Results 11,901-11,920 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 558. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of moneys allocated to the clothing grant in each year since 2012 to date in 2017; the number of recipients of the grant each year since 2012 to date in 2017; the number of applications refused each year since 2012 to date in 2017; the number of applications pending for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41418/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1000. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide the necessary funding to fully staff the national narcolepsy and sleep disorder service in St. James’s Hospital; the supports his department will provide to families of children and young adults who developed narcolepsy when they were given the swine flu vaccination in 2009/2010 in view of the fact they now begin to transition...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours that will be allocated to the Dublin 13 and Dublin 5 areas under the 2017 HSE work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41312/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1278. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for physiotherapy services for patients in the Dublin north-east region of the HSE and the numbers of patients who received these services in each of the years from 2014 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1526/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1279. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the social care disability service plan for 2017 and indicate the levels of proposed residential and day places in 2017 compared to 2015 and 2016; the level of day and night respite supports proposed for 2017 compared to 2015 and 2016; the levels of proposed residential emergency places in 2017 compared to 2015 and 2016; the levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1504. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on his Department's policies on monitoring health effects of electromagnetic radiation and microwave radiation; if there are any new initiatives evaluating these impacts and examining the way to minimise any impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drones weighing more than 1 kg that have been registered with the Irish Aviation Authority; the number of this category of drones which are still unregistered; if he will estimate the total number of drones, including machines lighter than 1 kg, which have been sold and which operate in Irish airspace; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Spatial Planning (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the work of the Irish Maritime Development Office, IMDO, over the past four years and on the size of the Irish shipping registry for each of those years; the plans of the IMDO to develop the role of the Irish merchant fleet and ports here over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1631. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of requests her Department has received from either IDA Ireland or Enterprise Ireland since Brexit for permission to employ additional staff; the number of requests approved, pending or refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41314/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (18 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the inequalities seen in the league tables of students' accession to universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1299/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Relations (18 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to resolve ongoing serious industrial relations concerns in second level education highlighted by the ASTI trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1298/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (19 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has met with the groups representing the Home Sweet Home movement since their occupation of Apollo House; if he is in contact with the Irish Housing Network; the collaborative work he and his officials will undertake with this group over the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (19 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason just 22 of the 300 promised modular housing units were completed before the end of 2016; if he has directed local authorities to build permanent homes on these sites as a matter of urgency; his views on final housing output figures for 2016 and expected output in 2017; and if he will make a statement on...

Other Questions: Pensions Reform (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expected timeframe for his upcoming action plan for pension reform, as outlined in his 2017 priorities for his Department earlier in January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2728/17]

Other Questions: Pensions Reform (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Pensions are on the Minister's list of priorities that he published a few weeks ago for his action plan for pension reform. I think matters of concern include the transposition of the EU directive on institutions for occupational retirement provision, IORP; the revision of the directive, IORP II; and auto-enrolment in defined contribution pensions. I know we had a lengthy discussion about...

Other Questions: Pensions Reform (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: That is good to hear. Will the Minister and his Department have any input into negotiations between the EU and the UK to ensure a robust position is taken in respect of the protection of pensioners' rights between the two jurisdictions? Has the Minister given any thought to reform of the homemaker scheme which came up in the discussion on Deputy Durkan's question about the kind of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the operation of the community employment scheme; if he will report on his earlier commitment to assist community employment sponsors in ensuring maximum utilisation of community employment places in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional personnel and specialist equipment that will be allocated to the Garda national bureau of criminal investigation, the Garda national technical bureau and the Garda national protective services bureau, respectively, in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of drink driving cases that were affected by the issuing of the Garda certificate in Irish, by county; the number of these that were dismissed or struck out; the number that have been adjourned awaiting the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling due in June 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2978/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (24 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the growing concerns regarding work and contract conditions among support staff in Trinity College; if he has met with SIPTU and Unite representatives on the reason for these concerns; if not, when he plans to do so; the action he will take to ensure that low morale is addressed and fair employment practices...