Results 721-740 of 32,034 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (29 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the model being piloted for the transfer of patronage in schools; and if modifications in that approach are planned. [31671/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (29 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider developing an enhanced range of interventions in acutely disadvantaged clusters of urban schools such as has been proposed by principals in a number of such schools. [31670/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: Earlier, Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin presented the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. It is vital that we avoid the sort of divisive debate that we are seeing in Europe on this issue, especially as it is both urgent and vital. Given that a committee is to be established within the Oireachtas - it is the climate committee - it is important that it will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (28 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered a submission from microbrewers which identifies the restrictions on innovation and on exporting which features of the proposed charges under the deposit return scheme will create, through the obligation to register and pay registration fees on new products even if it is a very short product run,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (28 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if the changes made on foot of the McHugh Report on student nurses have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31409/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the progress in reviewing the NDP. [31025/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the steps being taken to speed up the capacity to deliver major public projects [31026/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the system previously operated for priority booking for NCT tests has been taken down form the online booking system; if he will outline the protocols for prioritisation of urgent applications that is being operated; and when he expects delays will be back to an acceptable level. [30868/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the CSO is showing that the cost of home insurance has gone up by 23% in the past six months; if he has assessed the forces behind this rise; if further investigation or new policy initiatives are warranted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30755/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the facilitators report on the proposed divestment at schools (details supplied) has been revised following submissions from interested parties; if a finalised report will be produced and circulated to stakeholders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Communications (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 332. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will indicate the costs associated with the publication and distribution of 1923: Birth of a Nation; and the estimated number of persons reached through different means. [30838/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 533. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the county childcare committees are reporting a scarcity of childcare places for children under two years of age; and if so, if he will consider targeted measures to address this. [30583/23]

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate the Government on the progress that is being made. When I went into education back in 2016, we set a broad objective to create the best education and training system in Europe. One of the areas where we really did need to pick up our performance was the area of apprenticeships. It is encouraging to see there are now 67 apprenticeships. I understand there are another 30 in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: As the Minister will know, 90% of people aged 65 and over are living in accommodation in excess of their needs, much of which is very difficult to heat. I believe that initiatives to support right-sizing are crucial as our population grows older. Such initiatives release larger accommodation, which is badly needed, reduce our overall need for new building and have considerable social gains....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has data on the modal split in Dublin since Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the basis on which funding will be made available to local authorities to fund mobility hubs for the different elements that can be provided; and when he expects that the first ten such hubs will be in place. [30111/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on credit union mortgage lending in the State; the plans he has to assist credit unions in reaching an increased number of first-time home buyers with their lending for retrofitting offering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30114/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the domestic financial services and the international financial services sectors in Ireland, in terms of the number of people employed and the value to the Exchequer by way of corporation taxation; his views on the future growth of both these sectors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30113/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: When the need for a global pause is talked about, it is worrying that 40 years on from being alerted to climate change we are still struggling to get countries on board. It is a worry. The EU has governance such that a fair degree of confidence can be had that it will protect citizens first. Not all governments would see the advent of such a powerful technology in that light. There is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: I heard the UN Secretary General equally put out an urgent appeal that AI was a great threat. No one answered the issue of the chances of global regulation in this sector and the fear that in an environment which seems to be polarised, these technologies are almost being weaponised routinely to commit cybercrime and so on. Is anyone broaching that sort of arena? Open source technology...