Results 221-240 of 32,057 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that the rule that a cost rental should not exceed 35% of net income is rendering some persons in Dublin ineligible for both cost rental and ineligible for social housing; and whether this necessitates some changes in the terms of access for support in order that no one is excluded. [7582/24]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: Can I acknowledge the kind words of sympathy from the Chair and from other members, and, indeed, from the wider membership of the two Houses, on the passing of our brother? We certainly appreciated the warm tributes and the beautiful send-off that he received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential of remote delivery in education; and if new initiatives are planned in this arena. [50444/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 131. To ask the Taoiseach the data held by the CSO on the average weekly spending on out-of-pocket medical expenses per week, and as a percentage of total weekly spending. [5784/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 132. To ask the Taoiseach the data held by the CSO on the number of persons aged 70 or over who are a head of a household. [5785/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 31 January 2024, the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish born child of a resident Irish citizen, despite the fact that under statute such payments can only be made on Irish residency. [6057/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for strengthening the capacity of the LEO network to give specialist support to enterprises, with varying needs and regional specialisms, within their remit and to the development of regional centres of excellence. [5741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has analysed to the main sources of pressure on business costs at present, and how he believes these might best be addressed. [5742/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what programmes of public expenditure will be subject to evaluation in the coming year and whether this process needs to be reformed. [5739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the budgeting process operated by his Department promotes innovation to a sufficient extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5740/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of unclaimed tax reliefs in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and a breakdown of the estimated amount by individual relief, that is, medical relief, rent relief, disabled child relief and so on, in tabular form. [5816/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 287. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if details on the filing needed from childcare providers to certify eligibility for core funding remain outstanding; and when the remaining information will be issued so that providers can comply with the deadline. [5889/24]

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank colleagues for the beautiful tributes that have been made. John was so proud of this House - everything about it - and it is so nice to see him remembered in such a warm way. I thank you on behalf of Finola, Matthew, Juliana, Emily, Mary-Elizabeth and, of course, my sister Mary and, I should say, the next generation: Ophelia, Hugo, Oliver and Robin, who were the apple of his eye, as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered recognising the British and Irish Institute of Modern Music for grant purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: I ask the Tánaiste if he will establish a cross-government initiative to tackle unclaimed entitlements. Revenue admits that PAYE workers have left €480 million behind them in unclaimed reliefs. I estimate that the total for unclaimed entitlements for expenditure programmes is far higher, at about €1.5 billion. This is an enormous sum, more than €2 billion...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: I think it will take more than just issuing-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: I will send the Tánaiste a few examples to encourage him.

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I think Deputy Murnane O’Connor is first.

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: First, I am very uneasy about this legislation. We are proposing to consolidate the two agencies here before conducting the evaluation that I understand the Minister of State is planning, if it is not already under way. To have structural reform before doing the research into evaluating how the present system is working seems the wrong way to do things. It said in the blurb that it is...