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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (19 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to Ireland’s obligations under a number of United Nation's conventions, including the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, to provide education on human rights to children; and the way this obligation will continue to be fulfilled if and when the junior cycle curriculum is reformed....

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: So they keep their time?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 10 June 2014, if she will provide further details of the ongoing technical and administrative arrangements identified by An Garda Síochána in order to practically implement section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; and if she will provide a specific timeline of when these arrangements will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 13 May 2014, if she will provide an update on the consultation taking place between the Courts Service and An Garda Síochána regarding notifications being made by the courts to members of An Garda Síochána of incidents of non-compliance with section 22 of the Road Traffic Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be generated in each case if a third rate of income tax of 48%, 49% or 50% was applied to persons earning over €100,000 in budget 2015. [27301/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the PAYE tax credit by €5 per week and €10 per week respectively. [27305/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated by the domicile levy in the years 2010 to date in 2014, inclusive; and the measures being taken by the Revenue Commissioners to increase compliance with the measure. [27302/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Insurance (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to address the problem of the so-called step effect in the PRSI system affecting lower income workers whereby persons earning gross pay of between €18,305 and €19,366 per annum are paying a much higher effective tax rate than those earning below €18,304 per annum; and the potential cost of redressing the unfairness...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected yield that could be generated by introducing minimum effective rates of corporation tax of 7.5%, 9% and 10%. [27304/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal in a submission (details supplied) to make tax credits refundable; and the projected cost to the Exchequer of establishing the necessary administrative system to facilitate the refund of tax credits. [27306/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of monitoring being carried out by the Office of Government Procurement in order to determine whether the guidelines in Circular 10/14: initiatives to assist small and medium enterprises in public procurement, are being followed by Departments and local government; and if his Department will be undertaking periodic progress...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is being provided with figures from Departments and local government to indicate the number of public contracts split into lots as recommended for some contracts under Circular 10/14: initiatives to assist small and medium enterprises in public procurement, so as to enable SMEs to compete for contracts. [26722/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of restoring jobseeker’s allowance for persons aged under 26 years to the same rate as is currently paid to those aged 26 years or over. [27289/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of restoring the telephone allowance to senior citizens who would have been entitled to the allowance prior to 1 January 2014. [27290/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of increasing basic social protection rates including jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit, disability allowance, invalidity pension and carer’s allowance by €5 per week and €10 per week respectively. [27292/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the two rates of back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €50. [27293/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of restoring the payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to children aged between 18 and 22 years of age who are in third level education. [27294/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund Deficit (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the social insurance fund; and the extent of the deficit, if any, in the fund. [27295/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Special Amenity Areas (24 Jun 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 344. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to a Topical Issue debate on 17 April 2014 regarding the special amenity area at Howth, County Dublin, if the additional information is now to hand. [27277/14]