Results 581-600 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Transport the comparison of fares on Dublin Bus, DART and Luas for an equivalent journey. [18890/05]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried by each Luas in each month since they first opened. [18888/05]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimate of the annual subvention towards mainline rail, DART, other suburban rail, provincial bus, Dublin Bus and Luas and his estimate of the subvention per passenger carried. [18889/05]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport his estimate of the passenger miles which will be travelled in 2005 by the mainline rail, DART, other suburban rail, provincial bus, Dublin Bus and Luas. [18920/05]
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy of her Department in providing bus escorts on school buses; the proportion of buses on which they are employed; and if they make a worthwhile contribution to safety on school buses. [18835/05]
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the information technology system linking Institutes of Technology, including its cost; the selection process and its performance to date; her plans to undertake a formal assessment of its performance which has come in for some criticism. [18836/05]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of outstanding loans under the shared ownership scheme in 2004; and the total subvention awarded towards the cost of the rental element. [18915/05]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses completed in 2004; and his estimates of the average cost per unit. [18916/05]
- Written Answers — Development Levies: Development Levies (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his estimate of the total revenue raised by local authorities from development levies in 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005. [18917/05]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses completed in 2004 under part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and his forecast for the full year 2005. [18918/05]
- Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (2 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the revenue received from motor taxation in 2004; and the expected revenue in 2005. [18919/05]
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 1a: "4.âThe Principal Act is amended by inserting the following new section after section 4: '4A.âThe Minister for Finance shall on 31 March 2005 and annually thereafter, cause a report relating to modernisation and human resource management in the public service to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas detailingâ (a) the progress in delegating responsibility...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: When he was president of the IFA, did the Minister of State ever think he would come in here and give a "Sir Humphrey" answer of the nature of the one he just read out? He has informed us that being accountable to democratically elected people here would be burdensome and inflexible and would put the public service into a straitjacket. Where is the great zeal he had in the past for demanding...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: The Minister's approach is extremely disappointing. He is praising the systems which were described as not working in a recent report he presented to us. The report stated that the roll out of the management information system is still at a relatively early stage and that the link between financial analysis and decision making remains relatively weak. If we want to support public servants who...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: That is not the experience of someone who deals with the health service. I do not have any farmers in my constituency any more. I used to have one, but the family probably died out, so I do not know what is happening in the Department of Agriculture and Food. I do know it has put much effort into reforming its IT system. However, that is not enough. The Government is accepting too little when...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 5a: In page 10, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(3) The Minister shall, by regulation, outline procedures which are to be applied where a person is being engaged on contract for a specified time or for the duration of a specified project, and these procedures shall, inter alia, provide for documentation ofâ (a) the criteria for deciding whether to...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Amendment No. 5a is a direct result of the report of Mr. Quigley on the appointment of a PR person in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Having exposed a number of features of the appointments system as unsatisfactory, the report of the former Revenue Commissioner set out a number of recommendations on how to deal with circumstances where a person is brought in...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: I would have expected the Minister of State to have rallied to the aid of his constituency colleague.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: I am not sure that making contracts probationary addresses some of the issues raised in regard to the procedure for the selection of the person involved â which I was seeking to address â or the decision on whether the person should be engaged as a probationary established public servant rather than an employee in some other capacity. It does not deal with the oversight of people during...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)
Richard Bruton: Offaly nerves are somewhat frayed at present.