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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of his Department’s expenditure allocated to approved housing bodies through funding to local authorities; the number of social housing units managed by approved housing bodies; the managerial arrangements in place in relation to local authority housing which is managed by approved housing bodies but...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent statements by UN Human Co-ordinator, Mr. James W. Rawley, regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; and the actions the Government is taking to support the people of Gaza affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis. [52349/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider holding a full evaluation of the benefits and drawbacks of implementing the next phase of the carbon tax in 2014; if he will consider a deferral of the next phase of implementation until a thorough examination of the implications and scope of the next phase of implementation has taken place. [52296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a competition will be held to appoint a new county manager for Fingal County Council; the manner in which this competition might operate; and the timeline of the competition. [52287/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the audits or examinations that have taken place to determine the impact the implementation of carbon tax has had on improving air quality here. [52292/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council Legislation (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will bring forward plans to establish an office of a judicial council, in view of concerns on the appointment of judges and the lack of transparency in appointing same. [49516/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the CT68 forms used by An Garda Síochána are not made available to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, in the event of a subsequent investigation by GSOC, and the families of persons killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions. [52282/13]

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

Tommy Broughan: 178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personal injury cases decided by the High Court in the years 2012 and to date in 2013 which relate to actions for personal injury arising out of road traffic collisions, in circumstances where the applicant had refused the award recommended by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [52294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 13 November 2013, if he will amend legislative provisions in respect of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission so that the Irish model would be similar to the model in place in Northern Ireland whereby a member of the Garda Síochána or a member of staff of the commission could...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints received by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 from family members of persons who were killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions where the complaint related to the conduct of the Garda or staff member; and the number of gardaí who have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to students who have been eligible for student maintenance grants for the majority of their degree, for example the first three years of a four-year degree, but then become ineligible for the grant in the latter part of their studies due to changes in the eligibility criteria. [52620/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 20 November 2013, the specific programmes or targeted measures which are being or will be put in place to support citizens, particularly younger citizens, who are in part-time employment in one field but who have academic experience or training in another field of expertise and therefore could be said...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s progress in preparing the youth guarantee implementation action plan due to be submitted to the European Union authorities this month. [52860/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have a watching brief in place on behalf of his Department into the investigation by the Scottish authorities into the cause of the recent crash of a police helicopter in Glasgow in view of the similarities in the equipment involved on helicopters used by An Garda Síochána in this jurisdiction. [52859/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 459. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 3 December 2013, if statistics will be collected on the nature and extent of training received by relative foster carers before children are placed with them; the number of children placed with relative carers on an emergency basis in the years 2012 and to date in 2013 before approval was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all amputee citizens do not have discretionary medical cards in view of the need to change costly prosthetic limbs regularly, including up to three or four times per annum for children and teenagers. [52613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 483. To ask the Minister for Health if all necessary supports are being provided to all amputee citizens living here, including those who currently hold discretionary medical cards. [52614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 484. To ask the Minister for Health where prosthetic limbs provided to patients here are sourced from; and the proportion of prosthetic limbs fitted by specialists employed by the Health Service Executive that have been made here. [52618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale underpinning the decision to increase the number of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes that will be open to tender by private operators; if he will provide details of the tendering process that will be in place for these routes. [52861/13]

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I refer to the environmental liability Bill, which I think was originally to be the pyrite levy Bill. The Taoiseach told me some time ago we would have it before Christmas. We are almost there but there is no sign of the Bill. On a related matter, will the Taoiseach give Members another chance to discuss the building control regulations given that it seems responsibility is being placed...