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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 28 October 2010, where the extra 22 intoxilysers will be placed on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42562/10]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 28 October 2010, 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. [42926/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Committee of Public Accounts is examining any cost and benefit proposals that may have been carried out on the proposal to shut down the Teagasc agriculture research facility in Kinsealy, Malahide Road, Dublin 17; if he will ensure that the Kinsealy Teagasc facility...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: It was a Labour Party idea.

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to share time with Deputy Tuffy.

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: It is with a heavy heart that I speak on the Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill because I find it impossible to support the Bill in its present format. The fundamental lesson I learned from more than 12 years on Dublin City Council is that the city and county managers system must be abolished. It is impossible to have democratic and efficient local government...

Legal Advice Services (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Northside Community Law Centre was founded 35 years ago in Coolock to provide legal information, advice and representation, to protect and develop the human, social and economic rights of individuals and groups and to empower the northside community is through education, research and campaigns. The centre, known as the Coolock Community Law Centre until 2003, was modelled on community law...

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason 18 reports dealing with the prison system, including the reports of 14 separate visiting committees, were published on the one day; the steps being taken to address the areas of concern identified in the reports of the visiting committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43008/10]

Written Answers — Victims Commission: Victims Commission (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to the findings of the report published by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, which found that two out of every five of the victims surveyed were dissatisfied with their dealings with the Garda; if the Garda authorities have been asked to address this situation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has introduced regulations under section 3 (4) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 to deal with a number of distracted driving issues including texting while driving; if he will confirm if it is currently an offence to drive while texting and if it is against the law to text when the phone is in a hands-free unit while driving; and if he will...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if any prosecution has been taken for dangerous driving causing death where the collision may be due to distraction caused by using a mobile phone to talk or text while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43214/10]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (17 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the telephone records of drivers involved in serious collisions are routinely checked by Garda investigators; if the Garda Síochána has a legal right to seek such information from telephone service providers if the gardaí are relying on the good will of telephone service providers to release such information to them; and if...

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (18 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason Ireland has not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; if this is to be ratified imminently; if not, why not, and if he has reconsidered his decision and is willing to fund the United Nations Association. [43151/10]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated from the National Treatment Purchase Fund to referrals from Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 in 2008 and 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43382/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (18 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant plastic surgeons attached to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the average waiting times to see a plastic surgeon in Beaumont; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43383/10]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (23 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to increase the number of interviews and consultations for jobseekers during the course of their unemployment. [43831/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (23 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of outstanding loans lent by Irish based legal money lenders as notified to the Financial Regulator in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43971/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (23 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the levies paid by money lenders to the Financial Regulator in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43972/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (23 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish-based moneylenders registered with the Financial Regulator in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43973/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (23 Nov 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm that he will continue to fund an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/10]