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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (30 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the overall allocation for sports grants for 2014; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount received in each county; and the amount received in each administrative area of Dublin, including Dublin 3, 5, 13 and 17. [36745/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (30 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the grants awarded to sports clubs and local community groups by his Department for 2014 in the new constituency of Dublin Bay North, including a breakdown of the amount received by each recipient organisation. [36746/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (30 Sep 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out his views on whether deferred members of the Irish aviation superannuation scheme could potentially lose 60% of their potential benefits under revised proposals for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37174/14]

Other Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the actions he is taking to progress the enactment of section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; if he is seeking sanction, in conjunction with the Department for Justice and Equality, to have the necessary resources allocated in order that the outstanding technical and administrative issues to give effect...

Other Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I congratulate the Minister and the Ministers of State, in particular Deputy Ann Phelan. Section 44 of the 2010 Act, as the Minister well knows, refers to the third payment option, whereby people who have been summoned to court to face a fine for penalty point offences can avail of a third chance to pay the fine before the matter goes to court. Recently people have found that that option...

Other Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The reality is that the Minister's predecessor, the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, dropped the ball and did not implement the section. The issue has been ongoing since the previous Administration. There is a need for a sense of urgency. As I mentioned, a number of weeks ago the Minister told me that of the almost 48,000 people summoned to court in 2013 for offences attracting...

Other Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister mentioned cost, but he will have seen in his briefing documents since becoming Minister that each fatality costs the nation over €2 million, besides the incredible and devastating impact on families. There is no question that the cost-benefit analysis would encourage him to implement the section urgently. While efforts were made at the justice working group under the...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: First, on the discussion on the budget we had earlier, when will we have the Book of Estimates? I was reminded during that discussion that it was a pity we did not have a fiscal council when former Deputy Charlie McCreevy was Minister for Finance. He used to tell the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Fianna Fáil leader what he was going to do in the budget at about 2.40 p.m. on budget day....

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Is the Taoiseach aware of this and has he asked for it to be investigated? The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade was a member of the board of the company involved in the purchase of the field.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Yes.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Book of Estimates.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (1 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he will take in conjunction with the Department for Justice and Equality to ensure that all persons disqualified from driving after having received the maximum number of penalty points or through orders of the courts will have their driving licences surrendered or seized by the appropriate authorities so as to ensure that...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill will be introduced to the Oireachtas this term before major decisions are made about a fleet of wind turbines in Dublin Bay. 1 o’clock I refer to the Tánaiste's recent comments on the living wage and the proposed figure of €11.45 an hour. She has been encouraging companies to join on a voluntary basis.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I will ask that question. Will there be an opportunity in legislation or the budget to be announced in ten days time to offer encouragement to employers to introduce the rate of €11.45?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated spend on interest on the national debt for the years 2014 to 2018; if the estimations contained in the stability programme update published in April 2014 will be revised in view of the recent agreement to pay down the IMF portion of the EU-IMF programme of assistance. [36862/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 17 September 2014, if her Department is working on the development of guidelines for general practitioners and other medical professionals in relation to the preparation of medical reports which are provided in addition to and in support of applications for social protection payments, including...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Prices Data (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to a promotional leaflet which was distributed as part of the "No" campaign prior to the referendum on the question of Scottish independence which quoted a significant price deferential between a UK store (details supplied) and its equivalent here for the same basket of goods; his views on the prices...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 17 September 2014, in relation to the review of the school completion programme to be completed by the Economic and Social Research Institute, if the steering committee overseeing the review will seek submissions from the staff and groups involved in locally managed projects providing support...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Reports (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the work of the Ryan report monitoring group since its establishment to date; and if a fourth progress report for the Ryan report implementation plan is being or has been prepared. [37456/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (2 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the expected level of funding that will be provided in his Department's budget for overseas aid in budget 2015; and if the commitment to provide overseas aid at a level of 0.7% of GNI by 2015 will be fulfilled. [37452/14]