Results 101-120 of 256 for going forward speaker:Richard Bruton

Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

Richard Bruton: ...approving it or monitoring any of the progress under it? Is it appropriate that the Dáil should be excluded to such an extent from this process? Are there proposals from Government to change this going forward? In this season of goodwill, I do not like to strike a discordant note. However, looking back on the past 12 months, it is a major disappointment that in the Tánaiste's brief, we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...and implementation of curriculum provision for ERB and Ethics for primary schools, such as the denominational structure of the system and curriculum overload.  The Consultation Report describes a way forward for the development of integrated provision for ERB and Ethics as part of the newly-developing primary curriculum. As a step in advancing the recommendations of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Relations (30 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...both ASTI members and teachers who are not members of a trade union about union membership.  Therefore, having regard to the circumstances of the dispute with the ASTI, this is an issue that I will keep under review going forward.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan Implementation (19 Feb 2019)

Richard Bruton: I am not going to draw conclusions about the proposals. The figure that Eir and the Department have in common is 335, so there are 35,000 additional premises served by Eir. At the same time, there is a considerable number of premises which the Department has identified, in addition to the 84,000 that were taken out before, where although there was an indication that commercial service would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...and implementation of curriculum provision for ERB and Ethics for primary schools, such as the denominational structure of the system and curriculum overload. The Consultation Report describes a way forward for the development of integrated provision for ERB and Ethics as part of the newly-developing primary curriculum. As a step in advancing the recommendations of the Forum on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Oct 2021)

Richard Bruton: ...reuse materials. It could be in making toys from reused materials and they simply will not pass the standard tests. Are the officials looking at that sort of obstacle in any detail to bring forward change? I will go back to Deputy O'Rourke's point in that this is a big project. Whether the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has the resources is one thing, but does it have the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...members and teachers who are not members of a trade union about union membership. Therefore, having regard to the circumstances of the dispute with the ASTI, this is an issue that I will keep under review going forward.

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...2B submission for the project incorporating the requisite design changes to the Department towards the end of last year. A stage 2B submission provides a detailed cost plan for the project prior to going to tender. The Department approved this and the project went to tender. When the tender process was completed the ETB filed a tender report with the Department as required and this is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (28 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...by the Department of Justice and Equality in association with my Department, specify a requirement that all obligations concerning national employment legislation are complied with by education and training providers. Going forward, Government policy for the international education sector is the International Education Mark (IEM), which will be managed by QQI.  Legislative...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: RTÉ Financial Restructuring (12 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...We are evaluating the proposed plan. RTÉ has done its own work with PwC and there has also been a contribution from NewERA. Turning to the details outlined, I am not across the detailed evaluation done on the individual changes put forward. I understand the point that Lyric FM and the studio in Limerick has been a very valuable element of broadcasting in the mid west and that any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: An Action Plan for Jobs 2015: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (10 Mar 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...for the North stands at 1.8%, which is a sign that there is increasing confidence. The cross-Border surveys we conduct indicate growing confidence and expectations among businesses that they are going to be able to take on additional employees and also increase their levels of spending. We are doing all we can to provide support. Enterprise Ireland already provides placements - for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...into setting up institutions. What we should put our energy into is using existing institutions to drive practical policy initiatives. If there are practical policy initiatives that we can bring forward then let us have a look at them and see if existing institutional arrangements can deliver them. If that cannot be done, then let us consider what institutional innovations are needed....

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: That is all very well but the Minister can say: "We have now made these commitments and simply cannot go back on them." We have no time to debate it now but when the Minister comes forward with the scheme he will tell us: "This is ready to go - AIB or Bank of Ireland have made huge commitments, they are ready to sign and the House must get this through." We have already seen this happen. We...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Richard Bruton: The Ceann Comhairle will remember the old Joni Mitchell song, Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone ... That is certainly true of the case of childcare where we realised during the restrictions that have been imposed in Covid just how important childcare, early childhood education and support are. I refer to the social interaction but also the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...programmes which fit well within the portfolios of the bigger bodies, both North and South. I am sure members know about Acumen, which is dealing with cross-Border business. It also has a Go-2-Tender programme, which encourages companies to combine and bid for procurement contracts. The programme Elevate seeks to support exporting. It has a very interesting technology transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...annum. When the Scheme was launched in October 2012, I made a commitment to review the Scheme after 12 months of operation. However, due to the low level of utilisation of the Scheme, I have brought forward the review process to examine ways to improve future performance and take-up. An external consultant will be selected very shortly to commence the formal review of the Scheme which I...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (23 Apr 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...recently on the Framework Service Level Agreement (SLA) between Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities. This is a key document and will be the blueprint for each Local Enterprise Office going forward. The SLA sets out the structure, functions and role of the LEO as well as the respective roles of Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authority. It lays down the operating environment for...

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)

Richard Bruton: That is something that must come out of this. People are terrified that their job may be the next to go, that they can no longer rely on their pensions, that they can no longer rely on the banks. There is a yearning now for leadership, and that leadership has not been given. Let us be blunt. We have budgets that displayed no understanding of the challenge we face and now we are apparently...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (5 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. I have asked my Department to reflect over the coming period on legal advice and on the outcome of proceedings in the context of intended Bye-laws going forward. I have requested a report on the options to be considered going forward in relation to the Bye Law. The Lakes in question have long been designated, as a matter of policy, for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (16 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: ...Agency for the purposes of financing student accommodation provision.  5. Funding for a Student Housing Officer to work with the Union of Students in Ireland has been agreed for 2016 with a commitment to examine future funding needs going forward.  This builds on the funding of €30,000 which was provided to USI by the HEA to fund their 2016 #HomesForStudy campaign. 6. I...