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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Investigations (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a forum of social protection authorities from this jurisdiction and from Northern Ireland examining the issue of persons who are employed in either jurisdiction but who are also availing of social protection payments; and if she will provide an overview of the work completed by this forum to date. [24501/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Black Economy (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 333. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the work carried out by joint investigation units established between her Department and the Revenue Commissioners in targeting shadow or hidden economic activity and those working in certain sectors, particularly construction, in the years 2013 and to date in 2014. [24502/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 373. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 04 February 2014, if he will provide an update of the housing units to be delivered this year, including any increases from the figures detailed in that reply compared to further units which are to be delivered under recently announced investments including additional capital...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 374. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 4 February 2014, if the number of housing units to be delivered through the rental accommodation scheme has been revised downwards in view of an increasing number of landlords now exiting the rental accommodation scheme, particularly in Dublin city. [24188/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 375. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new builds by local authorities that will be supported by funding from his Department this year; the total expenditure by his Department for new builds; and the local authorities that will receive departmental funding to build new housing units in their administrative areas. [24189/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 376. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of housing units that are currently unoccupied but which will be brought back into usage this year by local authorities with the support of funding from his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the local authorities that are receiving funding to bring unoccupied units back into use. [24190/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 377. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the social housing strategy mentioned in the Implementation Plan on the State’s Response to Homelessness, May 2014 to December 2016 will be published. [24191/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 378. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 12 March 2014, if the Housing Agency has completed its further review of the shared ownership scheme following issues having been identified requiring further detailed financial analysis as identified by him in that reply. [24192/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 379. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions that will be taken to address the increasing rental contributions required from persons and families living in shared ownership homes in circumstances where the households concerned are experiencing financial hardship and negative equity. [24193/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 380. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 12 March 2014, the number of households that have availed of the mortgage to rent scheme to date; and the local authority areas in which households are now availing of the mortgage to rent scheme. [24194/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 381. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 30 April 2014, if the research undertaken by the Private Residential Tenancies Board on the difficulties being experienced in segments of the private rented sector has been completed. [24195/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Laboratory (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 430. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the State Pathologist's Office moving to the former Garda station at Whitehall, Dublin 9. [24184/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 439. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 19 February 2014, if she will provide an update on whether the technical and administrative arrangements required to bring section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 into effect are now in progress; the timeline for the implementation of these required technical and administrative arrangements; if An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fixed Charge Processing System (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 440. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 177 to 183, inclusive, of 2 April 2014, if she will provide an update on the progress of the implementation of recommendations Nos. 2.7, 2.8 and 3.1 of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report entitled The Fixed Charge Processing System: A 21st Century Strategy which had been identified as under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections carried out by the Road Safety Authority on articulated trucks and all other commercial vehicles in the greater Dublin area in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the number of repeat inspections that have been carried out in the past 24 months. [24186/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 2 April 2014, if he will provide a further update on the implementation of recommendation 4.4 of the Garda Inspectorate report entitled The Fixed Charge Processing System: A 21st Century Strategy, regarding the need to commence section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 to put the third payment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (10 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the criminal justice working group established to implement the recommendations of the Garda Inspectorate report entitled The Fixed Charge Processing System: A 21st Century Strategy. [24506/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: These two amendments would enhance the Bill. We are talking here about possible terminations of tenancy and it could be argued that putting this kind of representation on a statutory basis in the general representation of people in dire need of housing would be inappropriate, because of the concern that unjustified or inappropriate preference might be given to one candidate over another on...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 11, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:"9. The Minister may by regulations prepare a code of conduct on the management of rent arrears by housing authorities.".This amendment relates to the issues raised by Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan in amendment No. 3. When the general scheme of the Bill was being drafted, it was put to me by the Northside Community...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: What is the legislative basis for the current guidelines? By which legislation are they governed? I was reflecting a view that there should be a transparent national code to which local authorities would adhere. The Minister mentioned aspects of the management of rents by local authorities. The area of assessments, for example, is an area about which many public representatives would have...