Results 30,281-30,300 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the roll-out of public sector apprenticeships and the sectors in which further progress will be made. [25377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the support scheme for chauffeurs to bring fully-electric vehicles into their fleet has been reduced or suspended; if those now-buying fully-electric vehicles will again become eligible for a rebate soon and the way the rebate will be paid. [25554/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the student involvement that he envisages in testing the value of spending in higher and further education as he plans to increase investment in the sector. [25448/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that is being made on CAO reform; and the initiatives that have been taken to make it easier for students to apply for apprenticeships. [25449/22]

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Like other Members, I am delighted to have the opportunity to say a few words on this important issue. The killings of Shireen Abu Akleh, Lyra McKee, Pierre Zakrzewski and many others remind us just how important journalism is to the freedoms that we are fortunate enough to have in our society. The safety of journalists is one of the cornerstones of freedom of expression. The killings of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Conservation (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the opportunity to raise this matter. There was a debate on it in the immediate aftermath of the great surge in prices. I expected that there was going to be a set of proposals from the Government to help people to respond quickly to the challenges they faced. I will point towards a number of things that could be done immediately. I would like to see the Minister of State,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Conservation (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am disappointed by the Minister of State's lack of urgency. With regard to EVs, he is saying work is under way to look at the needs of estates that do not have driveways and multiple units that do not have charging points beside their car parking areas. This has been an obvious defect. We have had a grant in place for three years for the councils to put them into lamp poles or onto the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that her Department is taking, including legislative action to break the link between gangland criminals and children they try to recruit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that is being made in implementing the plan Supporting a Victim's Journey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of respondents nationally to the call by the Land Development Agency for projects under Project Tosaigh; the number of respondents for same in Dublin; the aggregate potential in terms of homes; the approach that the LDA proposes to take in selecting sites on which to deliver homes at an affordable price....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the undertaking made by each local authority to the development affordable homes for purchase in each of the coming years for which he has sought a commitment. [25949/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which admission to special schools will be determined (details supplied); if she will reassure parents that children will not lose out during this transition required by the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategy that is in place to support young persons who were abused in secondary boarding schools; and if recent recognition by religious orders of abuse will result in additional supports or steps to be taken by her Department. [25799/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the aggregate capacity of secondary schools in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf catchment area; and the extent to which it exceeds current enrolment. [26174/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area which are mixed and non-denominational; and the capacity of each school. [26175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the existing pattern of children entering or leaving the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area for secondary schooling. [26176/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the CSO has provided her Department with a projection of population for the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area over the next five years. [26177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (24 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 546. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received reports of delays in the Probate Office and if the delays that arose during Covid are being overcome. [26204/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Quality (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the merit of requiring persons to switch-off the engines of their vehicles when queuing in areas in which there are problems with air quality. [26563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special schools have a high take-up of summer programmes; and if steps can be taken to encourage a higher take-up given that these children are those most likely to benefit from such a programme and are likely to regress if they do not attend, even if some home tuition is provided. [26811/22]