Results 301-320 of 21,896 for speaker:Richard Bruton in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider extending the approach used for oversight of the Climate Action Plan to the complementary strategies for the circular economy and biodiversity. [41747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the name of organisations who have been approved for one stop shop services for retrofitting homes; the expected number of upgrades which is expected to be able to complete per year when fully operational, and if the level of national coverage has yet been achieved. [41985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the latest position in relation to the proposed loan for retrofitting being developed with the EIB; whether it is intended that this will only be available for works above a certain threshold, or achieving a certain standard of BER; the likely maximum term of the loan and the prospective interest rate range which will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of solar panel installations which are now selling surplus power back to the grid, distinguishing household suppliers, farm or business suppliers; if he has conducted a survey of the price being earned per kilowatt hour, and if he will indicate how he expects this practice to evolve in the coming years....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to alter any of the conditions or the grant payments available from SEAI for different elements of retrofitting for the coming year, based on evolving take-up of the various schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41988/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if the full value of help to buy support combined with equity support, through either first homes or a local authority's affordable purchase, continues to be constrained by ceilings on permitted ratios to valuation; if he has considered easing this constraint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the help to buy tax relief for affordable purchase beyond new homes; if he has plans to extend the availability of this scheme beyond 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41984/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a shortage of places in primary schools that teach through the medium of Irish in the Clontarf, Killester and Raheny catchment area; if she has any plans to increase the availability of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41972/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if affordable homes for purchase or cost rental, developed by the LDA or by AHBs, will be allocated to prospective clients through the local authorities; if the mix between cost rental and affordable purchase will be a matter for the local authorities or the respective developer, and if the retained equity share will be held...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the increase in the Central Bank recommendation on raising the ratio of mortgage to income from 3.5 to 4.0 has been fully carried over into the terms of first homes and of a local authority's affordable purchase schemes, and if he will outline how the approved equity injection is now calculated. [41977/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered extending the equity supports for affordable purchase beyond new homes [41978/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will indicate whether the interest rates charged on loans under the local authority home loan have been increased to reflect rising ECB rates; if he will indicate what is the current rate charged, with and without mortgage protection insurance; the total payment which has to be paid per month per €1000 of loan,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the interest rates charged on the equity in later years under the first homes scheme have been altered in the face of rising ECB rates; if he will indicate what is the current rate chargeable, and if this rate has incorporated all the prospective changes based on the most recently set ECB rate. [41980/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the ceiling for income which he has set for the following respective housing supports: a local authority home loan, a social tenancy and a cost rental tenancy; if he has plans to review these thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41981/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current ceiling for the purchase of a home using a local authority home loan and if he has plans to review this ceiling. [41982/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the ceilings on rents supported by HAP for different household composition, different areas, and for those at risk of homelessness, and if he has plans to alter these ceilings. [41983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the means thresholds and savings thresholds for medical card, and for GP only cards, both for those under 70 years and those aged 70 and over, when the recently announced extension of GP cards is complete; his plans to index either or both to the trend in any income indicator for future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41989/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 274. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a charge will be made to a patient visiting the casualty department, visiting an outpatient department or obtaining a blood test, and the level of charge in each case, and the circumstance in which a patient may apply to have such charges waived. [41990/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 275. To ask the Minister for Health the concessions offered under the fair deal scheme within the means-testing arrangements where homes of patients have been sold, and where homes of patients have been rented, and if he will indicate the number of instances where this option has been taken up in each case since the concession was put in place. [41991/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 276. To ask the Minister for Health the prescription charges now paid by medical card holders and if the level of these thresholds is under review. [41992/23]