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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any projects within his Department or agencies within his Department received EU Funding in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17764/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of motoring fines issued by An Garda Síochána in 2012 and to date in 2013 for passengers aged over 17 years for not wearing a seat belt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17757/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to recommence recruitment to An Garda Siochána this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources he will allocate to deal with the rise in the number of theft of mobile phones in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17759/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Numbers (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles allocated to the Garda Traffic Corps as of 1 April 2013; if he will provide same as of 31 December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17760/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide additional resources to the Courts Service to provide for the expansion of family mediation services in courts throughout the country following the success of the pilot mediation project in Dolphin House, Dublin 2, in order to reduce the number of individuals involved in family law disputes coming before the courts; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN Convention on Children's Rights (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure; if she can give an indication as to when signature and ratification of the Convention will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17939/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form, on a regional basis, the number of aftercare workers employed by the Health Service Executive or otherwise, working with children who were leaving or who had left the care of the State in 2012; and the number of additional aftercare workers, if any, who will be recruited in 2013. [17931/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Asylum Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the recommendations of the recently published report by Barnardos and the Health Service Executive into separated children in foster care; if she will take these recommendations on board, in particular, to make increased provision for aftercare for aged out separated children; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm the level of cuts that her Department plans to put in place in its allocation to youth services in 2013, particularly services in the Dublin region such as Sphere 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17933/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will commit to ensuring that there will be no further cuts to youth services, keeping in mind the importance of youth services in deterring children from getting involved in criminality and providing stability in the lives of young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the proposed legislation on adoption information and tracing services will be brought before Dáil Eireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17935/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the contents of a study (details supplied); if she will be recommending the inclusion of an early years programme for parents and teachers similar to that outlined in the study, particularly in the context of children who are at risk of being taken into the care of the State; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (17 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the number of graduate nurses currently employed in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the number of graduate nurses that were taken on in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17762/13]

Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I commend the Ceann Comhairle on the remarks he made with regard to the ordering of business for tomorrow. I congratulate him on the way he has attempted to defend the rights of ordinary Members of the House. Since they were introduced, the Friday morning sessions have worked outstandingly well. A great deal of important legislation - introduced by ordinary Members from all parties - has...

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Training (18 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: What about coaching for Ministers?

Other Questions: EU-IMF Programme (18 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: On the same subject, why do we hear the mantra of €300 million for 2013 given that an agreement was made until the middle of 2014? In addition, we have had a series of financial reports such as the one from the advisory council over the two weeks the Dáil was not sitting which indicated that will have a primary balance in 2015 and that because of the horrific sacrifices ordinary...

Other Questions: EU-IMF Programme (18 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: -----there was an attempt to rewrite history the night of the promissory notes but we know the history. The Minister and I and a few others stood against it. Given those circumstances and given the fact that we have an earlier budget this year because of the two pack, is there not a case for giving public servants and the rest of the population a bit of a break, and to give them some kind...

Other Questions: Estimates for Public Services (18 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I strongly agree with Deputy Fleming about the nonsense that is discussing last year's Estimates this year. Deputy Howlin is the Minister with responsibility for reform and one of the issues that was often discussed at meetings of the finance committee and the Committee of Public Accounts was the need for the Oireachtas to have a meaningful input into the development of the budget in any...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (18 Apr 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his plans to sell off the National Lottery licence; if he will outline his timetable for when the legislation will be passed and when he estimates that the sell off will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17738/13]