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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is reviewing the operation of project maths in view of the ongoing concerns that have been raised by students, parents and maths teachers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities; if he can give an indication as to when ratification of the Convention will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17938/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Point System (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will immediately publish the full report on the alleged quashing of certain penalty points including a divisional breakdown of the Garda districts and the road traffic offences involved in each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17636/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 22 additional intoxilysers that Gardaí requested in 2009 will be installed into the necessary stations by the MBRS; the number of the 220 Gardaí due to be trained in its use that have received the training to date; when the reminder going to receive the two day training course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 171 Garda vehicles purchased in 2012 are going to be rolled out to Garda districts by the Garda Commissioner and breakdown of districts to receive these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17638/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health if all the 150 additional posts for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams in 2012 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17761/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Newborn Screening Cards (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health his position in relation to the retention of newborn screening cards for children born from 1984 to 2011 in view of the recent decision to stop the immediate destruction of this information; and if he will outline his proposals to retain this valuable source of medical information [16394/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Newborn Screening Cards (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the way adopted parents who have no knowledge of their birth families' identities can access screening cards in the absence of specific provision for adopted persons in applications to be provided with individual screening cards; and if provision will be made in future for adopted persons who lack all other information on their birth families [16395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans for persons who hold a mobility allowance after 26 June 2013; if he will assure persons who are in receipt of the mobility allowance that they will continue to receive this critical support after 26 June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in developing schemes to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant which were recently abolished; if he will confirm that persons currently in receipt of payments from both schemes will not lose out financially while the new schemes are developed [16830/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Inspections (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies that were inspected by PSI inspectors in 2012 and 2013; of these inspections the number that were performed by two authorised officers and the number by one authorised officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17474/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if under the Road Traffic Act 2011 it is a mandatory or a discretionary power for a Garda to test a driver at a Garda station after arresting them at the scene of an injury related collision; if he is considering amending section 7 of the 2011 Act in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17146/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Point System (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the upcoming Road Traffic Bill 2013 will include provisions for two penalty points in respect of learners driving unaccompanied, two penalty points for learner drivers driving without L plates, the testing of the unconscious driver involved in an injury related crash, and a new offence of using or handling the keypad of a hands free...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he was last briefed on the operation of the National Car Test system; if he will indicate the current waiting time for a motorist for an NCT at each of the testing centres; if he is satisfied with the length of time it takes to get a NCT appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16985/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Implementation (16 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has raised the implementation of Section 63 of the 2010 Road Traffic Act with the Department of Justice and Equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17635/13]

Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Is there any update on Mr. Justice Finnegan's report regarding Priory Hall? The Taoiseach provided a brief reply to Deputy Michael McGrath's question on the national investment plan. When will details of the plan be forthcoming? Will it include a public housing programme and support for the voluntary housing sector? To date during the Government's term of office, the public housing sector...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister never provides answers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the subject of history as a mandatory part of the curriculum for the junior cycle; if he is considering merging history with a group of other subjects including perhaps geography in a new subject grouping; if he has consulted with the representatives of second and third level history teachers regarding same; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the appointments to the Residential Institutions Statutory Board in 2012; when the applications to the RISB will be processed and allocated to survivors of residential institutional child abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17444/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the locations in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 that FÁS pays rent on a building it rents; the length of time remaining on each building it rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17763/13]