Results 26,741-26,760 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (1 Dec 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if programmes have been developed to assist persons who have previously been in prison to access employment opportunities; the number of participants; and the success rate in progressive and placement in employment. [44412/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Dec 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will permit persons who are unemployed and eligible for back to education allowance to participate even if they have previously participated in a post leaving certificate course at the same level but now wish to make a career change. [44411/09]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 282: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if retired members of the fire brigade are entitled to adjustments in their pensions to match serving officer allowances; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities have not passed the Saturday night allowance negotiated in 2008. [44055/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (1 Dec 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 283: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he or the local authorities accept any liability for the removal of asbestos from homes when it was installed as a condition of adequate insulation in grant assisted extensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44057/09]
- Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (26 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an investigation has been made into the quantity of fodder available to farmers for winter 2009; if he will address the difficulty facing farmers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43559/09]
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (26 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the transitional measures she intends to introduce in the Adoption Bill 2009 to ensure that couples who are in an advanced stage (details supplied) of adopting a child from a non-Hague signatory country, will be able to complete their adoption; her views on introducing a clause that would allow a couple who has adopted from a...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the problem created by the death of final caregivers resulting in an admission to residential care without funding; the impact which this has on respite care; if she has conducted an assessment of the way the Health Service Executive handles this problem; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has calculated the unit costs of care across different providers of residential services; if she has instructed the Health Service Executive to ensure that in imposing savings they do not equally penalise service providers who are already cost effective; and if she will seek a report from the HSE on the cost effectiveness of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (26 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide details of the grant aid provided in each of the past three years to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 17; the activities for citizens in the area that have been made possible by the funding; the scale of the possible cuts in budget that have been communicated to the organisation and her assessment...
- Written Answers — Third Level Institutions: Third Level Institutions (26 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to tackle debt which has been incurred by third level institutions; his views on the cutbacks to student services at a third level institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43479/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of extra revenues from abolishing residential mortgage interest relief in 2010 to all new entrants. [42545/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of increasing the mortgage interest relief rate to 25%, 30% and 35% from 2010 for all first time buyers (details supplied). [42546/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the extra tax revenues that would be gained by cutting the annual earnings cap for pensions tax relief from â¬150,000 to â¬130,00 or â¬100,000; the extra tax revenues that would be gained by cutting the standard fund threshold for pensions from â¬5.4 million to â¬3 million or â¬2 million; and the extra tax revenues that would be gained by...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will cost various options (details supplied) for reductions in both the standard 21.5% and reduced 12.5% rates of value added tax; the amount of revenue that will be raised in a full year from the income levies; the amount of this that will be raised from earned income; the amount which will be raised from unearned income; and if he will...
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an application by community groups (details supplied) to obtain legal title to lands from the Chief State Solicitor's office, who have indicated that this is a matter for his decision under section 31 of the State Property Act 1954; and if he will arrange to give his consent. [43016/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance if the possibility of replacing the turnover tax on betting with a profit tax has been assessed by him; if this would make it attractive to service an international market from a base here with such a tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43402/09]
- Written Answers — Vehicle Registration Tax: Vehicle Registration Tax (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate for the number of car sales in 2010; and the revenues from vehicle registration tax. [43403/09]
- Written Answers — Vehicle Registration Tax: Vehicle Registration Tax (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the impact of a scrappage concession on vehicle registration tax of â¬2,000 for cars of ten years and over; his assessment of the impact on car sales in 2010 on employment in the motor trade and on employment in the economy at large. [43404/09]
- Written Answers — Auditing Procedures: Auditing Procedures (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in the case of professional medical and pharmaceutical bodies which oversee regulations and standards for their members, she conducts audits of the cost of the regulatory activities and the justification of fees charged; if there is an obligation to provide a regular audit of the costs involved and business plans in order that...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Nov 2009)
Richard Bruton: Question 444: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on extending the second property tax to properties owned overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43109/09]