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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 282. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to publish the new national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if the policy of charging family members of critically-injured patients car parking fees in a Dublin hospital (details supplied) will be reviewed; if there has been a review of such fees being charged to outpatients with serious medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 285. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of persons waiting more than nine months to see a consultant ophthalmologist at a Dublin hospital (details supplied); the immediate steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18559/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 351. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the sub-minima rates of the minimum wage, in view of the Low Pay Commission report in October 2016 and the ESRI report published in January 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18499/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Placement Programmes (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 352. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to protect the rights of those participating on internship and work experience programmes from exploitation and abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 353. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of submissions received concerning the public consultation on the resale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events; if the submissions will be made publicly available; her plans to issue a report summarising the main proposals and recommendations in the submissions received; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Data (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 354. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State bodies and other agencies to which she has nominated a departmental official to represent her Department on the board and or management body of a State agency or body in tabular form. [18502/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Data (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 355. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State bodies and other agencies under the aegis of her Department which must implement the code of practice for the governance of State bodies in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dispute Resolution Processes (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 356. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department has taken to ensure information on alternative dispute resolution is available to consumers and businesses in line with the requirements of Article 15 of the European Union directive on alternative dispute resolution 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Homelessness Strategy (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 362. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date on Action 1.7 in Rebuilding Ireland with regard to meeting the needs of young persons leaving State care and at risk of homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18491/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the Vintners Federation of Ireland and the Licensed Vintners Association and thank them for their presentations. I had to go upstairs to ask a question of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, so my question to the witnesses has probably already been asked. Do they believe that this change in legislation will discourage people from going to bars and consuming alcohol? Will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: When the Houses introduced health and safety legislation for workers down through the years, it was clear that consuming any alcohol before going to a workplace, using machinery and so on could not be countenanced. Is there a level of consumption that does not impair? In other words, is there an acceptable level of alcohol that a driver may consume?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I am asking for the witnesses' opinion. Is it acceptable that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The witnesses believe that the alcohol level set by the law is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The witnesses do not believe that it impairs people's capacity to drive or operate a major-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I agree that speeding is a major issue. The Oireachtas must move on enforcement because 186 deaths per year is unacceptable. As Deputy Fitzpatrick said, though, alcohol is a factor in a significant proportion of those deaths. It is another element for our consideration. Mr. Cribben mentioned the RSA's report and the percentages at the various levels. In practice, is there not a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: To put it another way, would it be worth it if it only saved one life or six lives?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Given the figures cited by Deputy Fitzpatrick, the legislation would save lives. Surely the witnesses should welcome that and pursue some of the avenues that the Chairman outlined. I was a transport spokesperson for a long time and dealt with the development of community-based rural transport. I remember OK Transport in Offaly and Kildare. I know the Beara Peninsula and south-west Cork...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Were we employers running a factory where machinery that required dexterity and so on was used, would we be happy if anyone had consumed any alcohol? We would be very unhappy, in fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Nobody would disagree with that. We cut the traffic corps in half during the austerity years, which was crazy. Cities like Warsaw in Poland, where alcohol has a similar role in society, produced a situation in which every driver had a one-in-two chance of being invigilated and subsequently noted a dramatic decrease. I am not challenging anything in that regard, but this small step might...