Results 7,621-7,640 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (15 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 280. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 30 April 2014, the total expenditure incurred to support the 42 child care places provided under the after school child care initiative. [21921/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014. This is probably one of the most fundamental pieces of legislation to be considered by this House in this session. I am somewhat concerned at the short window we have to consider the Bill. Although the scheme of the Bill was considered by the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I accept that, but obviously she is the Minister of State with responsibility for housing and it might have been nice for her to have been there. Based on a two or three minute speed reading I am not clear what impact that construction programme will have on those who are homeless tonight and those who are becoming homeless every day in this city, in the Minister of State's city, in Cork and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the way improvements could be made in the application and renewal processes for medical card applicants to facilitate applicants in providing full details regarding their income and medical conditions in order that supplementary requests for information are not needed and medical card applications and renewals can be processed as quickly as possible; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation that has taken place between teacher union representatives and officials from his Department regarding the proposed changes to the junior cycle curriculum; and the number and extent of meetings he has held with senior representatives from the unions to discuss the proposed radical changes in junior cycle education. [21735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of information, resources and training that will be provided to schools in order to bring forward proposed changes to the new junior cycle before its implementation. [21736/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 regarding funding for the replacement of windows in the school building in view of a decision not to grant funding to the school under the summer works scheme 2014 and in circumstances where the existing windows in the school pose health and safety concerns. [21737/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions (14 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a recent survey (details supplied); and the proposed actions that may be taken by her to address the findings contained in that survey. [21738/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Child Care Services Funding (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister mentioned the issue of pre-payments from the Child and Family Agency and his Department. Is it possible for the Minister to visit the Jigsaw centre and work with Ms Kelda Barnes and her staff to examine all possible ways the project can continue throughout 2014? Everybody is thinking of the global changes that must be made in budgetary spending and the need for a much more...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Care Services Funding (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I also wish to congratulate the new Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and welcome him to this Topical Issue debate. Yesterday, I was honoured to cut the ribbon and open the new Golden Years Seniors' Centre in Darndale Belcamp village, when the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, was not able to make it due to illness. It was incongruous because at the same time as we were opening the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the programme of wind exports between Ireland and the United Kingdom in his recent discussions with Prime Minister David Cameron. [13458/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres Provision (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a progress update report on the expansion project at Oberstown House; and if he is satisfied with the interim arrangements in place for 16, 17 and 18 year olds detained in Wheatfield Prison and the limited number of children under 18 years old on remand who are being detained in St. Patrick’s Institution. [21029/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mental Health Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is his policy to develop an interdepartmental policy with the Department of Health in the area of mental health services provision for children in care; and if he will report on the work being carried out by the National Assessment Consultation and Therapy Service. [21030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 30 April 2014, if he will confirm the date on which the actual Model A document that was presented to the High Court in the Ó Cuanacháin case was approved by his Department; if he will provide copies of documentation recording that this approval was made; and if he will confirm that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 30 April 2014, in view of the High Court judge stating in his judgment in the Ó Cuanacháin case that the court was in effect being asked about a claim into the future to decide that Model A as proposed by the State was not an appropriate primary educational provision, the reason he is now...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 30 April 2014, if he will confirm that special needs assistants are currently not provided with training in ABA as would have been required under Model A; and if he will confirm that this does materially alter the educational provision being made for children with autism now that Model A has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 30 April 2014, the date on which the information pamphlet he referred to will be issued; if the pamphlet will include a list of all interventions currently approved by his Department for use in educating children with autism, along with at least one reference to peer-reviewed research supporting the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 30 April 2014, in view of the participation of the National Council for Special Education in the preparation of the information pamphlet regarding the education of children with autism, if he will confirm that the pamphlet will not contain a statement that all children, including children with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 460. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a response will be issued in respect of correspondence sent to him regarding a person living in affordable housing (details supplied) in County Dublin. [21157/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 567. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 11 February 2014, if the report to which she made reference to is now available. [21471/14]