Results 11,461-11,480 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 809. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients and cost to the Exchequer of rent supplement, rent supplement uplifts and housing assistance payment in 2015 and in 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26127/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 808. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients and cost to the Exchequer of the one-parent family payment, jobseeker's transition payment and family income supplement in 2015 and in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26126/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 810. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer to reform the homemakers scheme to make it more equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26128/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget 2017 (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 811. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projects his Department is prioritising in Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26129/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 851. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the projects his Department is prioritising in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26141/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Management (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 928. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration is being given to further performance management measures for local authorities in areas such as social housing, traffic management, planning, environment and drainage; if sanctions are required for poor performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26125/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2017 (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 983. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects her Department is prioritising in budget 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26142/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1434. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to clear the patients on trolleys across Ireland and reduce the maximum wait time on a trolley to six to eight hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26132/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1435. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide sufficient places for all school leavers on the autism spectrum each year up to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26133/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1436. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the possibility of setting up community-based interventions similar to those in the UK to treat drunk persons in a setting other than an accident and emergency department; the amount such interventions would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26134/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2017 (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1437. To ask the Minister for Health the projects his Department is prioritising in Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26135/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the current situation at University Hospital Kerry, the advanced nurse practitioner post and the resignation of a person (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address the current situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26196/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projects his Department is prioritising in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his recent meeting with the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation; his plans for this industry; if his attention has been drawn to distressing reports of the sale of Irish greyhounds for the Chinese food market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Carbon Budget (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1701. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated annual costs to the Exchequer to implement the changes needed across all Departments to ensure that Ireland hits its carbon emissions targets up to 2021; the moneys being allocated to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1702. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department is making an examination on placing waste collection and disposal back in the remit of the local authorities; the estimated cost of such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26111/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Budget 2017 (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1703. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the projects his Department is prioritising in Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26112/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (16 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 1841. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects his Department is prioritising in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26144/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revenue Raising Proposals: Minister for Finance and Revenue Commissioners (20 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: We are locked in, according to the Minister.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revenue Raising Proposals: Minister for Finance and Revenue Commissioners (20 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister and the officials from Revenue for providing some very informative material this morning to help us with our deliberations. The Minister spoke recently about a possible sale of the State's stake in AIB in 2017. He seems to have decided that any such moneys that would become available would go directly to debt reduction. However, given what many colleagues have said...