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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1916.To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to extend the age range of children eligible for free GP services; if so, when the next age tranche might become eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35844/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1917.To ask the Minister for Health the categories of procedure for which the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) have intervened to deal with those waiting an excessively long time; the number of such procedures organised in each category over the past twelve months; and if patients can initiate a request for intervention with the NTPF or whether it is only arranged at the initiative of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1918.To ask the Minister for Health how the level of reimbursement is set for persons who are referred by medical practitioners for care outside Ireland for different procedures; and whether a schedule of permitted refunds is published.[35846/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1919.To ask the Minister for Health the charges that remain in place for public patients attending public hospitals; and the situations in which an exemption for such charges is permitted.[35847/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1920.To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons reached and care hours provided per person by the pilot home care support scheme, in tabular form; whether he has estimated the likely additional cost and additional man-hour capacity that would be needed to extend the scheme beyond the present pilot areas; and if he will outline the Department’s plans to gradually move to make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1985.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delays encountered by building workers returning from Australia getting the necessary licences from Solas; if he would review the availability of information for people who wish to get such licences and the effectiveness of the processes for handling such applications; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Regional Development (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1991.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projects supported by the regional skills funds operated by his Department in support of each of the regional skills fora in the past five years and the value of the support in each year; and if he will outline his ambition for further projects in the coming years.[35017/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2012.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which persons undertaking part-time or online study can avail of student support; whether the means test takes into account parental income or only the part-time earnings of the student themselves; and the number of students likely to be eligible under these provisions, in tabular form.[35849/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2013.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will become eligible for maintenance payment for postgraduate study for the first time this year.[35852/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2014.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the various rates of maintenance grant; and the various rates of discount on student contribution which will apply in the coming academic year under the SUSI scheme and the income thresholds at which they take effect.[35853/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2015.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of courses and of total places available in the coming academic year under Springboard and under the human capital initiative; whether new general areas of skill shortage have been added to the range of courses being offered under these options; the payments to be made by students; and whether participants on these courses can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2016.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprenticeship options which will be available for enrolment in the coming academic year; and the level of respective enrolment in each of these options for the most recent period for which data is available.[35855/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2036.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community grants issued under the different schemes operated by her Department in each year since 2016; and the aggregate value for the respective year.[35020/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2037.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of heritage grants issued under the different schemes operated by her Department in each year since 2016; and the aggregate value for the respective year.[35021/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2038.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on whether there needs to be a fresh look at how we plan at national level to ensure that the many local heritage assets in each county are harnessed to promote rural development and quality of life more effectively.[35022/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2039.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development If she will outline the aggregate investment to date in the Town Centre First Project; if she will highlight some of the greatest achievements to date; and if she will indicate the lessons learnt from the pilot projects in order that a fresh plan to scale up the initiative considerably could now be considered.[35023/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2059.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she has taken to incentivise living on Ireland's high streets to date; if she is considering any new innovative policies in conjunction with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35608/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 2058.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is aware of the updated National Planning Framework’s projections for the geographical distribution of future job and population growth between the five cities and outside Ireland's cities; how these projections might impact the development of her Department’s forthcoming National Hub Strategy; and if she will...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: Today, the Department of Education celebrates its 100th birthday. In 100 years, Ireland has moved from being a country with the poorest educational progression in Europe, with fewer than one in eight getting beyond primary level, to a country with the highest level of education participation. Thirty years ago this year, a national convention on education was held. Given the watershed...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 29. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the reforms planned for the future of the TV licence fee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36971/24]