Results 9,401-9,420 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of methadone as opioid substitute treatment in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the cost to the Exchequer of providing this treatment for each of those years. [40009/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 419. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all citizens with addiction problems on opioid substitute treatment programmes and receiving methadone will be offered detoxification residential programmes and follow up supports, including retraining for jobs and, where necessary, housing; and if such a proposal has been evaluated and costed by his Department. [40014/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the frequency with which clients in receipt of methadone as opioid substitute treatment attend direct patient consultations with doctors working in drug treatment centres or general practices. [40017/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 415. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the use of needle exchange programmes for certain drug users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40010/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the viability of introducing an audit trail or central register of methadone prescribed by general practitioners and doctors in drug treatment centres, and of methadone dispensed by all pharmacies in the State, to ensure that prescribed methadone is administered and provided only to intended users. [40011/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 417. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the alleged prevalence and wide availability of methadone on the black market, including the alleged availability of methadone provided to clients in drug treatment centres which is later sold on rather than being taken by the prescribed persons. [40012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs-related Deaths (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 418. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant number of deaths attributable to drugs overdoses each year; and, in particular, the number of deaths from drugs overdoses where one of the drugs involved was methadone. [40013/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined the changing of demographics in the context of the potential recategorisation of some new schools as DEIS in view of the existence of significant socio-economic disadvantage in certain new communities, particularly in the greater Dublin area. [40451/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all discretionary or ex-quota teachers to allocated schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas will be retained. [40452/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a decrease in class sizes in senior DEIS schools such that there would be a pupil-teacher ratio of 20:1 in these schools. [40453/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Start Programme (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will put the early start preschool programme on a permanent footing; and if she will extend the early start pre-school programme to all DEIS schools. [40454/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home-School Liaison Scheme (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in evaluating the operation of the home school community teacher service; and if she is satisfied with the changed nature of the service such that the service may be provided by professionals other than teachers. [40455/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on restoring the grant available to some non-DEIS schools in recognition of the educational supports provided to students who have significant socio-economic disadvantage. [40456/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the effect of the allocation of 1,700 teaching professionals in budget 2015 in increasing staffing allocations for DEIS schools. [40457/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Libraries (21 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the introduction of a targeted library service for DEIS schools. [40458/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (22 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has received requests this year from the National Employment Rights Authority seeking permission to employ additional enforcement inspectors. [40550/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (22 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will bring forward the sale of alcohol Bill. [40548/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (22 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received requests this year from An Garda Síochána seeking permission to recruit additional staff and or obtain additional resources for the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations. [40549/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (22 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence about a grant awarded to a sports organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 13; his views on the issues raised in that correspondence. [40547/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (22 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority will provide funding for the purchase of extra buses for the Dublin Bus fleet in 2015; the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet which are over ten years old; and the number of buses in the fleet which are over 15 years old. [40551/14]