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Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Can I just note that the Tánaiste is a quitter in this situation? She has quitted on the support of these workers now that they are pensioners and deferred pensioners and need her most. She is not taking the required action. Hopefully, she will look again at these amendments and accept them. It is a disgraceful situation for the 10,000 people involved.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by some homeowners who have been trying to claim an exemption from liability for the local property tax due to their homes having significant pyrite damage and the onerous requirements imposed on such homeowners in terms of having to provide costly engineering and other professional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 6 May 2014, if she will provide an update on the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing cash for cars signs, which are particularly prolific across the greater Dublin area. [46609/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps An Garda Síochána will be taking in the Dublin metropolitan region in conjunction with public transport operators over the Christmas and new year period to address potential incidents of anti-social behaviour on public transport. [46610/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the road safety campaign which will be promoted and enforced by members of An Garda Síochána during the Christmas and new year period. [46611/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 140. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there will be no further cuts to the school completion programme, particularly the services delivered under the programme in disadvantaged areas of north Dublin, including Dublin 3, 5, 13 and 17. [46614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Issues (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is such a short timeframe during which applications may be made for redress under the scheme from women who underwent the procedure of symphysiotomy; and his views that the short timeframe for receipt of applications could have the effect of excluding women who underwent the procedure of symphysiotomy but have since emigrated and are no...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (4 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the road safety campaign which will be promoted by the Road Safety Authority during the Christmas and new year period. [46612/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Costs (9 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 115. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of expenditure incurred by his Department on external legal advice in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [46733/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 25 November 2014, the reason a request (details supplied) submitted to her Department on 21 March 2011 by a preschool registered as a charity, which was established by parents of children with autism and which requested that the funds relating to the home tuition scheme would go directly to the...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Obviously I strongly support these amendments. I echo the comments of colleagues last week when we began the discussion of these amendments. Having just listened to the debate on the Topical Issue raised by Deputy Creighton, we know that the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, feels the pain of the deferred pensioners and believes it is a shocking situation. However, this is cold comfort for the...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: -----to just walk away from its obligations is truly shocking. While we know that the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and the Tánaiste have both expressed deep sympathy for the deferred pensioners and the retired workforce - the 10,000 people involved - much more significant legislative action is necessary. Therefore, I again support the amendments before us.

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: This is all passing the buck.

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of order, the Minister is addressing amendment No. 23 which is not in the group we are discussing.

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: That is amendment No. 23. What number is it?

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: It is on the clár. It has not been ruled out of order.

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current status of negotiations between the Irish and British Governments regarding an intergovernmental agreement on the export of wind energy; and his views on whether a significant increase in generating electricity from wind energy here is financially and environmentally viable. [47113/14]

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Minister of State tell me where the intergovernmental negotiations relating to the export of offshore wind power now stand? There seems to be a feeling that these negotiations have collapsed and yet one company called Element Power still seems to be proceeding with developments on Codling Bank. Where are the negotiations at the moment?

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of State for that reply. I think everyone in the House is broadly in favour of renewable energy. The Minister of State probably knows that just as in some areas with onshore wind energy, the cost-benefit analysis and the Government invigilation of the proposals for offshore wind energy, particularly on the Kish and Codling Banks, which are just off the coast of the...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: When does the Minister of State expect the foreshore issue to come forward? Will he allow a debate if there is any proposal on marine spatial planning?