Results 261-280 of 32,057 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure through which the temporary mortgage relief on the increase in interest payments in 2023 can be applied for, and if Revenue have issued guidelines on the matter. [3866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who earn under €40,000 in the most recent year for which statistics are available; and if he will distinguish the number of them who have children; the number who claim as caring for a child alone; and the number who are assessed as married and jointly assessed. [4064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the submission seeking the restoration of the premium for teachers teaching through the medium of Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3643/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 529. To ask the Minister for Health whether the pandemic bonus scheme has been completed; and whether a payment is due in the circumstances of a person (details supplied). [3930/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 597. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential to grow both commercial and social enterprises in developing networks to support the circular economy transformation; and if new initiatives are planned in this arena. [50445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 598. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential of remote delivery in health and community development; and if new initiatives are planned in this arena. [4243/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Production (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: To listen to the climate council, it points to other countries which have taken a more robust approach. I know we value the consultative process and the protections we have enshrined in planning law, albeit we are now trying to rationalise some of the excessive delays that occur in it. Has the Minister looked to other legal reforms which would make it easier to reach these decisions...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Production (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate Deputy Murphy on his good luck on getting three questions in a row. I calculate the probability of that is one in 1,300. Paul is extremely lucky, unlike me, whose questions are relegated to the bottom of the paper. However, I am very fortunate that Deputy Alan Farrell has allowed me to ask this question. Will the Minister outline his views on the expansion of wind energy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Production (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister for his reply. Representatives of the climate council appeared before the committee recently. I have to say there was a note of exasperation about some of the obstacles to expanding our renewables. They included guidelines for onshore wind which seemed to be inordinately held up, spatial planning guidelines, planning delays, the regulatory treatment of battery storage...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Enlargement (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Tánaiste and I welcome the Government's position on this. On a matter of clarification, when the Tánaiste mentioned the conventional requirements of membership will apply is it expected that in a wartime society, which is the reality in Ukraine, the same standards will apply or will the system make some allowance for the challenges of that environment? Where is it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Enlargement (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Tánaiste for that clarification. At this point, is it possible to say where Ukraine has reached in terms of milestones towards membership?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Enlargement (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on discussions to extend membership of the European Union and the changes in institutional arrangements that might follow. [2982/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Enlargement (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I apologise for being late. I thought the schedule would run on a bit longer. Will the Tánaiste update the House on the negotiations for new membership of the EU, which will include Ukraine, and the implications this will have for institutional arrangements such as membership of the Commission, qualified majority voting and so on?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work at EU and UN level which Ireland is undertaking in pursuit of peace and of a two-state solution in the Israel Palestine conflict. [2981/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the progress in developing a new circular economy strategy with sectoral targets, and an EPA programme of actions, which implement the provisions of the Circular Economy Act. [2979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will comment on reports that there will be a tight supply situation for electricity for many years to come, and the initiatives which could be considered to ease this risk. [2980/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: On a point of order, does the same person get in twice before-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: I have been here since the start of the meeting so I just-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: You can see that there are very diverse opinions in the committee. In a full employment economy, the reality is that we do have huge pressure on finding a living wage for people who are trying to survive in an expensive world but there is also huge pressure on low-margin businesses with high employment content trying to survive in that equally difficult world. We are trying to grapple with...