Results 9,321-9,340 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scottish Referendum (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his Department’s engagement with and observation of the recent referendum on independence in Scotland; and his position on the current talks to increase devolved powers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [37611/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing the entry point at which a person is liable for the Universal Social Charge from €10,036 to €11,000, €12,000, €13,000, €14,000, €15,000 and €16,000. [37809/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the cost to the Exchequer of decreasing each of the rates of the Universal Social Charge by 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1%, respectively. [37908/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of continuing the exemption from the top rate of the Universal Social Carge for those on medical cards where the medical card holders in question have aggregate income which does not exceed €60,000 per annum.h [37909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost or yield to the Exchequer of equalising the treatment of public sector and private sector pensions in terms of the determination of liability for the Universal Social Charge. [37912/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has reviewed the working paper by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the introduction of a wealth tax; his views on the estimated yield which could be achieved from the imposition of a wealth tax as proposed in the working paper. [37910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 278. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of test purchases which have been carried out nationally, including a breakdown of the number carried out in Dublin, under the Intoxicating Liquor Acts in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the frequency at which future test purchases under the Act will take place for the remainder of this year and in the coming years....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her meeting with an organisation (details supplied) in July; and her current position on the actions that could be taken to address the long-standing issues of concern raised by the organisation in their campaign for justice. [38069/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 April 2013, in view of the exception entered into years earlier by her Department with just one private commercial organisation that provided funding based on six children, one teacher and three tutors, the reason her Department wrote in 2013 to other parents of children with autism regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 April 2013, in view of the statement by an official in her Department on 18 June 2007 that the arrangement was for a year pending the roll out of ASD pre-school services, the reason the arrangement with the one private commercial organisation was annually renewed thereafter and further extended...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 April 2013, the reason for the apparent inconsistency in her Department's policy whereby her Department has an arrangement in place for a number of years with just one private commercial organisation providing educational support in its services to groups of six children with autism in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 April 2013, the reason her Department did not seek tenders for the provision of services with the one private commercial organisation mentioned in the reply especially in view of the amount of money being spent, which in 2010 alone reportedly totalled €1,634,365 and increased further in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 April 2013, the reason the exception referred to in that reply was made by her Department for just one private commercial organisation involving the education of children with autism. [37907/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 556. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if dependent children under and over the age of 18 years attending third level education and living outside of the family home should be included in the application details to be sent to Irish Water in view of the fact that this could result in double registration of this cohort of individuals; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (7 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the average subsidy per passenger journey paid to Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [37808/14]

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is not even in the Cabinet.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important legislation which outlines some fundamental reforms of industrial relations and employment law. I have concerns about the resources allocated to the National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, and the inspection-enforcement area. A few months ago, the Minister told me there were only 100 inspectors to police a workforce of almost 2...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1258 of 17 September 2014, if she will provide further details regarding the manner in which the new model of allocating resources to children with special needs will be developed; when it is expected that the full and comprehensive consultation with stakeholders and education partners, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans that more detailed information guidelines for parents and guardians of children and young persons with autism spectrum disorder will be published by the National Council for Special Education when it produced its policy advice on educational supports for children with autism spectrum disorder in spring 2015. [37878/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer from decreasing the excise duty on a litre of petrol by 5 cent and decreasing the excise duty on a litre of diesel by 3 cent. [38435/14]