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Other Questions: Third Level Funding (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: The Government did.

Other Questions: State Examinations Reviews (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will update Dáil Éireann on the roll-out of the junior certificate reforms in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43781/15]

Other Questions: State Examinations Reviews (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: According to the last report, only one quarter of schools would be in a position to engage in the roll-out of the junior certificate reforms - English, science and business subjects - from next spring. Where does the situation stand, given that the Minister does not have the confidence of a major trade union, ASTI? What is she doing about this?

Other Questions: State Examinations Reviews (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: This is a major policy of the Government, but the Government is ending and nothing has been achieved. There is still a great sense of uncertainty. Second level is a critical time in a child's development. How will it be handled, given the importance of the learning programme in teenage years? Will the Minister take any initiative in the coming months either to advance the programme or...

Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: To follow up on Deputy Ellis's point on the road traffic Bill, which deals with drug driving, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport said it would definitely be passed before Christmas. As such, only a few days are left. Is there a priority list of legislation vis-à-visa couple of other important Bills mentioned this morning? Is there a priority list for the Ministers opposite...

Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: What about the others? What about the priority list?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of children in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance in each of the years 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44258/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance who also have medical cards in each of the years 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 113. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide automatic access to a medical card to all children who are in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance, the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44261/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will immediately designate the Dublin north fringe region and Fingal south as a strategic development zone to ensure the urgently needed new homes in Dublin Bay North and Dublin North are delivered by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44301/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (9 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request the National Asset Management Agency to undertake and organise a major programme of social housing in the Dublin north fringe and Fingal south fringe zones, given the failure of private developers to develop the north fringe as a high specification new urban region since the late 1990s; and if he will...

Topical Issue Debate: Penalty Points System (10 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this debate. I understand the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Donohoe, is in Brussels. The Minister of State last took a similar debate on 22 October. He told me in respect of questions I put to the Minister that he had no doubt the Minister would address the issues I raised, because it was not in his nature...

Topical Issue Debate: Penalty Points System (10 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: The key point, as the Minister of State said, is that we still have a very tragic figure in terms of the number of fatalities on road this year, which is 147. The figure may be lower than recent years, but an enormous amount of damage has been done, besides the fatalities themselves, to the families and connections of each and every person killed on our roads. We do not have a statistical...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (10 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential units made available to local authorities in 2015, the number of these made available to citizens and families in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44045/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his role in providing a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level, if he will provide a directive for modular homes to be built at sites not already earmarked for building of bricks and mortar homes, if he has issued any...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (15 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will assist back into training and employment citizens, especially women, who do not have a recent social insurance record, given recent positive statements on this matter by the Minister of State at her Department; if she will commence this change for retraining and community employment programmes before the conclusion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Museum Projects (15 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports and funding he will make available to the Howth maritime museum in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (15 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge penalty notices issued to learner drivers for driving without being accompanied by a fully qualified driver, for non-display of L plates in 2014 and in 2015 to date, how many persons paid these notices within the 56-day period, how many of those who did not pay within this period were issued with summonses, by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (15 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 266. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Courts Service project to electronically record whether or not a licence has been presented in court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44766/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (15 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the requirement for the Courts Service to record the licences of drivers who have been disqualified from driving; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44776/15]