Results 781-800 of 32,034 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether his Department has assigned work on preparing a regulatory regime for carbon capture and storage; and whether there is scope for the EU to promote the concept within the emission trading scheme to facilitate paying for carbon removal at the going carbon price. [27227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will be announcing plans for additional schools in view of the census population figures and the substantial number of outstanding planning permissions; and, in particular, if she will outline her forecast for the growth in demand for primary school places in the next five years in the Clongriffin, Dublin 13 and Baldoyle...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 858. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new staff devoted to handling the increasing number seeking international protection; the target processing capacity which is planned over the coming year; if this is causing an increase in the prospective waiting period for a decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1124. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the desire of athletic therapists to obtain recognition for their profession; and how such a process can be initiated. [27223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1125. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that negotiations have broken down between the NTPF and some private nursing homes, thereby jeopardising continuing care for many residents; if there is scope for mediation or adjudication on the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1126. To ask the Minister for Health if will outline the recent capital investments made in Beaumont Hospital; and the planned investments in the next five years, covering both buildings and additional equipment for diagnostics and treatment. [27228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1127. To ask the Minister for Health If she will outline the progress being made on a 2023 tender for home care services, and on the development of a statutory scheme for home care, which would bring equity and consistency into access; if she is aware of the frustration of some existing care providers on the continuous extension of the 2018 tender; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the planned developments in the DTSS; and whether discussions are under way with the profession to extend these services. [27575/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: From previous replies, I think the Minister indicated a working group in place during Covid had been repurposed to look at taking advantage of low-hanging fruit in a highly-qualified segment of the population that has community confidence. The HSE is approaching this by looking at one column after another, which is going to be very slow and it will be difficult to make progress. Can the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: Can the Minister give me a timeline for when we might see a significant package rather than the drip, drip, drip of individual arenas?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: I can understand the Minister's point about GP card and the drugs refund covering a lot of cases but medical appliances are a different situation. People who do not qualify for a medical card face huge uncertainty in accessing needed medical appliances for certain conditions. If the entire system cannot be reviewed, would it be possible that medical appliances would get some form of a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 7. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his ambition for the development of services from community pharmacists, and the challenges in meeting them. [26596/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: I wish to ask the Minister about the development of community pharmacists. During Covid-19, they played a fantastic role. As the Minister probably knows, they feel very aggrieved about financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, obligations. They also feel there is a potential to develop them. We see GPs under pressure daily. Community pharmacists do seem like a resource...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 47. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his ambitions for the development of GP care and the challenges in meeting them. [26595/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined the impact of initiatives designed to respond to emerging skill needs, such as Springboard, Human Capital Initiative, and Skillnet; and the lessons that can be drawn for policy development from them. [26606/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to engage with key sectors, including the public service, in order to develop a single portal where people can not only get information about apprenticeship options, but apply to participate in a centralised recruitment process for such sectors. [26607/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the potential for alternative energy sources to be developed within local communities, or at the level of a small business or farm under the respective opportunities for solar, small-scale wind, anaerobic digestion, biofuels, and so on; if, in each case, he will outline the potential for energy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to increase the capacity for trains to pass through Connolly Station, which is becoming a significant bottleneck in planning the expansion of Dart north and threatens the direct service from Howth to the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27038/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if the new system whereby tenants deduct a withholding tax from their rental payments where the landlord is living overseas will be applied after the deduction of allowable interest and other chargeable costs; if not, how these legitimate reliefs will be recovered; and if the system has been trialled to ensure that landlords and tenants do not face...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Services (1 Jun 2023)

Richard Bruton: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the displacement on childcare places, as schools take back spare classrooms to accommodate ASD units and other school needs; the estimated scale of this displacement; and if she can draw up a plan with her colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on how such inevitable changes can be...