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Topical Issue Debate: Strategic Infrastructure Provision (23 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Many constituents in Dublin Bay North were astonished recently to learn of a proposal by Fingleton White & Co. Ltd. and the Independent Pipeline Co. Ltd. for a 16 km aviation fuel pipeline from Dublin Port to Dublin Airport. The kerosene pipeline route is proposed to pass along the Malahide Road through a densely populated residential region, including East Wall, Fairview, Marino,...

Topical Issue Debate: Strategic Infrastructure Provision (23 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Kelly, who contacted me to apologise for being unable to be here. The Minister of State's reply with regard to the consultation process is unsatisfactory. My constituents believe that this project is of major significance to strategic infrastructure, whatever its planning connotation and that the Department of the Environment, Community...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Issues (23 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding the offshore renewable energy development plan and its implementation; his further views on the extent to which wind energy generated offshore will form part of overall energy requirements here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40364/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (23 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department’s work to date in rolling out smart metering; and his views on the recent decision paper issued by the Commission for Energy Regulation on the high level design of smart metering. [40365/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (23 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the significant increase approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation in the amount of PSO levied on electricity customers; and if he will consider a review of the application of VAT to the PSO element of electricity bills which effectively amounts to double taxation. [40774/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: They are giving out a fiver.

Other Questions: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the work of her Department to date in transferring its function in regard to the administration of the rent supplement scheme to local authorities with the roll-out of the housing assistance payment scheme. [41659/14]

Other Questions: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister's reply to this last question reminded me that Wolfgang Schäuble was in town last week visiting the branch office, where he met his branch managers, Ministers Noonan and Howlin. I suppose they gave him a report on how the branch office is performing, in regard to the Deutschland project and to his boss, Prime Minister Merkel. The fact is the Minister for Social Protection,...

Other Questions: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: In regard to the winding down of the rent supplement scheme and its transfer to the local authorities by way of HAP, incredible service difficulties are being endured by the 73,000 families and individuals on rent supplement. The Minister told the House recently that 50,000 of them have been on rent supplement for more than 18 months. Many of these are facing rising rents and must try to...

Other Questions: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Is he saying that by the end of the Government's term, only from 8,000 to 10,000 of the 73,000 households will have been transferred to HAP? What exactly does that mean in regard to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014? The Minister of State will remember we had a lengthy and very passionate debate in this House with the Minister,...

Other Questions: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: That would only be enough in Dublin South-East. What about the rest of us?

Other Questions: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: On the review of rent supplement limits, is the Minister of State doing anything serious or is it just a PR exercise, given the fact that the Tánaiste slashed rent supplement supports? She could have approached the issue from the other end in that she could have looked at rent caps or limits, or even taken the suggestion made in regard to inflation. However, as I said, her Fine Gael...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Initiative (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the targets for providing employment opportunities to jobseekers through the new JobPath programme in 2015 and 2016; and if she will provide an update on the privatisation of part of this programme. [41660/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 312. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 16 July 2014, if figures are available on the number of people who applied to register under the relevant contracts tax system in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 who were refused to register as such; the reasons for such refusals; and if the Revenue Commissioners investigates the age profile, former...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 259 and 260, if any of the measures he referred to in the reply apply to construction contracts entered into by local authorities. [41523/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 482. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received a request to send personnel from the Irish Defence Forces to West Africa to help in the effort to deal with the Ebola crisis; his views on the way the Irish Defence Forces might assist in future international efforts to address the crisis. [41575/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 503. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda PULSE system will shut down temporarily to facilitate updates and the input of information in relation to new offences or new sanctions for existing offences. [41093/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 520. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 17 September 2014, the number of people in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and up to 12 September 2014 who were detected by An Garda Síochána contrary to section 3(1) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 and who paid the fixed charge notices within 56 days; the reasons for those detected who did not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 521. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 21 October 2014, if she will elaborate on the nature of the review that she will be proposing in relation to the alcohol and drugs services for offenders; and her views on increasing resources for the probation service to carry out additional research on the needs of offenders engaging with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgery and, in particular, knee surgery at hospitals (details supplied); and the number of persons waiting for these surgeries between zero and six months, between six months and one year and for periods of over one year [41108/14]