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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent allocation of funding for repair works on local and regional roads; his views on whether a particular percentage of funding should be ringfenced by each local authority for annual road maintenance and upkeep in view of the state of many roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15041/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (27 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the implementation of mandatory breath-testing of all drivers involved in a serious or fatal road collision; if he regularly reviews the breath-testing figures with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11423/13]

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: What is the current position on the workplace relations Bill and the employment permits Bill? At what stage are those two Bills? Is there anything the Tánaiste can do to help the excellent staff in Beaumont Hospital, given that approximately 45 patients were on chairs one night last week for the entire night or most of it?

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: The Tánaiste has been in government for two years.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Patients and staff are trying to operate in incredible conditions. Is the Tánaiste making any input into the work of the Department of Health?

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I will be unable to do so for a few weeks. The Tánaiste might like to respond now while he is here.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: It is important for the Tánaiste to comment on how he might bring additional resources to Beaumont Hospital, one of the premier hospitals in Dublin, and assist patients rather than leaving them on chairs for 30 or 40 hours.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I raise it all the time. I have raised it with the Minister.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I raised it with our Ministers of State when we had two of them.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I am talking about when we had two female Ministers of State.

Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Many people noticed that Sweden and Slovenia, two member states of the European Union, closed their embassies in Dublin last year. Given that they did so and clearly did not consider they had such a level of interest, either in trade or otherwise, in dealing with us, is there not a case for closing our missions in countries such as those, certainly in the case of Sweden? As the...

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any enhancement of control measures in terms of the disbursement of Irish aid in view of the misappropriation of €4 million in aid to Uganda in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15418/13]

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of Sate for his comprehensive reply. The suspension of assistance to Uganda is over. Has the programme resumed? How was the repayment of the €4 million expropriated from the €16 million made? Was it taken back in a single payment or did we discount it off this year's programme? How was that handled? I welcome what the Minister of State said about the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is reviewing the issuing of passports to persons who already hold a passport of another State; if he has statistics on the number of dual passport holders with an Irish passport;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Moneylenders (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the practice of illegal money laundering; if he will consider their proposal for the establishment of a localised, fixed term task force with input from all relevant stakeholders including an Garda Síochána, Criminal Assets Bureau, Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Moneylenders (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of illegal money lenders that have been prosecuted and convicted each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Moneylenders (28 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has reviewed the operation of the national illegal money lending projects in the UK which has reportedly resulted in 96 prosecutions with 28 custodial sentences for illegal money lending activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15857/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the progress made during the first three months of 2013 in making increased provision for children in special care and high support units under the Health Service Executive's National High Support and Special Care Implementation Plan 2011 - 2014, particularly if the number of children placed at Coovagh House will increase...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will refer to the current situation in relation to the drafting of a bilateral agreement on inter country adoption between Ireland and the Russian Federation; if she will report on whether negotiations are taking place to draft bilateral agreements on adoption between Ireland and other non-Hague Convention countries; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the ongoing problem of the illegal smuggling of cigarettes in view of the impact of this illicit trade on retailers in Fingal and across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17640/13]