Results 5,001-5,020 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief for contributions to PRSAs, employees' contributions to approved superannuation schemes, employers' contributions to approved superannuation schemes, income and gains of approved superannuation schemes and retired annuity premiums. [8944/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate Exchequer proceeds from the application of capital gains tax to proceeds in excess of â¬500,000, â¬750,000 and â¬1 million from sales of principal private residences. [8945/09]
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimate of the expenditure savings from the introduction of a â¬5 maximum monthly charge on drug purchases for medical card holders. [8914/09]
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimate of the expenditure savings from the introduction of a â¬10 maximum monthly co-payment for drug purchases for medical card holders. [8915/09]
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimate of the Exchequer expenditure savings from the introduction of a â¬10 maximum monthly co-payment for general practitioner visits by medical card holders; and if these payments were deducted in the annual capitation fee under the primary care reimbursement service. [8916/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of the 2009 and 2010 Exchequer capital programmes allocated to all works and studies associated with metro north, metro west and the western rail corridor respectively. [8925/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of the 2009 and 2010 Exchequer capital programmes allocated to the national and non-national road programmes. [8927/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Transport the planned Exchequer expenditure for additional buses under Transport 21 and the national development plan for the period 2009 to 2012. [8928/09]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the delays that currently apply to persons applying for naturalisation who are the non-national spouse of an Irish citizen married and living together here for more than three years; and the steps necessary to complete the application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [8713/09]
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate of the proceeds from an elimination in the employee PRSI ceiling. [8917/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the Exchequer savings in 2010 by reducing all social welfare payments by 3%. [8918/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has investigated the modalities of applying a means test to eligibility for child benefit and the early childhood supplement; if so, the expected savings from such a means test if applied at various income thresholds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8946/09]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 333: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the 2009 and 2010 Exchequer capital programmes allocated to social and affordable housing programmes. [8926/09]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the special class at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 is being removed; the assessment which has been carried out of the educational needs of each child who is being displaced; and if he has identified alternative placements for the children affected. [8442/09]
- Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: No. I would like to hear the Minister.
- Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: I am surprised by the Minister's response given what he has said about the need to have a dramatic change in the banking culture. Let us not forget it was by buying into risks which these executives did not understand that we are in our present position. If they had any science about them they might not have been doing this sort of thing. Bogus science was behind the enormous explosion,...
- Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: One of the issues we discussed with the Minister in the committee last week was the status of people who have received very substantial pay-offs from the banks. The Minister indicated that legal advice would be required to determine the status of those payments. Has the covered institutions remuneration committee taken such advice? One of the aspects which people find extremely galling is...
- Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: I wish to make a brief point before the Minister responds. I would not be completely opposed to giving discretion to the Minister, if I thought this threat was realistic. I refer to a scenario that was of such urgency that the Minister could not come back before the House for approval. However, our banks have been in trouble for a very long time and even under this recapitalisation...
- Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: Is the Minister talking about disposing of equities or acquiring more?
- Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)
Richard Bruton: The Minister could come back before the House.