Results 30,601-30,620 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: The Minister will not answer the questions.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: The Minister will not answer the questions.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: The Minister has not answered the questions.
- Departmental Offices. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Sometimes they do not get good example from the Minister.
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: I do not share the Minister's complacency that our inflation is predominantly internationally generated. If he considers what happened in Ireland compared to the rest of the eurozone, last December inflation was below the European average. We have now surged well ahead of the European average, which suggests we have internal rather than external problems, as referred to by Deputy Quinn. On...
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Does the Minister monitor them?
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Will the Minister permit me to make one point?
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: In the past I asked the Minister to give me figures to show he is monitoring them but he could not do so. That is what concerns me.
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: The Minister answers questions that are not asked.
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Has the Minister looked at the CSO figures to which I drew his attention?
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Prices are rising here faster than in the rest of Europe.
- Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: If the Minister produces the information and illustrates the problem we will have some chance of movement.
- Economic Competitiveness. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Is the Minister not alarmed that the recent evaluation of the Community's last support framework for 2000-06, showed under the heading "entrepreneurship" that the original application of funds was only 10% of all the employability funds that were devoted to entrepreneurship? Only 36% of the target money has been spent to date and the Minister's Department has been unable to give any indicator...
- Economic Competitiveness. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: It would appear this has happened despite the Minister's Department rather than because of it.
- Economic Competitiveness. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: The figures are there.
- Labour Inspectorate. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: What is the evidence of non-compliance? In ten years, we have moved from one inspector for every 150,000 workers to one inspector for every 20,000. That represents seven times more inspection per head of the workforce. This is an extraordinary increase in inspection. Does the Minister of State have any hard evidence of much more abuse? We have had some extraordinary high-profile abuse cases,...
- Labour Inspectorate. (21 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Has the Minister of State statistics on the extent of non-compliance?
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the decisions that he has made regarding possible payment to claimants whose allowance was cut following the High Court case on the back to education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23080/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (20 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the impact the lone parent proposals will have on the qualified adult allowance if enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23081/06]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Jun 2006)
Richard Bruton: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has reviewed the level of service available to the young people and to their families who become victims of underage sexual assault; if she has satisfied herself that an adequate system is in place to support these families; and the further initiatives she plans to take for the future. [23534/06]