Results 29,881-29,900 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the most recent data from each local authority on the number of voids within their housing stock; and the average time which elapses between a home being vacated and a new tenant being placed in each authority. [57494/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (23 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 328. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there has been a change in policy regarding the Civil Defence being deployed to transport vulnerable persons to health appointments in situations in which the next of kin are front-line health workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56965/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make arrangements for a hybrid examination for the leaving certificate in 2022 mirroring the approach which was taken in 2021 in view of the continuing anxiety and disruption to study through student or teacher absences. [56892/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there is enough capacity in PPLI to meet the demand to sit leaving certificate Mandarin. [57237/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if the capacity for MRI diagnostics and treatments for public patients is short of what is needed; if he has plans for new investment in capacity or initiating new operating protocols; and the way such extra capacity, when planned, is allocated between different regional hospital groups. [57421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the change in the rate of drug offences recorded in the Dublin metropolitan area in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57742/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the change in the rate of theft offences in the Dublin metropolitan area in the past five years; the change in the rate of detection of such crimes over the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has enhanced the developmental capacity of the services provided by her Department so that workers displaced by Covid-19 will not experience permanent distancing from the workforce. [57717/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional number of gardaí who have been allocated to special units the past three years; the activities which have been enhanced through these units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57741/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (30 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has sought a report from the enterprise agencies on the emerging skill shortages; and if a better integration of the strategies for apprenticeships, work permits and Skillnet under the national and regional skills can be forged to address the emerging challenges. [53163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans for separate recycling targets for specific food and beverage cartons; and if so, when they are likely to be put in place. [58319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has identified a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if not, if she will sanction the refit of further classrooms in its temporary accommodation in order that the school can give assurance to the 2022 intake of pupils. [58758/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 547. To ask the Minister for Health if steps are being taken to speed up waiting times for childhood scoliosis operations; and the prospects of setting a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied). [58472/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 616. To ask the Minister for Health if the new arrangement in which a resident of a nursing home under the fair deal scheme can sell the home and still have the contribution capped at 22.5%, can allow a resident to sell his or her home in the first year after entering the home on condition that the 22.5% is put into a protected account from which the HSE will be able to draw down the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Nov 2021)

Richard Bruton: 698. To ask the Minister for Health if all general practitioners who administered the first two Covid-19 vaccines will also administer the third; if there is a location in which a priority request for a third vaccine can be lodged by a person who may have found that their general practitioner is not offering the option. [58996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Dec 2021)

Richard Bruton: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of business innovation districts in place; and if the take-up of this opportunity has matched expectations for the initiative. [59575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (2 Dec 2021)

Richard Bruton: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of sustainable energy communities which have been formed to date; the scale of energy improvement investments which have been facilitated by such communities; and if he has plans to enhance the scope for such initiatives under the Climate Action Plan. [59579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (2 Dec 2021)

Richard Bruton: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the areas which have been included within the living cities designation; the volume of works undertaken; and the value of tax refunds granted in each case. [59577/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (2 Dec 2021)

Richard Bruton: 42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties which have been listed as derelict by local authorities; the number which have been served notices to remedy dereliction in the most recent year for which he has data available; if he is satisfied that this legislation is an effective policy instrument to address problems of neglected vacant property;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Council (2 Dec 2021)

Richard Bruton: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of towns in which the Heritage Council’s town health check has been conducted; and the supports which are being made available to support this initiative. [59578/21]