Results 81-100 of 21,887 for speaker:Richard Bruton in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1476. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing mental health services from the present health recruitment embargo; and if a manpower plan for 2024 is close to agreement. [12850/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1504. To ask the Minister for Health whether his Department, where it mistakenly placed an employee on too high a PRSI deduction for a lengthy period, will repay the over-deduction over the full period; if not if the refund will only apply to the four year period for which the Department of Social Protection will make repayments. [13036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a shortage of training places in Dublin for those wishing to do apprenticeships, which is requiring people to train far away from home; and if he plans to roll out more facilities in Dublin to meet the need. [12918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (7 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the discussions within Europe on the level of hostile online activity by foreign states, and the effectiveness of defences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11130/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (7 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will indicate the sectors for which a circular economy strategy is being prepared; if the values on key targets specified in the Circular Economy Act have been decided; and if he will indicate when each is likely to be published. [11129/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (7 Mar 2024)

Richard Bruton: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the prospective generation capacity needs under each category of generation and storage over the next two years to achieve 2025 targets; if he has identified the critical barriers to be overcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11128/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 100. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he report on the remit and progress of the new Childcare Development Agency; how it will integrate the work of county childcare committees; and the new planned capital budgets for Childcare Development. [9732/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the methods in place for ensuring that new international protection centres are supported with necessary services and activities so that integration into the community is facilitated. [9733/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (29 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 210. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review the funding allocated to the sports lottery fund and allocate extra investment in sports facilities across Ireland, where there is a growing population, and where the annual house building target is expected to increase by 100%, to 60,000 per annum. [9771/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the process through which the Revenue Commissioners estimate tax that may have been overpaid by PAYE workers (details supplied); and, in particular, whether this is based on an assumption about tax allowable expenses claimed by these individuals, or by applying some inference about these taxpayers from the claims made by others. [9280/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are changes being made in how resource teachers are being allocated or deployed, if she is aware of concerns expressed by Down's Syndrome Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9033/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the NCSE has reported on the adequacy of capacity of special schools and special units on the northside of Dublin to meet the needs of pupils presenting for placement this year; if increases in capacity have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a shortage of special school places to serve Dublin's northside; if she has received a report from the NCSE on capacity constraints and how they might be filled; if new places are coming on stream for this coming September or beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9271/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 402. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that many lawyers are refusing to sign papers creating an enduring power of attorney, where citizens have drawn up their own documentation, which is leaving these documents with no valid application; and if he has any plans which might overcome this problem. [8783/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 666. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is undertaking a review of the controls on dangerous dogs; the terms of reference, and the date on which consultations close; and whether she will examine regimes for control and enforcement in other countries so that best practice models can be considered. [9284/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (22 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how it is intended to phase in the new community safety plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (22 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current rate of take-up of new farm methods which he regards as key to the Government climate ambitions and the step up needed by 2030 to meet the targets. [8346/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (22 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered new measures in the likely context that the sectors for which he has responsibility cannot meet the targets in the climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is legislative provision in place to require management companies to take reasonable steps to provide EV charging networks for occupiers. [8234/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the support schemes for EV charging networks developed by local authorities can cover the installation of chargers in multi-unit developments developed by local authorities or by approved housing bodies. [8232/24]