330. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the status of plans to amend Article 41.3 of Bunreacht na hÉireann in order to recognise a wider range of families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27200/21]
309. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has considered whether opportunities for lifelong learning should be built into the social insurance system. [25554/21]
114. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and range of new apprenticeships; the number of further apprenticeships which are now in the pipeline; and if he has identified any barriers in the development of these new opportunities. [25558/21]
97. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the success to date of pre-apprenticeship courses in opening up opportunity to a wider range of possible participants. [25559/21]
74. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if modifications in short-time working or rent supplements are envisaged to help persons in cases in which the return to full-time working post-Covid is phased. [25553/21]
78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if the review of the pilot scheme of delivering therapeutic support to a regionally grouped set of schools and preschools has been completed in order that her Department is in a position to extend the scheme to a new catchment resources permitting. [24038/21]
858. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the threat to a care home (details supplied); and if he has identified a way in which residents can be guaranteed continuity of service while the issues are being resolved. [24393/21]
828. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to establish a register for advance healthcare directives as part of the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 [24259/21]
650. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to ensure that there will be a smooth transition for wards of court into the new system with no diminution of their assets. [24272/21]
399. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the process whereby some embassies have refused to process visa interviews due to the fact Ireland is still in maximum level 5 restrictions; and his views on whether it would be appropriate to confirm to with embassies the activities that are safe to undertake at the various opening dates which have been plotted out. [24419/21]
357. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if housing investments are subject to individual tenders; and if a panel of approved contractors can be used to deliver projects as they arise against a standard cost profile. [24510/21]
270. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has tracked the rate of closure over the years of live cultural venues nationwide; if initiatives are under consideration to address the matter; and if she foresees further closures after the lengthy disruption caused by Covid-19. [23649/21]
207. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if roads investments are subject to individual tenders; and if a panel of approved contractors can be used to deliver projects as they arise against a standard cost profile. [24509/21]
141. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the obligations of takeaway venues in respect of waste management; and if he plans to introduce new measures which would reduce the amount of throwaway containers and create greater obligations to contribute to litter management. [23650/21]
128. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the issues at WTO governing intellectual property rights in Covid-19 vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/21]
499. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to change the method of needs assessment for children with special needs; if so, the reason for the proposed changes; if consultation on the changes has taken place; if his attention has been drawn to the objections of members of the relevant professions to some of the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22576/21]
244. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has assessed the pressures on the local print media and the challenges it faces in the short and medium-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22587/21]
243. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has assessed the impact of the tourism crisis on town centres and the problems they will face in the short and medium term. [22586/21]
91. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that the size of the capital and borrowing limits for the Land Development Agency has been decided; the estimated level of forecast construction and creation of a land bank in the key growth centres that this could support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22673/21]
50. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has reviewed the effectiveness of the public procurement process for the delivery of housing projects in terms of duration and best economic value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22674/21]
47. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the introduction of regulations to promote more sustainable building practices and in particular of regulation governing the use of renewable components, the speciation to allow dismantling on buildings to facilitate reuse and on demolition planning for maximum recovery of materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22420/21]
30. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the expected size of the tax base upon which the new non-recycled plastic tax being introduced to provide additional own resources to the European Commission is based; the rate at which it will be applied in 2021 and 2022; the expected payments to be made each year; the way in which it is planned to pay for same; and the way in which it is planned to apply this tax in the sectors in which the waste arises. [22422/21]
10. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding being allocated through the circular economy programme run by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/21]
9. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions within the waste strategy which will be delivered in the remainder of 2021 and in 2022. [22429/21]
8. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to set targets for waste reduction, for reuse of product and for an obligation to incorporate recycled material with virgin raw material in key processes; and the range within which these targets are likely to fall. [22427/21]
7. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to extend the recycling list to include soft plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22426/21]
6. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to introduce new extended producer responsibility schemes for the collection and processing of waste streams and to create stricter obligations within the existing schemes; the parameters of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22424/21]
1063. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the scheduling of the second HPV vaccine in schools has been delayed; and when it will be administered. [22105/21]
955. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if a system for exempting persons who have been vaccinated from quarantine requirements has been worked out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21536/21]
913. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if a person returning from a country on the red list who is returning to care for a critically ill relative can be allowed complete their quarantine other than in a mandatory hotel. [21383/21]
883. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement schemes require pharmacies to identify their wholesaler when they engage in parallel imports. [21265/21]
218. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has reconsidered the reopening of the driver theory test centres with the easing of restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/21]
165. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the procedures for setting grid connection costs and the estimation of needed strengthening of the grid to accommodate renewable power sources have been reviewed to ensure that they are similar to those applying for renewables in other European countries and are supportive of the rapid growth of renewable sources of power in Ireland. [21355/21]
164. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has assessed the report by a company (details supplied) on the way in which the cost of solar energy on the grid may be reduced in future auctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21354/21]
141. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the estimated number within each vaccine prioritisation group of those who have received two doses, those who have received one dose and those yet to be reached for the most recent date for which estimates are available. [20934/21]
2287. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if persons who have immunity from having had Covid-19 will be able to enjoy the benefits of reductions in restrictions for those who have been vaccinated. [20446/21]
1870. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if plans for public treatment facilities for eating disorders have been stalled; the reason for the delay; and if he has plans to get them back on track. [19185/21]
1076. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if the provisions within the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 governing the termination of waiting lists and preference in admission to Gaelscoileanna for those who speak Irish in the home are yet in place; and if so, the way in which they are now influencing admissions. [20497/21]
1075. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide information in relation to each of the school planning areas covering an area (details supplied). [20496/21]
891. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the reopening of the Passport Office as an essential service is now being considered given the backlogs and difficulty in categorising urgent cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20579/21]
854. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether or not it would be possible to extend the life of passports as has been done with other public certificates in view of the difficulties at level 5 of processing applications. [19145/21]
853. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plan which has been developed for Ireland’s period on the UN Security Council; his main priorities; and if specific initiatives are planned to highlight human rights abuses. [19117/21]
825. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the income threshold on Rebuilding Ireland home loans in view of the difficulty for those earning over € 50,000 to €75,000 purchasing with bank mortgages. [20766/21]
725. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the location of the first 440 cost rental homes; the criteria that will be used for the allocation of same; and the way persons that are not first-time buyers but have a housing need will be accommodated. [19070/21]
575. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has made an assessment of the trend in carbon price which is consistent with the new enhanced EU target for the reduction in greenhouse gases; and the way in which this will be built into policy on the public finances. [1503/21]
308. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed the development plans on which Dublin Port is now consulting; his views on the possible impact on other users in the Dublin Bay area; and the way it fits in with optimal development of the city. [18348/21]