Richard Bruton (Fine Gael)
candidate Dáil election

year born
1953
professional qualification
Economist
occupation
Teachta Dála
residence (town, city, district)
Dublin 9
constituency
Dublin North - Central
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Issue education
04.02.2011
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Ó

Given that the current education system is broken regarding the teaching of Irish from primary to the end of second level would it not make more sense to reform the teaching of Irish using international and national best practice backed up by peer reviewed academic research thus ensuring that all students gain some level of functional competency in the language rather than taking the quite easy not to much extremely detrimental option of removing Irish as a core subject at Leaving Cert?

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Issue traffic and infrastructure
12.02.2011
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Hello what is your attitude to Dublin Bus indicating that it is to stop the 27X service? If Dublin Bus does this would you support a private bus company being allowed take over this service?
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15.02.2011
Richard Bruton
Dear Michael,

Attached please find the up to date position regarding the 27X bus.

Regards.

Richard Bruton TD
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Issue employment
12.02.2011
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I propose that TD´s should receive the minimum wage and operate under a system whereby they receive bonuses by achieving specified targets. This would effectively do away with the current system where politicians performing below par can earn huge sums of money. It would ensure that no person would be involved in politics without a desire to further the interests of the country.

Would you support such a legislation? Please answer yes or no, and if the answer is ´no´ then why not?

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Issue justice
22.02.2011
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My P60 for 2009 confirmed I earned €11,000, Thats right €11,000.
My P60 for 2010 confirmed I earned €10,200, Thats right a reduction of €800.

I only work Part-Time. Why am I paying a universal charge? Will your party do anything to lift
the burden of us low paid workers.

Out of this I have to pay doctors bills and medicines as well as run a car, insurance tax and
all that goes with living in this country.

Financially, I would be better off claiming unemployment. But I want to work.

What will your party do if in government to rid this country of ´Anti incentive to work´
legislation?

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Issue financial crisis
22.02.2011
By:
Rob

Hi Richard

I have not seen a lot written about the need to change outdated and archiac bankruptcy laws and ineffectual examinership laws, which are currently not serving their purpose. Can you (or Naoise) outline what Fine Gael´s position is in relation to this issue.

Thanks.
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23.02.2011
Richard Bruton
Bar the most extreme cases, bankruptcy reflects the failure of the system. Where common sense is applied to most debtors’ circumstances, there is no need or point to making someone a bankrupt. The sale of non-essential assets should be a part of any arrangement made between a debtor and their creditors. Once the ability to provide for creditors from the income of the debtor through a Debt Settlement Agreement is taken into account and the proceeds from the sale non-essential assets are distributed there should be no need to go any further in most cases. But where this is not possible, Irish bankruptcy laws must be updated. They currently are unpractical, unused, excessively costly and overly penal. A Fine Gael Government will fast-track the reforms needed to bring us into line with best international standards, focusing on the following elements:

  • Reducing the time to discharge from bankruptcy from six years to one for "honest bankrupts”, defined as one that has materially complied with the Tax, NAMA and Companies Acts among others;
  • A Non-Judicial Debt Settlement System that will change bankruptcy from a judicial to an administrative process, with filings being made with a new Debt Settlement Office within the Courts Service without the need for legal representation;
  • New Commercial Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs), which are legally binding arrangements between the directors of a company and their creditors (at least 75%) that would protect the debtor from interest charges and the threat of enforcement during the period of the life of the CVA;
  • A Limited Residence and Personal Assets Safe Harbour that will permit a bankrupt to ring fence from the bankruptcy process ownership of a principal private residence (within limits based on size, value and family numbers) and specified personal assets not to exceed €40,000 in value; and
  • A Prohibition against Discrimination against Discharged Bankrupts to ensure that former bankrupts are treated fairly in their applications for credit or other services.
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