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Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: If not for the valiant and tenacious work of the grieving families, none of the positive actions of the campaign for justice would have come about, the finding of arson would not have been expunged, the Stardust Memorial Park would not exist, the five unnamed bodies would have remain unidentified, and even the Government's offer of a rerun of a Coffey-type investigation would not be on the...

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: It is not quite the two hours provided for by the Business Committee.

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, mentioned that a price cannot be put on the lives of these 48 people. That is certainly the case but any time I interacted and heard back from the media on why we were not proceeding immediately to a commission of investigation, people started raising the cost. The whole issue regarding the cost of a commission is coming from the Fine Gael Party.

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The point is that the cost to our constituency, to Coolock, has been horrific over the years. The Government has a direct responsibility to address that and to agree to a commission of investigation tomorrow.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Property Price Register, administered by the Property Services Regulatory Authority, listing of prices includes or excludes VAT; her plans to define whether final prices should all be either including or excluding VAT for this register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3378/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of overtime hours allocated to the Garda north Dublin division in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3387/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory alcohol checkpoints that were conducted in the Garda north division between 1 December 2016 and 17 January 2017; the number of checkpoints that were carried out in each of the previous two corresponding years for the same time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages currently held by non-bank entities; the number held by non-regulated vulture funds; the number of non-residential mortgages currently held by non bank entities; the number held by non-regulated vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households on the mortgage to rent scheme, by local authority; the number of applications pending approval and the number of applications rejected in 2016 indicating the grounds for rejection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to change the delivery of Dublin's ambulance service; if he has discussed the future of this service with the Minister for Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3379/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a flash glucose monitoring system (details supplied); if this monitoring system is available to persons here with diabetes; his plans to have this device added to the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3376/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons here with type 1 diabetes by age group under 18 years of age, 19 years of age to 64 years of age and over 65 years of age; the number of persons here with type 2 diabetes by age group under 18 years of age, 19 years of age to 64 years of age and over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3377/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the recent misdiagnosis of cancer in patients in Wexford General Hospital; the measures his officials are undertaking to ensure that such misdiagnosis does not occur again in any area of health screening across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (25 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving tests conducted at the Finglas and Raheny driving test centres, Dublin, for each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of driving instructors based at each of those driving test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3386/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (26 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his recent decision to approve increases in annualised salaries in the public service for the period from 1 April 2017 to August 2017; the way in which he is providing for the reported €120 million cost of the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (26 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: We had a lengthy discussion at the budgetary oversight committee about how the €120 million cost of the pay restoration will be met. I was not able to stay for the end of the Minister's contribution but there was grave dissatisfaction with his explanation in that regard. There was extensive discussion with Deputies Cullinane and Pearse Doherty about savings and efficiencies but the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (26 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister is telling us he has a package of a quantum of savings and efficiencies that will enable him to implement the pay restoration. However, we have a responsibility to ask the questions we are asking. If the Minister were in our position - even if he agreed with our proposal, as we do with his - he would want to know how exactly it was proposed to do it. Does he intend, for...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Expenditure Reviews (26 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the forthcoming comprehensive spending review; if that review includes the costing of current and possible future tax expenditures; if all current spending programmes are reviewed, including the input of special studies carried out by officials of the major spending Departments; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Expenditure Reviews (26 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: We had a discussion earlier on the comprehensive spending review, which is, perhaps, the third such review in our recent economic history. The Minister referred earlier to rolling selective reviews. What exactly do such reviews involve? A report from the Department of Social Protection on the free travel scheme that because public recently upset many of our constituents deeply. Is that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Expenditure Reviews (26 Jan 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I am glad to hear that it is not a continuation of previous reviews and aimed at cutting expenditure on vital services, which, unfortunately, the Government has shamefully done since 2011. I mentioned the report in the Department of Social Protection. Are all Departments compiling reports on certain programmes? Does the Minister nominate which programmes he wants to hear back on, such as,...