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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a full breakdown of the number of children placed in institutions outside of Ireland under a special care order granted by the High Court during 2012 with details of the various locations and various countries in which the children were placed; the duration of each placement; the cost to the State of each placement; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the anti-social behaviour phonelines that are in place in DART and rail stations will be manned after 5.30 pm in view of the fact that anti-social and criminal activity is more likely to occur in the evening time in many of these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress made to date of the stakeholder group which is undertaking a national review of speed limits; if he will outline when the group will report; his views that legislation may be necessary arising out of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6425/13]

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I told the Deputy that.

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I warmly welcome this Bill introduced by Deputy Catherine Murphy and congratulate her on it. It is part of her outstanding contribution to Dáil Éireann since she was elected to this house. It is sad that we are still at this stage in regard to climate change legislation. The Green Party, which was in government in the last Dáil, talked about this subject for decades. During...

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: In accordance with Standing Order 117A (iv), the division is postponed until immediately following the Order of Business on Tuesday next, 13 February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Point System (12 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent new regulations which will allow insurance companies to access drivers' penalty point information from the National Vehicle Driver File; his views that penalty points accruals are being comprehensively recorded and transferred to the NVDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6715/13]

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in line with the requirements of the judgement in the case of Health Service Executive v WR (Neutral Citation (2007) IEHC 459) that the HSE would, among other things, undertake to conduct a process of identifying need for special care and high support by December 2007 and that it would produce a report on an annual basis in July of each year...

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of State for her reply and the information she provided. What is the current capacity of Ballydowd, Gleann Alainn and Coovagh special care units? How many children can they cater for and how many staff do they have? While it is welcome that there is no waiting list and that the problems identified in 2007 by the High Court appear to have been ameliorated, how many...

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Or unqualified staff.

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Is there more the Minister of State has to do to ensure that there is a substantive legislative basis in this area in addition to the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011? Are the national special care admission and discharge criteria used by social workers to assess children known to the Minister of State and in the public domain? The Minister of State mentioned children who have been referred...

Other Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: No one doubts the excellence of the appointment but is it appropriate that a director should be appointed who is earning more than the Minister? The Minister is responsible to this House for children's matters. She bears a very heavy responsibility and Deputy Tom Fleming's premise is almost unanswerable in current circumstances.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will fill the four vacancies on the Board of Shannon Development; the number of applications to fill the vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to redevelop the Social Protection Office, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7688/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward a Gambling Control Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7690/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road checkpoints undertaken by an garda Síochána for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of marked and unmarked Garda Traffic Corps cars and motorbikes that were taken out of service in the Dublin Region for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number that were replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7692/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horsemeat Statistics (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the number of horses slaughtered in Ireland in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; and the total tonnage of horse meat produced each year in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horsemeat Statistics (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of horse meat exported in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; and if he will indicate the countries the horse meat was exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7696/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Population (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out a census of the overall number of horses here including thoroughbreds in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; if he will indicate the way the numbers were estimated and if new horse registration arrangements are in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7694/13]