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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Hospital Visits (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 707. To ask the Minister for Health his schedule of visits to hospitals and if he has visited Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [41574/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be reached in relation to an application for school transport supports in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [41097/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 856. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 194 to 197, inclusive, of 16 October 2014, if she is satisfied with the position of alternative arrangements for providing educational support to children of parents qualifying for the home tuition scheme being available in certain locations in the State and not in others, and the potential inconsistency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 857. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 194 to 197, inclusive, of 16 October 2014, the reason alternative arrangements for providing educational support to children of parents qualifying for the home tuition scheme are not referenced in the home tuition circular despite a specific claim form having been created by her Department for one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 912. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's work in conjunction with SOLAS in supporting apprenticeship programmes in skilled trades and in introducing new apprenticeship programmes in this area. [41860/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 913. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's targets in relation to the number of persons they plan to cater for in apprenticeship programmes for skilled trades in 2015 and 2016. [41861/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiation Monitoring Systems (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 964. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has considered the introduction of microwave radiation monitoring systems similar to those in place in New Zealand and Sweden in order to examine the concerns of some citizens regarding microwave radiation from smart meters and the potential implications from same. [41103/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 994. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 10 June 2014, the extent to which the targeted outputs for social housing provision in 2014 have been achieved to date; and if the estimated 6,000 units will be delivered by the end of 2014. [41094/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 1049. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if full approval has been granted by his Department for a housing project (details supplied) in Dublin 17 proceed to construction; when it is expected the new houses will be fully completed; and if any social employment clause will apply to this and similar social housing projects. [41862/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 1115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the maximum fares review being carried out by the National Transport Authority; if he anticipates that this will result in a change to fare levels; and if it is expected that there will be a change in the fees imposed for recalibrating taxi meters. [41526/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 1121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has oversight over the number of persons who have been disqualified from driving either as a result of an order from the courts or upon receiving the maximum number of penalty points, and the corresponding number of this cohort who inform their insurance companies of their disqualification from driving. [41855/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 1122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 17 September 2014, if he will provide an update on when the transfer arrangements to provide a new computer interface for insurance companies to access data regarding the national vehicle and driver file, NVDF, of motorists will be put in place. [41857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (4 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 1123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 17 September 2014 in which he referred to section 53(3)(c) of the Road Traffic Act 2010, the effect of section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2014 on the arrangements to be put in place in order for insurance companies to access data regarding the national vehicle and driver file of motorists....

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I am glad to have the opportunity to make a brief contribution on the Finance Bill 2014. The Bill implements the majority of the taxation changes announced by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, in his Budget Statement of 14 October. Today, Deputy Eoghan Murphy suggested a change in approach in how budgets were invigilated by this Parliament and spoke about the need for a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (5 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the results of the bank stress tests, his position on the State’s continuing ownership of AIB and EBS. [41720/14]

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (6 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of his address to Dáil Éireann on expenditure Estimates for 2015, if he will provide further details of the increased autonomy that will be afforded to Departments and agencies to manage their own staffing levels and the way this will work in practice; and when the resumption of Civil Service recruitment will...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (6 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: In his expenditure statement the Minister mentioned the fact that the Civil Service leadership in Departments and agencies would have much more autonomy in recruiting staff. I also note that in the interesting report, Vision One, which was launched recently by the Minister, action 18 also refers to developing the capacity of local managers to develop or recruit their own staff. How is this...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (6 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: In respect of local management, will the professional expertise of recruits be an outstanding aspect of how local managers will manage? I note that the report, Vision One, refers to the available talent pool, heads of profession and developing the ICT, legal, economics and statistical cadres within and across Departments. What flexibility will a local manager have in this respect? The...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (6 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Has the Minister investigated new, and perhaps simple, methodologies for assessing the performance of managers and leaders in the Civil Service? Is recruitment in respect of the private sector completely open? The right-wing media, which is often hostile to civil servants and the public service in general, often has a field day running down our Civil Service. Who will now speak for the...

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2014)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of order, is it possible to have the clock-timer turned on for Leaders' Questions?