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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (17 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 241. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expected cost to Government of paying the water conservation grant in 2015 and 2016, including the payments to be made to the Department of Social Protection for acting as an agent on the Government's behalf in administering this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (17 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 242. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current cost to the Exchequer of the set-up costs and the administrative costs associated with the water conservation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (17 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the exceptions that will be made to charity supported housing organisations with regards to paying water conservation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak, even briefly, on this very important Bill. I welcome some belated action from the Government to address some of the issues that have led to our dire housing and homelessness crisis. At the outset, I would like to state that this Bill will not go very far towards solving our growing homelessness problem any time soon and will not reverse the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (18 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for funding for the Heritage Council; if any of the cuts since 2008 will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23545/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the operation of the relevant contracts tax system in the construction sector in order to maximise the collection of income tax due to the State. [24509/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Income Data (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the contribution, per capita, per annum, of income tax by workers in each of the key sectors of the economy, for each of the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24510/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 139. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the position he has taken at the European Council in relation to the Greek debt crisis and whether he has held bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Alexis Tsipras; if he has made any proposals to his European Union Heads of Government colleagues on possible write-downs of the massive Greek and Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans in the forthcoming budget to enhance the social insurance status and accessibility to re-training and educational and community employment courses for citizens, mainly women who were working in the home for many years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24928/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 80 and 81 of 6 May 2015, where she stated that information on rent supplement arrears due to recalculation of means were not available, if the information is now to hand; if she will provide the numbers of persons who have had their rent supplement rates recalculated down; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the current status of changes to the one-parent family payment; the number of recipients; the number on transitional payments; her plans to address the lack of affordable child care and other impacts, in relation to family income supplement and rent supplement, arising from the changes; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 303. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the most up-to-date status of the Transatlantic, Trade and Investment Partnership; his plans to support this; if a new Irish Government will have the option to withdraw from partnership negotiations after the general election; if opt-out procedures for European Union states are in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 354. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to address alleged serious anti-social behaviour on Howth Pier in County Dublin during the current good weather; if Garda Síochána resources will be increased over the summer months for locations where groups of persons tend to congregate; if off-licences are being invigilated in this regard; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 355. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young persons under 18 years of age and up to 24 years of age who have been convicted of public order offences or were issued with civil orders and behaviour orders relating to anti-social behaviour in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24583/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licence Data (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 356. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 21 April 2015, which provided details of the number of driving licence numbers recorded on the Courts Service criminal case tracking system in 2014 and to date in 2015 by District Court area, if she will provide this information for each of the years 2013 and 2014 and for the period January to March...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licence Data (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 357. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 21 April 2015, which provided details of the number of driving licence numbers recorded on the Courts Service criminal case tracking system by District Court area, if she will provide the number of persons that were summonsed for penalty point offences but were not convicted, by District Court area...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licence Data (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 358. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 21 April 2015, which provided details of the number of driving licence numbers recorded on the Courts Service criminal case tracking system in 2014 and to date in 2015 by District Court area, if she will provide this information for 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24586/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality Monitoring Programme (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 598. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on whether any geo-engineering programmes in North America, or elsewhere, are affecting Ireland; whether there are any such projects being carried out in Irish airspace; if he will report on the chemicals being sprayed over the country and the reason; whether tests for dangerous metals have been carried...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (23 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 661. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the proposed sale of the Russborough Estate's Rubens and others paintings; if so, if she will halt these sale proceedings, including the sale of these items; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24927/15]

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (24 Jun 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for an uplift in rent supplement that have been received in 2015 to date; the number granted; the number refused; and of those refused, the reasons provided for the refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24815/15]