Results 361-380 of 21,908 for speaker:Richard Bruton in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she has considered initiating, along with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, a national dialogue on the reform of the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40280/23]

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

Richard Bruton: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of resource teachers employed at primary and at secondary level, distinguishing those in mainstream classes, special classes and in special schools; and the number of children receiving support in each case. [40355/23]

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

Richard Bruton: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs' assistants employed at primary and at secondary level, distinguishing those in mainstream classes, special classes and in special schools; and the number of children receiving support in each case. [40356/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which a detailed assessment is required before a child can obtain support in a special class or a special school; the number of cases where this is creating a delay in appropriate placement; and if there are steps under consideration to overcome this. [40357/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special needs receiving home tuition; and the aggregate number of hours of such tuition being provided nationally. [40358/23]

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

Richard Bruton: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children who received the benefit of free schoolbooks on their return to school this year; and the estimated savings to each child included in the scheme. [40727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether improvements in maternity, paternity or parental benefit is scheduled; and if so, the dates that they will take effect. [40354/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will indicate her latest estimate for the numbers of recipients of domiciliary care allowance, working family payment, carer's allowance, carer's benefit and carer's support grant; and her estimate of the number of children deriving support from these payments in each case. [40361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether the disregard of only a portion of maintenance payments in means tests continues to apply; whether she intends to make changes to this provision in the Social Welfare Bill planned for later in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40717/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline how the working family payment is estimated in the case of a single parent who works and is in receipt of the one parent family allowance; and if she will provide some worked examples. [40718/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated number of people eligible for the free fuel scheme after the implementation of the changes made earlier this year. [40719/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the conditions in which an Irish social welfare pensioner can receive the household benefit package; the additional means-tested access available to those who do not have an Irish social welfare pension; the number of those in receipt of Irish social welfare pensions who also receive the household...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the conditions in which a telephone allowance is paid. [40725/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has reviewed the level of claims for exceptional needs being made to her Department; the number of claims and the average payment under the main categories of payment; and if she is considering changes in the guidelines applying to any of the categories in view of the sort of needs being presented. [40726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 852. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children getting support under the universal childcare payment of €1.40 per hour; and their distribution, by age, and by average weekly hours claimed. [40346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 853. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children getting support under the enhanced level of support available to those below an income threshold; and their distribution, by band of reckonable income, by age, and by average weekly hours claimed. [40347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 854. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the hourly rate of support for childcare in different age groups is calculated in the different bands of reckonable income. [40348/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 855. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children benefiting from the core funding payment for childcare; their distribution, by age, and by hours delivered; and the number of children in classrooms led by graduate leaders. [40349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 856. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered innovations to reduce the amount of administration and record keeping associated with the core funding payment for childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 857. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hours funded under the free early childhood care and education scheme; the number of children who take it up, indicating those who complete two years; the hourly payment made to providers; and when this was last increased. [40351/23]