Results 7,981-8,000 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to ensure that additional Garda patrols will be in place during Halloween night in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [44994/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on whether any increased costs have been incurred from Garda resources as a result of additional policing required for the Arthur’s Day promotion since it first began a number of years ago; and if the promoters have been billed for any of the potential increased costs associated with policing for the event. [44995/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the current target waiting times for patients to be treated in the accident and emergency unit of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [44990/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in the Health Service Executive’s mental health services in north Dublin in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of employees who took up new posts with the Health Service Executive's mental health services in the area during that time; and the number of posts that are currently vacant within these...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Acting Chairman, and it is good, as always, to see him in the Chair.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: The Acting Chairman must give me extra time for my courtesy. On budget day, the spin from the Government benches was that the Department of Social Protection had "escaped" with net cuts limited to €226 million, rather than the €440 million that had been bruited in the media for many weeks. In fact, adjustments of €290 million are set out in the 2014 expenditure...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Yes. We were all together in Labour Left and I believe Deputy Stagg was our leader at the time. We set out the "dirty dozen" cuts of Charlie McCreevy, who was from the Acting Chairman's constituency, and lambasted Fianna Fáil for doing that to the people. It is sad that the Labour Party would be associated in any way with doing that this evening. I note the presence of a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the areas of priority identified by his Department in developing the renewable energy sector here; the targets set by his Department for the proportion of Ireland's energy stock to be provided by wind power, tidal power, solar power and bio-fuels respectively in 2016; the level of progress achieved by his Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the community projects in the greater Dublin area which will receive support as part of the recently announced allocation of €13 million from his Department towards community energy projects under the better energy scheme administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of...

Other Questions: Common Travel Area (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his position on recent proposals from some members of the European Commission that a European-Union-wide reform of current visa policy should take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41925/13]

Other Questions: Common Travel Area (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Minister tell us his plans in regard to the Schengen agreement? How will the new procedures, which will start with the United Kingdom next year, operate? Does he foresee our responding to the recent proposals of Commissioners Tajani and Malmström for a common short-stay visa programme for the 28 EU members rather than for non-Schengen members?

Other Questions: Common Travel Area (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: With regard to the short-stay visa waiver programme, some time ago the Minister told one of my colleagues that he did not keep data for visitors who had first come through the United Kingdom on a UK visa. Is this still policy? The Minister read a figure showing the increase in tourists from some of the 17 countries involved such as India and China. Clearly he is liaising closely with the...

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: A majority.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of IT facilities in place across each of the Courts Service's districts; and the facilities in place to record data in respect of persons appearing in court to answer charges on road traffic offences. [45955/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Income Data (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 111. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 15 October 2013, if he will provide details on the nature of the survey to be undertaken by the Central Statistics Office as part of its Household Finance and Consumption Survey referred to in that reply. [45423/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on whether savings will be made on servicing the national debt next year; his views on the statement of the Economic Social and Research Institute that the cost of servicing the national debt next year could be as low as €7.7 billion. [46621/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Loan Book (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the special liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will indicate if a discount above 4.5% will be applied to any of the IBRC loan books which is scheduled to be sold off before the end of this year to encourage further sales of the loan book before any remaining loans are transferred to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding claims that the former Anglo Irish Bank overcharged customers who held loans with the bank; and if all claims of this nature have been fully resolved. [47069/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to specify the supports available to autistic children at an early stage of their development, recognising the importance of early intervention for these children; if he will outline how the transition from preschool to primary school is managed so that supports provided at preschool level are maintained when an autistic child progresses to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the number of special needs assistants currently employed in primary schools across the State; and indicate if the cap on SNA appointments will be breached by the end of this year. [45929/13]