Results 961-980 of 32,066 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list the schools in the Drumcondra, Marino and Dublin 1 area at primary and at secondary level; if she will indicate the denomination of each school; if they admit boys or girls; the pupil capacity of the school; the present level of enrolment; and if she has plans to provide more school places in the catchment. [17491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list the schools in the Beaumont, Coolock and Dublin 5 area at primary and at secondary level; if she will indicate the denomination of each school; if they admit boys or girls; the pupil capacity of the school; the present level of enrolment; and if she has plans to provide more school places in the catchment. [17492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list the schools in the Darndale and Dublin 17 area at primary and at secondary level; if she will indicate the denomination of each school; if they admit boys or girls; the pupil capacity of the school; the present level of enrolment; and if she has plans to provide more school places in the catchment [17493/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 830. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17716/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 980. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the growing use of fast gas as a drug within communities; and whether her Department and the gardaí have a strategy to address it. [17333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1003. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the reforms in the Family Courts which have been initiated; and if he will report the progress to date. [17752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate his latest assessment of the extent of long Covid, of the optimum services to meet the challenges for such patients, and of the extent to which services are now being made available on an adequate scale to patients; and if he has developed a process to monitor the progress of such patients to ensure that best international practice is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1584. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress in reaching agreement in extending GP cover for children up to 8 and 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17334/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1424. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had representations from an organisation (details supplied) regarding an inquiry into the situation of families affected by a medication, sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16664/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1540. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that outstanding deferred payments under the Fair Deal scheme are currently being increased at the very high current rate of inflation, which is very tough at a time when Government borrowing costs for carrying the debt is only a small proportion of this; and if he will consider amending the legislation to deal with this anomaly. [17157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1623. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had representations from an organisation (details supplied) regarding an inquiry into the situation of families affected by a medication sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1665. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of shortages of a medication (details supplied); and if measures can be put in place to alleviate this shortage. [17638/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (18 Apr 2023)

Richard Bruton: 1754. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on investment in a proper system of electronic health records; if he will indicate the barriers, if any, to more rapid progress; the estimated penetration to date; and the initiatives planned to accelerate and complete the project. [18165/23]

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Tánaiste for bringing this report before the House. All Deputies can only feel shock and dismay at the findings of the report. I refer to the constant belittling of women, the unwillingness to counter bullying, the immense figure of 88% reporting sexual harassment among women, the abuse of power and the contempt for many of the skills women could have brought to the Army....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: 23. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he monitors the extent to which local authorities are applying the criteria of need for childcare places in the issuing of conditions surrounding new developments. [14947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: 25. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has identified the need for new supply in early childhood education and childcare; and if he has developed any proposals for capital support in areas of shortage. [14946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the participation to date by the public service and the multinational sector in traditional apprenticeships and new apprenticeships; and the initiatives planned to promote greater participation. [14944/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (30 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has data on the take-up of learning opportunities by people after their first job in higher education programmes, and further education programmes; and the initiatives planned to promote greater participation. [14945/23]

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: The level of the shouting down of Government speakers illustrates the motivation behind this debate. This is a reactionary debate. We have heard shrill and strident shouting, hollow slogans and cheap caricatures of the motivations of Government speakers. It does nothing to solve the housing crisis and assures me this is not the time to change Government. There has not been a word about...

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Richard Bruton: We hear the Opposition continue to shout to prevent the reality from being spoken about. We are facing very difficult issues in housing, but to pretend the Government is not committed to public housing rings absolutely hollow. Last year, 60% of the homes in Dublin were social housing. That is the reality. We need more private construction and to support home buyers, but the Opposition...