortages which affected the hospitality sector; and the measures being put in place to assist the sector. [47847/21]
60. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has met recently with the Media Commission; and when she expects its report to be finalised. [47848/21]
240. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the preparation that has been undertaken for new legislation in the area of human reproduction; the principles that would be enshrined in a new law; and when the heads of the Bill will be published. [47010/21]
148. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who first paid a class A contribution after 1991 having previously been a modified rate payer and a homecarer should be assessed for pension solely on their class A record; if so, the reason a person (details supplied) is on a reduced pension; and if a total contribution calculation would alter their position. [46906/21]
373. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the issues the legislation to strengthen tenancy will cover; and if he plans to adjust the indexation of rents to harmonised index of consumer prices, HICP, in view of the sharp rise in that indicator. [46665/21]
116. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the scale of his ambition for the cities' fund which will help with the cost of high-density units for buyers as outlined in Housing for All. [46472/21]
99. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his plan to assist more local authorities to acquire derelict properties compulsorily if necessary. [46473/21]
326. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if arrangements are available for the vaccination of persons who cannot leave their homes for reasons of agoraphobia. [45809/21]
172. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has received proposals from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on reform of the leaving certificate; if the experience of the assessment of students during the Covid-19 pandemic will allow more radical revisions than originally anticipated be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44810/21]
170. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the value to date of requests for expenditure increases in her Department’s budget allocation for 2022 in pre-budget submissions; the main areas for which allocations have been sought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/21]
72. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value to date of requests for expenditure increases in Budget 2022 in pre-budget submissions; the main areas for which allocations have been sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/21]
27. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the State’s expenditure in 2022 that will be allocated by way of competitive bidding for resources based on the quality or innovation of proposals; the Departments that make least use of such models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44808/21]
154. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the number of students who have failed to get any CAO offers due to errors in the student exam number; if there is an adequate system for alerting schools as well as students to the presence of such errors; and if there is a way in which students can be facilitated to participate in courses for which their results demonstrate they should have been selected. [45507/21]
389. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the requirements to sit the Mandarin leaving certificate exam; and if it is possible to fulfil the tuition hours at this point to complete the course in 2022. [45151/21]
51. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the latest assessment of the financial robustness of the Irish banking sector in a European context; if Ireland can expect lower risk loadings on interest rates to follow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/21]
17. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the value to date of requests for tax changes in the 2022 Budget in pre-budget submissions; the main areas for which allocations have been sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/21]
308. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates on which the various changes in income eligibility, in thresholds and ceilings and the commencement of applications for the various affordable schemes referenced in the Housing For All document are due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43211/21]
100. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the detail of the overall trends in import and export trade, trade between Ireland and both Great Britain and Northern Ireland, distinguishing overall volumes of exports and those supported by Enterprise Ireland; and the policy challenges which they raise. [43533/21]
84. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the introduction of the small company administrative rescue process which is aiming to be a simplified, timely and cost-effective restructuring process for viable small companies. [43532/21]
1289. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the fully absorbed cost of the average emergency department attendance; and the average daily running cost of a hospital bed in an accident and emergency department at a model 4 hospital for example Cork University Hospital in 2019 and 2020. [42370/21]
1288. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the average cost to the health service of an emergency ambulance response to a 999 call; and the average cost to the health service of an emergency ambulance to a 999 call with regard to each advanced medical priority dispatch system category in 2019 and 2020. [42369/21]
900. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered introducing a specific humanitarian programme similar to previous SHAP or International Humanitarian Access Programme to enable Afghan and Irish citizens living in Ireland to apply for visas for their family members; if so, when the arrangements will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42120/21]
766. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Covid-19 guidelines for early childhood settings have required children to use single-use items which must be disposed of as waste each day; and if the use of plastic disposable items has been suggested in circumstances in which there would be a clear conflict with the ban on single-use items. [42337/21]
764. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of doubling the universal childcare payment payable up to 36 months without means assessment; and the estimated number who will receive same. [42332/21]
763. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children supported under NCS in each of the income bands; and the average cost per child. [42328/21]
762. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in each of the age categories supported under NCS; and the cost per child in each of those age categories. [42327/21]
761. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of AIM services; and the cost per child assisted in each of the programmes provided under AIM. [42326/21]
760. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of increasing the rates of payment per hour on the NCS by 10% and by 20%. [42325/21]
759. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing each of the income thresholds in the NCS by 20% and by 50%. [42324/21]
698. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection her estimate for the cost of paternity leave over the next three years if existing duration of eligible claim continues; and the cost if the eligible period is increased by two weeks. [42330/21]
697. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest figures for the take-up of paternity leave; and the average cost per claim. [42329/21]
589. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will request school management bodies to facilitate the return of indoor sports activities which have used school facilities in the past. [42650/21]
344. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if further information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42249/21]
308. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the scope of the purchasing activity he envisages under section 8 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021; and the provisions it is planned to put into regulations under that section. [41514/21]
155. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if there are any powers in place or under consideration which would require that premises which are open to the public would have designated safe parking for cyclists. [42818/21]
28. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new Brexit impact loan scheme an important support for Irish businesses who are facing challenges arising from Brexit and Covid-19 will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42591/21]
3032. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the backlog on the issue of death certificates due to Covid-19 is being cleared; and when a death which occurred in April 2021 (details supplied) might be issued. [40064/21]
2818. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if a protocol has been developed to ensure the full restoration of adult disability services given some clients are still on reduced services. [39139/21]
2234. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has issued a direction to the HSE to ensure that if there are delays due to Covid-19 in registering new born babies on to medical cards that the cost of any treatments would be refunded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37081/21]
2133. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the disruption which has occurred to the issuance of a certification of birth, PPS numbers and so on, for newly born children; the steps that are being taken to resolve the issues; and the provision that is being made in cases in which such certification is urgently needed. [36641/21]