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Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I commend and congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton, on the historic announcement yesterday regarding the recognition of ethnicity for our Traveller community. I note that, as the Taoiseach stressed in his speech, it does not have implications in terms of constitutional rights, other rights to resources and so on. I hope that the spirit of what was achieved yesterday will...

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the presentation to the Joint Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on 25 January 2017 regarding the arrangements and costs involved in locating Seanad Éireann in the ceramics room of the National Museum of Ireland; the consultation taking place with staff of the National Museum on the...

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I have been raising the wholly inappropriate move of Seanad Éireann to the ceramics room of the National Museum of Ireland since last July when I was contacted by a number of concerned constituents, including Dr. Mark Clinton of An Taisce. I contacted the Ceann Comhairle, the Taoiseach and Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on the issue and proposed...

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Why are we going through all of this? I have had many experiences of the Office of Public Works and often times I have not been impressed with its performance. The Secretary General of the Oireachtas, Mr. Peter Finnegan, detailed in a letter to me last year the reason the move was necessary. As I said, committee room 1, where we met with our officials is on the same campus. Many members...

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy Durkan and I were members of the Committee of Public Accounts when a proposal was put forward to fix the floor and roof of the Seanad Chamber. At that stage, the proposal was to move the Seanad to the Natural History Museum where there appeared to be more space and so on. This seems very disruptive for the institution concerned, which we have all had experience of as children....

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The House of Lords.

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I will ask a tiny addendum. What is the projected cost and is planning permission for the works needed?

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: In case I do not get another chance, I will raise a related matter with the Minister. When the obituaries of this Parliament and Government were being written a couple of weeks ago, many journalists mentioned that the budget oversight office had not been established yet. This matter has been raised at recent meetings of the budget committee. The Minister told me that funding was in place...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The budget office.

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister stated that he had funding in place for the committee to establish the office, which would be like the Comptroller and Auditor General's office, but in reverse. Does he have that funding?

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: When will it be established?

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost and works required for the Seanad Éireann move to the ceramics room in the National Museum of Ireland; the arrangements in place; the safeguards in place for this room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the expenditure reviews current and capital his Department is undertaking on Government spending in the lead up to budget 2018; the areas that will be reviewed; if these reviews will be brought to the budgetary oversight committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if new entrants to the position of prison officer will be in receipt of rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of roadside checks of heavy goods vehicles in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of heavy goods vehicle drivers arrested for road traffic offences, indicating the road traffic offences, in the same period; the number of prosecutions that were brought and convictions made; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and results of discrete heavy goods vehicles stopping and checking operations An Garda Síochána has carried out to detect the permit status of heavy goods vehicles requiring a permit in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of tachograph checks carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11306/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of roadside checks of buses and mini buses, vehicles to carry eight or more passengers in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of drivers of such vehicles arrested for road traffic offences, indicating the road traffic offences, in the same period; the number of prosecutions brought and convictions made;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda North Dublin Divisional Drugs Unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 23 February 2017, if the supported temporary accommodation initiatives being pursued by housing authorities for housing homeless families will include hostel type accommodation or congregated settings; his views on the appropriateness of such accommodation; and if he will...