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Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the opportunity to make a brief contribution on the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015. I welcome the provision to abolish imprisonment for non-payment of fines, which has been a particularly problematic issue for the Prison Service in the case of smaller fines. The legislation repeals sections of the Debtors (Ireland) Act 1872 on imprisonment for non-payment. When the Law Reform...

Other Questions: Stardust Fire (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister also for the responses. Is it the case that the Garda investigation of some aspects of this desperate tragedy of 1981 would not preclude the Minister from immediately setting up a commission of investigation under the McDowell 2004 legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recently discovered discrepancies in the application of penalty points to driving licences following convictions; if she will provide an update on the way her Department and the relevant agencies are rectifying the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27077/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the recent attacks on prison officers while on duty; the measures that are being put in place to curb such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27078/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance, or signing on for credits for less than one year; more than one and up to two years; more that two and up to three years; more than three and up to four years; more than four and up to five years; and more than five years; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the First Steps internship programme; her plans to proceed with the proposal to make the programme mandatory for participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27277/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the evaluation and review of the JobBridge scheme will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27278/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 70. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants currently on the JobBridge scheme; the number under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27279/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 71. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the JobBridge scheme; the number under 25 years of age, since the introduction of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27280/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons who have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the Youth Guarantee in 2014 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27281/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of case officers in her Department working directly with jobseekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27282/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the eligibility criteria of community employment for jobseekers under 25 years of age, arising from the experience in a pilot programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a social responsibility levy on drinks manufacturers, as recommended by the national substance misuse strategy group and the National Youth Council of Ireland; if he will consider this revenue raising measure as part of the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27287/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail compliance with the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996; the number of completed inspections; the number of compliant inspections; the number of prosecutions initiated; the number of convictions in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27286/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 346. To ask the Minister for Health the delay for funding for a wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason a person with a disability, requiring a wheelchair would be expected to wait for more than one year for the wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons awaiting wheelchairs for more than three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, and 18 months, in the years 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date; the reasons for these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27248/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on funding allocated to a service (details supplied) in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if further moneys will be allocated to meet the demand for services; if he will consider proposals from families and carers affected to increase funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health following the appointment of a Minister of State with responsibility for drugs and the current increase in cases of human immunodeficiency virus among intravenous drug users, if he will reconsider his position on the reported potential positive impact of medically supervised injection centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 407. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the draft health (injecting centres) Bill 2015 devised by the Ana Liffey Drug Project and the supporting documentation; his views on the Bill; if the Bill or similar legislation will be introduced before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27536/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 408. To ask the Minister for Health the collaboration taking place with the Department of Justice and Equality (details supplied) in relation to legislation and proposals for the introduction of medically supervised injecting centres in view of the reported success of such centres in Sydney, Australia, and in Portugal in reducing the numbers contracting human immunodeficiency syndrome, the...