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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 590. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the two posts of Deputy Garda Commissioner to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the 10% reduction in Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, funding to a day care centre in Dublin 11 (details supplied); how this decision was reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 638. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of people who have been approved for home care packages, but who are on waiting lists for receipt of this service, in each Dublin local health office area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22419/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of people who have been approved, granted and declined home care packages in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22420/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 869. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recent decision regarding the moving of complex surgeries from the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, and the curtailing of emergency services at the facility; the reason this decision was made; why it was decided that patients currently in the facility do not need to be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 870. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on methadone maintenance programmes in each of the Community Care Areas for 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (9 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 1100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the environmental impact studies that have been undertaken on the vapours released from aircrafts; whether environmental impact assessments have been carried out to take account of increased air traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22431/15]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the six organisations providing educational services to children with autism; her plans to roll out these services further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21863/15]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: In reply to a recent parliamentary question the Minister confirmed that six private organisations, Jonix Educational Services, PALS Preschool, the Shine Centre for Autism, Hope Montessori Autism Care Centre, Aurore Child Development Centre and Early Intervention Support Services, EISS, had received between €2.2 million, in the case of Jonix, and €0.54 million for the 2013 to...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: How are decisions made regarding the allocation of these contracts and funding? I have previously asked the Minister about the terms and conditions placed on service providers and about how the tendering process operates. In her lengthy written reply to me, the Minister mentioned a contract given to Jonix in 2008. Other organisations provide similar services, but no contracts were made...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: It was on the policy report of the National Council for Special Education which was recommended by the Ombudsman for Children.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I am probably the only Deputy present who voted against the blanket guarantee in September 2008 and its subsequent renewal during the term of this Government. I voted against the guarantee because it was a totally unjustified and economically crazy policy and I feared it would leave Irish people with a large burden of debt for decades to come. I also feared that members of the golden circle...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: We must also ask about the knowledge of the other three members of the so-called Economic Management Council, the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, and the former Minister, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, of the nagging and profound public concerns about the scale of write-downs in IBRC, NAMA and other State financial institutions. Did...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: On the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill and the Planning Development (No. 2) Bill, last Friday afternoon, there was no emergency accommodation for something like 70 families at the homeless section in Parkgate Street and they were left without any accommodation whatsoever. As the Minister knows, we have perhaps 1,000 children homeless under this Government. In terms of social housing...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister, the Taoiseach and the Government will, presumably, be commiserating with the Greek people.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: The Government has taken a course of action which has left these people, including many of our constituents-----

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: -----from Dublin Bay North homeless over last weekend. The Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, is doing absolutely nothing about this.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: Where is the Minister, Deputy Kelly, and what is he doing?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: He is at photo opportunities in Clonmel or wherever.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: They are our constituents.