Results 761-780 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 728: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who were in receipt of higher education grants for university, for institute of technology and for other courses in the academic year 2003/2004. [22505/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers at primary level schools in the academic year 2003-04. [22506/05]

Written Answers — Student Numbers: Student Numbers (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students at primary, secondary and third level education in the academic year 2003/2004. [22508/05]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 732: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the results of the survey of school leavers for 2003 and 2004, showing the numbers who leave school with no qualifications, those with the junior certificate and those with the leaving certificate. [22509/05]

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 770: To ask the Minister for Defence the total cost, number and nature of legal services sought by his Department from 1998 to 2004 and to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22426/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 771: To ask the Minister for Defence the total cost, number and nature of reports, consultancies or other advisory or public relations commissions awarded by his Department from 1998 to 2004 and to date in 2005 to persons other than established civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22482/05]

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 798: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total cost, number and nature of legal services sought by his Department from 1998 to 2004 and to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22427/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 801: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total cost, number and nature of reports, consultancies or other advisory or public relations commissions awarded by his Department from 1998 to 2004 and to date in 2005 to persons other than established civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22483/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 803: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social houses completed in 2004 and to date in 2005; his estimate of the average cost per unit and the number of social houses built from 1998 to 2004. [22510/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 804: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses built from 1999 to 2004, distinguishing the construction on council land and on private land; the number built to date in 2005 and the construction target for year end 2005. [22511/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 805: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the ceiling of loans under the local authority loan scheme in 2003 and 2004 and the way in which this compares with the average house price purchased with local authority assistance. [22512/05]

Written Answers — Planning Charges: Planning Charges (28 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 849: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the EU has issued an opinion to the Government indicating that the charges being made under the planning Acts are not legitimate; the Government's views on this ruling; if the Government plans to contest this position; when a substantive hearing on the issue is likely to occur and the status of planning...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of the budgetary allocation granted to his Department in 2004 which was returned by his Department to the central Exchequer; the reason for this underspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22749/05]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason he has not undertaken a costing of the full implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003; if he intends to do so in advance of introducing further aspects of the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22747/05]

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 63: To ask the Taoiseach the number of households in the country in each of the last two censuses; and his estimate of any increase since the last census. [23407/05]

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 64: To ask the Taoiseach the details of the value and volume of the fish catch and fish production in each year since 1998. [23401/05]

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 65: To ask the Taoiseach the total value and tonnage of the fish catch since 2003 to date; the value and volume of the output; and the numbers employed in fishing and fish processing since 2003 to date. [23410/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if guidelines apply in respect of the wearing of uniforms and footwear to and from work by persons working on the wards of hospitals as an element of the programme to reduce the transmission of infection; the terms of reference for the proposed audit of hygiene in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to offer public orthodontic work to private contractors in an effort to reduce the waiting lists or to extend the national treatment purchase fund to cover this treatment. [23384/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (29 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to issue a detailed statement of the terms of refund to persons who were unlawfully charged in public nursing homes. [23389/05]