Results 561-580 of 31,990 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the reports of elevated death rates; and whether any research is being undertaken to evaluate underlying factors. [41165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 564. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE has started to recruit to the position of physician associates; whether the extent of the responsibility of such posts have been defined: and whether there is a need for registration and regulation of such posts by an appropriate body to ensure that they only work within their area of established qualifications. [41276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 628. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has calculated a multiplier for the knock-on value within the community of the different schemes under which she allocates funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41309/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (26 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 629. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has analysed trends in remote working as the economy has fully reopened again; and if there are areas of initiative to help embed this as a pattern to bring new activity to rural Ireland. [41310/23]

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: I too worry about my grandchildren. I take a very different view from the last speaker. I believe, for example, that the State's decision to invest in broadband so that every family in the country will have access to high-speed broadband was a good decision for rural Ireland. We have seen the product of that already with increased remote working and new opportunities in rural villages. We...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (21 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 13. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate of the average number of inpatient and outpatient procedures that have been delivered by public hospitals and by the NTPF to date in 2023; and if he is considering any innovations to deliver more procedures. [40277/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 60. To ask the Minister for Health what the key drivers of the reported overruns in health expenditure are; whether there are improvements that can be made in spending management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (21 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the destination of graduates after qualification has evolved over the past five years; and whether any lessons can be drawn from the impact of the Covid experience. [40279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he has considered initiating, along with the Minister for Education, a national dialogue on the reform of the Leaving Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40278/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the treatment of awards made by the Courts in her Department's means tests, particularly for disability allowance, wherein awards for negligence are treated as assets resulting in refusal, even where the award was for medical negligence which has completely denied the person any ability to work or have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: Is there an intention to have a second Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: I think Deputy Stanton has asked most of the questions. I was there when this was set up. It filled an important gap and continues to do so. It is good to see this is being placed on a more permanent footing. I hope the credit unions will increasingly see their role in this. They have quite a lot of untapped reserves which can play an important role in communities. Looking at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have claimed the new tax credit on unsupported private rents to date in 2023; the numbers that Revenue estimates are eligible; if he has considered whether obstacles exist to its full take-up, or whether information has not reached all eligible persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40736/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of each tax credit which can be claimed; and his latest estimate of the numbers claiming them. [40359/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of each tax exemption which can be claimed; and his latest estimate of the numbers claiming them (for example, the rent-a-room scheme, and so on). [40360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who make claims for unreimbursed medical expenses each year; whether the Revenue Commissioners have made any estimates of the amount of under-claiming in respect of medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40737/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate her plans to open a school (details supplied) which has not yet opened as anticipated. [39658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether modules in special education have become a mandatory element in teacher training; and if not, if she would consider such a change since it is of such growing importance in inclusive teaching skills. [39682/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the delay in the planned opening of a school (details supplied); if she will indicate how this came about; and whether the issues can be quickly resolved. [39684/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a higher-than-usual number of full-time posts in schools which remain vacant this September; if she considers it appropriate that some of the rules surrounding who can act as a substitute in such roles should now be relaxed; if not, if other changes could be made to offer other possibilities to local school leaders to find ways to...