Results 12,001-12,020 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 335. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if English will remain an official language of the European Union after Brexit; and the discussions taking place in this regard. [5865/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 336. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Good Friday Agreement will be amended following Brexit; and the negotiations and discussions that are taking place in this regard. [5866/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 447. To ask the Minister for Health when he will next meet a person (details supplied); the issues that will be discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time nursing positions at Beaumont Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of agency staff at the hospital in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of full-time nursing vacancies at Beaumont Hospital in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 449. To ask the Minister for Health when the six posts of director of midwifery that are currently vacant will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5877/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessments his Department is undertaking regarding the impact of Brexit on the industry of thoroughbred breeding here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on possible changes to the Common Fisheries Policy during Brexit negotiations; the role he will have in protecting Irish fisheries in those negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5873/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if measures can be taken to ensure that unlawful discrimination is not being undertaken or facilitated at Irish airports through the application of President Trump's policy in preclearance areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5922/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures the Government is taking to ensure international refugee law is not subverted through the application of President Trump's policy in preclearance areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5923/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the mechanisms in place to ensure Ireland's obligation under the TFEU, the ECHR and other applicable international law are fully complied with in preclearance areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5924/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Programmes (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of funding for projects under the connecting Europe facility programme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (7 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 659. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his meetings with a person (details supplied) and the National Transport Authority (NTA) on the implementation of the recent legislation on the regulation of rickshaws; the further amendments that are urgently needed to enable the implementation of this legislation; when he was informed that the NTA would not be...

Other Questions: Driver Licences Data (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the procedures regarding the administering of driving licences, application of penalty points and the efficient sharing of necessary licence data between all agencies concerned with road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5890/17]

Other Questions: Driver Licences Data (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I understand the director of the Road Safety Authority, RSA, was in the House this morning. Since 2013, the authority has been responsible for administering driving licences through the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS. According to figures that were released in 2015, approximately 96% of drivers who are disqualified in court do not surrender their licences. The Irish Timesrecently...

Other Questions: Driver Licences Data (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: This continues to be a massive problem. Road safety organisations, like the outstanding PARC, continually bring it to my attention that they believe the Garda PULSE system is outdated. There could be several recorded dates of birth for a person and different addresses. Unlike the Police Service of Northern Ireland, we do not have roadside hand-held devices. I also asked the Minister...

Other Questions: Driver Licences Data (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the Minister's comments and he brought forward the road traffic Bill. We are also discussing the section 44 issue in the Courts (No. 2) Bill at the moment. There is a major deficit of information. I asked the Road Safety Authority about the information for when drivers informed it of a change of address or other change of details to the ten-year driving licence. I am still...

Media Ownership Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: We have always been aware of the impact and power of the concentration of media in certain companies. The Ceann Comhairle will remember that in 1997, when we went out on that fateful election day, the Irish Independenthad the headline "Payback time", which was directed against the outgoing Fine Gael and Labour Government. In the run-up to the 2007 election, we saw the rapprochement between...

Courts (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak briefly on this important Bill before us today, the Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016. It is sponsored by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, and I understand that it is a collaborative effort with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. It will allow for the commencement at long last of section 44 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to increase PSO levels to Bus Éireann; the engagement he has had with management and unions since the motion in Dáil Éireann on 31 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5889/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Appointment of Receivers (8 Feb 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking with the Minister for Finance to determine receivers' responsibilities to tenants in situ when a property is being taken into receivership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6220/17]