Results 361-380 of 21,896 for speaker:Richard Bruton in 'Written Answers'

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]

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

Richard Bruton: 858. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated number of children being cared for in the private home of the carer; the number of applications which have been made for the interim support to such carers; and what steps need to be taken before these carers could be included within the supports of the national childcare scheme. [40352/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Bruton: 859. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the latest number of children participating in the various streams of support under the access inclusion model; and the number of staff deployed in delivering services. [40353/23]

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

Richard Bruton: 860. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether improvements in maternity, paternity, or parental leave is scheduled; and if so, the dates that they will take effect. [40354/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a land use strategy is being developed within which aspirations for forestry, the protection of biodiversity, climate, renewables and the bioeconomy could be evolved in a coherent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34169/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the anticipated steps needed in order to implement carbon farming as a reliable source of income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether the review of sports capital grants indicates the desirability of introducing changes or new elements to the application and selection process. [34168/23]

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

Richard Bruton: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the proposed introduction of a levy on disposable cups and on a deposit/return scheme for PET bottles and cans; if he intends to modify proposals in view of submissions; and whether dates for commencement have been set. [34790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications which are on hand for the warmer homes scheme; whether this list has been divided into the categories of poor building energy rating; the present annual number of energy upgrades now being completed under the scheme; if he will indicate when those households with somewhat better BER will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the installed capacity of renewable energy under all of the various modes; solar, on shore wind, anaerobic digestion and so on; the categories large scale commercial farms, small business units, household and microgeneration and so on; if he is satisfied that the supports; price for supply to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the total number of new public chargers installed by the ESB and by local authorities over the past four years; their overall power capacity; and how this compares for the target which he believes will be required by 2025 [35270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 310. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest statistics for the number of persons claiming each category of credit or allowance in the income tax code; and the cost in each case. [35377/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Bruton: 333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what assessment has been carried out by his Department of the proposed new flood defence approach for the Clontarf seafront; if his Department plans to engage with a detailed design; and if money has been factored into the NDP envelope for its construction. [34791/23]