Results 9,721-9,740 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 328. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department is collaborating with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that there is appropriate accommodation available to young persons leaving care given the current changes in accessing supported temporary accommodation. [3737/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN Convention on Children's Rights (27 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 329. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures that are being put in place to prepare for the UN review of Ireland’s records on children’s rights in view of the number of children in emergency homeless accommodation, the lack of data available on children who are dependents of methadone users and the lack of aftercare support for young persons leaving care....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (27 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 608 and 610 of 20 January 2015, if the road traffic Bill 2015 will include both legislation for the treaty on mutual recognition of disqualified drivers with the UK and legislation for roadside drug testing devices. [3843/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (28 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the transfer of training and community programmes from local community development programmes to the social inclusion and community activation programme; the timeframe for communication with projects on whether or not they were successful in the new tendering process; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 83. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any evidence that there is alleged gaming of waiting lists at Beaumont Hospital, whereby citizens waiting for investigation or treatment are arbitrarily and unfairly removed from lists for non-reply to letters which had actually not been sent prior to them receiving letters informing those citizens they had been removed from the waiting lists...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (28 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 86. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the processing times of medical card applications for young children who have been identified as having a medical need; if he will report on the standard timeframes from receipt of such application to decision. [3973/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Jan 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the procedures for issuing on-the-spot fines for cycling on the footpath; if young children will be exempt from these fines as the Road Safety Authority states that children under 12 should not cycle on public roads; his plans to improve cycling infrastructure in view of the imposition of this fine. [3987/15]

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed changes of speed signage for rural roads from a specific speed limit to drive carefully; and his plans for a much clearer speed limit and on-road signage on all national and local roads and streets in 2015. [4290/15]

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I am supportive of the comments made by other Deputies on the issue of metro. I also made a strong submission to the Deputy's consultation in that respect. We have had a disastrous start to the year as regards road safety. The numbers of deaths on the road are slightly down at this stage but it was a disastrous beginning. There is concern among road safety activists, some of whom both...

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: One could argue that the level of casualties in recent years suggests making that type of change and leaving too much to the driver's discretion is the wrong way forward. Perhaps a scenario where people specifically know the speed limit on a road is the right way to go. People live on minor rural roads and their safety as pedestrians is also of paramount importance. Is this something the...

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I want to raise the issue of home zones, in the urban situation, where speed limits would be painted on the road specifically and when one goes off the main road that it would become a specific zone, perhaps set at 25 km/h, where there would be children, seniors, people walking, and so on. Is the Swedish road safety strategy, Vision Zero, something the Minister could give some thought to?...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the discrepancies occurring when drivers fail to produce their licences in court, when drivers fail to surrender their licences and when judges omit to announce the number of penalty points in court. [4289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Refunds (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the current one-year backlog for processing PRSI refunds; and the measures that will be put in place to ensure citizens receive entitled refunds in a timely manner. [4889/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Restructuring (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the call for a eurozone debt conference in response to the recent Greek election result; and his further views on chairing such a conference in Dublin [4900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Write-downs (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the likely impact on the Irish fiscal situation from a write-down of Greek debt of the suggested minimum order of 50% in view of the Irish loan of €350 million to Greece, which he has referred to recently; and if he will take a leading role in ensuring economic justice for the Greek persons. [4901/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Write-downs (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the net benefits which may accrue to Ireland from significant write-offs of Greek debt during 2015, especially in view of his and the Irish Government's piggybacking on the successful earlier efforts of previous Greek Governments to reduce repayment interest rates and alleviate repayment conditions. [4902/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 356. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the information and meeting request sent to her by representatives of a committee (details supplied); and if she will meet this committee. [4678/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 382. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safety orders available to persons who are being harassed, threatened or intimidated by persons known to them, for example a sibling suffering from mental health disorders or serious behavioural issues; and in view of recent tragic cases (details supplied) in County Cork; the measures being put in place to protect family members and loved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 478. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to deal with waiting lists for necessary investigations and treatments; his views on an acceptable wait time for investigations where the timing of diagnosis may affect the prognosis. [4886/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available for under 18 year olds; the number of these beds used in 2014; and the mental health outpatient services available for under 18 year olds. [4887/15]