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Written Answers — Maritime Safety: Maritime Safety (20 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if EU Directive 95/21/EC on enhancing maritime safety, including pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions on ships using Irish ports, has been fully implemented; the steps he is taking to enhance the system for monitoring and enforcing the rights and conditions of all maritime workers on ships in Irish...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (20 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding proposals to develop Bremore Port, Fingal; if proposals for long-term co-operation between Dublin Port Company and Bremore Port are currently being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21750/11]

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (20 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is taking any initiatives to enhance Ireland's ferry connectivity with our British, Scandinavian and continental European neighbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21751/11]

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: It is now time to put the question: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Is that agreed?

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that are broadband enabled; the percentage of primary and post-primary schools that are not broadband enabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22180/11]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address excessive pay in the public and private sectors and in the sheltered professions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22181/11]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will establish a top pay commission to examine pay and compensation levels across the whole economy and to establish key pay relativities across the public and private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22182/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if core funding for a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 17 will be provided in the social protection budget for 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22174/11]

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he proposes to take to address the persistent problem of fuel poverty in Irish society; the estimate of the current number of households who are considered to be fuel-poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22173/11]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when gas from the Corrib field will come ashore; if he will give any direction to the Commission for Energy Regulation in relation to wholesale and retail pricing of this Irish gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22175/11]

Written Answers — Energy Regulation: Energy Regulation (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason new entrants to the electricity market are not regulated by the Commission for Energy Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22176/11]

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views, in the context of the recent decision by Bord Gáis to hike up prices by 12% for consumers, that the interests of energy consumers are not being properly represented by the Commission for Energy Regulation; the way consumers are protected in the energy regulation market; his plans to strengthen CER;...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he will take against termination charges for mobile phone users; his views on whether this is the key reason for supernormal profits in the mobile industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22178/11]

Written Answers — Television Licence Fees: Television Licence Fees (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to replace the current television licence system with a content licence system; the appliances the content licence would apply to and if same would include laptops, smartphones, kindles, iPads and so on; the way the revenue from the content licence would be divided; if same will only apply to...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of cases that have been taken by the Private Residential Tenancies Board against landlords for breaches of regulations in 2009, 2010, and to date in 2011; the number and the percentage of these cases in which breaches were found to have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on strengthening the powers of the Private Residential Tenancies Board to address the ongoing problem of rogue landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22166/11]

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been sent a copy of the Hayes Higgins Partnership report by Dublin City Council, which was commissioned to examine the serious defects and fire safety issues at an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13; if he will publish the report; his views on the report; the steps that will be taken to resolve...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 468: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the homeless list, the housing list, the transfer list, and the priority housing list for area B and the other housing areas of Dublin city; the way these figures compare with similar statistics for 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22168/11]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homeless persons in Dublin in 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/11]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (21 Jul 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Question 470: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the final report on the Mahon tribunal will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22170/11]