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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (17 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 1778. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of new appointments made in her Department and those bodies under her remit since March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35115/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Performance Management Systems (18 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any new performance management systems have been introduced in the public service since March 2011; if it is envisaged that a new performance management system will be introduced in the public service in 2014 or 2015; and if any new such system introduced would be selected through an open and public tendering competition. [34921/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (18 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on when laws to tackle sex trafficking and prostitution targeting sex buyers will be published. [34920/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (18 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a full breakdown of all expenditure incurred by his Department on consultancy, legal fees and other costs connected with Irish Water prior to, during and since the establishment of Irish Water. [34919/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (23 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 39. To ask the Taoiseach the number of private secretaries employed by his Department since March 2011 to date in 2014 with a breakdown of the numbers appointed directly for him and those appointed directly to the Ministers of State attached to his Department during that period; if he will provide a breakdown of the manner in which each of these appointments were made, that is through open...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (23 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 65. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of new appointments made in his Department and those under his remit since March, 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35802/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (23 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 332. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 1 July 2014, if the joint protocol developed between the Child and Family Agency and the Garda National Immigration Bureau to enhance the capacity of both agencies to locate unaccompanied minors who go missing after presenting at Irish ports or during transfer to their place of care is now in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (23 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legal provision that permits Irish Water to request and be provided with the PPS numbers of water customers; the reason it is necessary for customers to provide their PPS numbers to Irish Water; and if he will report on the way this personal data will be managed by Irish Water. [35295/14]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I was going to ask about the planning legislation also. Has the noise nuisance Bill completely gone off the clár? There are a couple of issues in the Minister's and my constituency and this could be important legislation in respect of them. I refer to an earlier discussion and the proposal by the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, to give families €5 or €10 per week...

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: This is becoming the straw that broke the camel's back.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I am just asking-----

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: -----if the Government will give consideration to removing this tax.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: That could be a proposal for budget 2015.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: As Deputy McDonald said earlier, we are crushing-----

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I have two matters. There is a sense of urgency about the children (amendment) Bill in relation to the commitment given on St. Patrick's Institution. On the moves being made by the Tánaiste's colleague, Deputy Noonan, to spend €35 million or €40 million on various stock market consultants in flogging off a large portion of AIB and EBS, will the House have an opportunity...

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Is it the Tánaiste's settled policy-----

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: -----that we will flog off AIB and EBS, which lost its independence as a mutual through a stroke pulled by the former Minister, the late Deputy Brian Lenihan, and that Fianna Fáil Government? Is that the Tánaiste's policy?

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Tánaiste give us a chance to discuss it?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (25 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the grace period during which carer’s allowance is paid to a carer following the death of the caree; if she will consider introducing an additional grace period during which carer’s allowance will continue to be paid to a carer upon the cared-for person entering long-term residential care. [36223/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Carers Strategy Consultation (25 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 149. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the work of his Department and the agencies under its aegis to devise a strategy or plan to reach out and support young carers who care for a parent, sibling or other relative and who often experience difficulties in seeking help and specific supports in their special situation. [36222/14]