1937. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a delay in issuing birth certificates to new born babies, as in a case of a child (details supplied); and if cases will be fast tracked in cases in which there is a need to obtain a passport for essential travel. [35909/21]
1733. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the procedure for certifying vaccines by the HSE which will be used for green certificates has the capacity to pick up cases in which persons have had a first vaccine (details supplied) and then opted to obtain an alternative vaccine from their local general practitioner. [35213/21]
1457. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has considered extending the role of HIQA to investigate individual complaints. [33432/21]
1456. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the European Health Card can have its life extended in view of the inability to renew due to the cyber-attack. [33428/21]
1432. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received a report on the pilot personalised budget for persons with a disability; and if this is a measure which he would like to see expanded. [33181/21]
1331. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if arrangements can be made to return passports submitted as part of the naturalisation process in order that visa renewal can be completed, as in a case (details supplied). [39142/21]
925. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will consider some special measures for DEIS secondary voluntary schools whose staff and students have to devote substantial hours to fundraising in order to meet funding shortfalls compared to fully funded schools; and if she has considered proposals put forward by a school (details supplied). [39138/21]
775. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is in a position to indicate the exact terms of the memorandum of agreement and regulations which shall govern the shared equity scheme in terms of classes of dwelling, security, conditions for redemption, rate of interest and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41115/21]
774. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is planned that the Land Development Agency will present to the Government its first report on additional public land fit for use for housing beyond those already planned for development; and if he has engaged with the authority in respect of the scale of the ambition in that initial report in terms of additional capacity for housing units. [41114/21]
773. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is proposed that he will set the affordable price in respect of sites being identified by the LDA for potential designation by Government as sites for early development to fulfil housing needs in areas of housing pressure; and the prices which have been set to date on sites in advanced planning or delivery. [41113/21]
772. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if affordable homes built with the help of the grant from his Department or an acquisition by the LDA of sites at values consistent with affordable pricing will all be sold at a uniform price to all successful applicants; if successful applicants with a lower capacity to finance a mortgage can in addition avail of the shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41112/21]
771. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to publish regulations that would permit a local authority to draw up a scheme for the allocation of affordable homes; if the same scheme will apply to affordable homes acquired from a Part V quota, an LDA project or a development of affordable homes on the council’s own lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41111/21]
770. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will issue a new directive in respect of the revised subsidy that his Department will grant to support the delivery of affordable homes in rent pressure zones under the site support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41110/21]
769. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the sub-market charge to be made under individual cost rental projects will be determined according to an agreed methodology; the person or body by which this will be conducted in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41109/21]
768. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the income threshold set by him for the first cost of rental properties; the way in which he plans to set income thresholds in different local authority areas; when these will be announced; if a person’s existing housing need will be a factor determining eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/21]
656. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has taken steps to establish a citizens’ assembly on the biodiversity crisis. [39718/21]
207. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the cost of correcting fire defects will be addressed by the new working group on structural defects; if steps are being taken to ensure that those who move early to correct defects will not be disadvantaged in access to supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38783/21]
177. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has made contact with the organisers of Dublin City Marathon to establish whether any reassurance could be provided to allow this important event to be held given the likely progress in vaccines by then. [38812/21]
144. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has lifted the restriction which applies to persons getting a second round of support under the warmer homes scheme in cases in which the previous support had only been for shallow measures such as roof insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38797/21]
311. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he plans to extend temporary support to the nursing home sector to ensure the continuance of the highest levels of protection to residents. [30791/21]
236. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn the fact that actors can get very sporadic access to work which would force them to sign off PUP but which would not represent a sustainable opportunity to re-establish their self-employed income on a medium term basis; and if a special category under PUP or some other mechanism could be found to allow such persons avail of income support after the opportunity has been exhausted. [38367/21]
127. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans under consideration to amend Irish arrangements for postal voting. [38366/21]
364. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the recent fires such as that on Howth Hill requires any rethinking of protection measures or the provision of resources to contain such instances when they occur. [37896/21]
291. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a delay in concluding reviews of civil service pensions as in the case of a person (details supplied) for which the review commenced at the end of 2020 but has not yet concluded. [37894/21]
252. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if the exact details of the way the domestic vaccination pass for travel from 19 July 2021 can be obtained by prospective travellers; when public notices will be issued in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37890/21]
156. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the way the locations will be chosen for a disadvantaged area in which a special health strategy will be implemented; the method which will be adopted in those areas to maximise the impact on health inequalities; and when the first such programme will be put in place. [28088/21]
61. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health his latest assessment of trends in the use of illegal drugs in Dublin city and county; and the success of strategies in place. [28089/21]
159. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of fast chargers and their capacity put in place by the ESB; and the progress that it has made in installing new electric vehicle chargers under the support scheme from the Climate Action Fund. [36937/21]
158. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the local authorities that have applied for funding to the SEAI to roll-out electric vehicle chargers; the number for which they have applied; and the number which have been installed and the grant paid in tabular form. [36936/21]
88. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the disruption which has occurred to the issuing 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. [36640/21]
429. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for the development of digital skills in the indigenous SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36431/21]
428. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for the acceleration of the National Skills Strategy in Ireland in respect of digital skills for persons in general in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36430/21]
427. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for the acceleration of the National Skills Strategy in Ireland in respect of the digital skills of the national workforce at entry, intermediary and advanced levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36429/21]
426. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of work by his Department in providing research and analysis support to the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs in respect to the future needs of each of the highly successful biopharma, medtech, information and communications technology and foodtech manufacturing sectors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36427/21]
425. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reskilling initiatives being considered in order to activate persons to transition from at-risk sectors and unemployment over to the highly successful biopharma, medtech, information and communications technology and foodtech sectors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36426/21]
365. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the job activation measures being considered by her Department in order to facilitate persons going back to work; the work she is focussing on to optimise the opportunity to transition persons from a position of unemployment over to the highly successful biopharma, medtech, information and communications technology and foodtech sectors in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36425/21]
339. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a delay in issuing PPSNs to new born babies as in a case of a child (details supplied); and if cases will be fast tracked in cases in which there is a need to obtain a passport for essential travel. [35905/21]
179. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if the rules governing restricted access to pension funds until age 75 years even in the face of serious illness will be reviewed as part of the proposed Commission on Taxation and Welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36237/21]
104. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address and manage the digital transformation of Ireland’s manufacturing sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36424/21]
103. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of work by his Department in providing research and analysis support to the expert group on future skills needs in respect to the future needs of each of the highly successful biopharma, med tech, information and communications technology and food tech manufacturing sectors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36423/21]
63. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made in developing the concept of a childcare development agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36205/21]
61. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in after-school care that are supported by schemes operated by his Department; and the distribution of these children between community facilities, private facilities, and public facilities such as schools. [36204/21]
153. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the scale of developmental interventions which she views will be necessary in the post-Covid-19 environment; and the innovations she is considering in their delivery. [34508/21]
129. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the capacity the social insurance fund has to support workers in the face of new challenges in the work, life environment; and the way this can best be harnessed. [34509/21]
48. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the scale of programmes supported by the education excellence fund; and if she has plans to expand this method of funding of innovation. [34507/21]
138. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to adjusting the term of short-term working support to ensure that workers in sectors which continue to be seriously reduced in activity due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions will be able to continue to receive this important supplement to their income which would otherwise expire due to limits on the duration of claims. [35053/21]
112. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she plans to extend the arrangements for the leaving certificate assessment 2021 to apply also for the students to sit the exam in 2022 given their study has also been disrupted. [35051/21]
573. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if supports are available without household income means tests for a severely disabled person to install equipment such as a full lift in cases in which the only way in which they can live independently is by being with a member of their wider family and in which a means test on other household income would be unfairly restricting their options. [34068/21]
89. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a physical phone directory is still available to persons who request one; and if not, the provision made for access offline. [34934/21]