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Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have been arrested for begging in Dublin in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41809/10]

Written Answers — Illegal Fireworks: Illegal Fireworks (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of illegal fireworks seized over the Hallowe'en period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41814/10]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of roadside breathalysers that are necessary for the Garda Síochána to enforce compulsory testing at the scene of every road collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41815/10]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of roadside breathalysers that have been added by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety to the total stock of roadside breathalysers held by the Garda Síochána each month in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41857/10]

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 28 October 2010 if he will indicate the length of the detailed training programme for the Garda Síochána in the use of the instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41859/10]

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the Road Traffic Act 2010 is being implemented in terms of the requirement of drivers who have been charged with penalty points offences to present their licence to the court; if so, the number of drivers so far this year who have failed to present their licence to the court as mandated under the Road Traffic Act 2010; and if he...

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of drivers who have been disqualified from driving by the court who have not handed in their driving licence so far in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41862/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (10 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for accepting new recruits to join the Air Corps as no new recruits have joined since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41807/10]

General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to make it easier for new general practitioners to provide services for patients who hold a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41864/10]

Licensing of Gold Shops (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important issue. At a number of recent community and constituency meetings as well as at my constituency information clinics, grave concerns have been raised by citizens about the recent proliferation of gold shops and gold trader operations across the Dublin region which seem to be linked to the recession and current economic...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will support any proposal put forward by the national transport authority to establish a dedicated phone number for members of the public to report anti-social and criminal behaviour on all modes of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42197/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 262: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures he has put in place to ensure that capital funding allocated under the various social housing programmes in his Department is drawn down and spent; the way the process is monitored to ensure all allocations are spent and there is not significant underspend; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the purpose of the review of the local authority housing action plans; the way the Departments funding allocations are linked to these reviews and performance under the action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42239/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 264: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has provided guidance to local authorities to proactively involve the voluntary housing sector in delivering through the local authority action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42240/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that local authority service indicators on housing are valid due to the wide range of results and performance of local authorities in areas such as vacancies that have been compiled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42241/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the reduction in capital expenditure for social housing programmes over the past two budgets compared to the water services programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42242/10]

Written Answers — Commission for Taxi Regulation: Commission for Taxi Regulation (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport the date on which the office of the Taxi Regulator will be transferred to the National Transport Authority; the number of staff and the location in which they will be accommodated in the future; the future roll of the regulator under the auspices of the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42730/10]

Written Answers — Transport Projects: Transport Projects (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of transport projects that are due to be completed by the end of 2011; the number of transport projects that are due to start by the end of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42713/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of the provision of mental health services for 16 and 17 year olds in north Dublin; if she will enhance adolescent mental health services in this region given that there is just one six-bed unit available for the provision of mental health services for 16 and 17 year olds for a region stretching from north...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money spent on the Limerick-Nenagh-Ballybrophy rail line on track renewal and improvements for each year over the past ten years; if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out in terms of the proposed closure of this critical line [i]vis-À-vis[/i] the money that has been spent on improving the line over the past few years and...