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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual cost of a company's (details supplied) speed vans since the contract was awarded to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of speeding fixed charge notices issued by a company (details supplied) each year since the contract was awarded to the consortium; the number of those fixed charge notices that were paid on time annually; the number that progressed to court annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of speeding fixed charge notices issued by a company (details supplied) that progressed to court annually; the number per district court which have resulted in conviction annually; the number which have been struck out per District Court and the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22400/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of speeding fixed charge notices issued by a company's (details supplied) speed vans that progressed to conviction in court annually, per District Court; the number per District Court of persons that had their licence numbers recorded upon conviction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22401/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic offences before the courts in each of the years 2015 to 2016, and to date in 2017 in which automatic number plate recognition data was used; the number of convictions that resulted from these cases; the number struck out and the reasons for strike out; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal offences before the courts in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in which automatic number plate recognition data was used; the number of convictions that resulted from these cases; the number struck out and the reasons for strike out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22488/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the average income tax paid by PAYE workers on the standard rate of tax and by PAYE workers on the higher rate of tax in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the average income tax paid by PAYE workers on the standard rate of tax and by PAYE workers on the higher rate of tax in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22473/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the average income tax paid by persons in self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the average income tax paid by farm households in which the main income is derived from farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporate Governance (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the standards of corporate governance in investment fund management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22476/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the dredging of Howth harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22469/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's input and priorities for the Brexit negotiations on the future of fisheries in British waters in view of the number of shared fisheries and the emergence of a fisheries lobby group in the European Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations (11 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the upcoming renegotiation of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22471/17]

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 55. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the EU-Canada comprehensive econimic and trade agreement; the status of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22956/17]

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: It is extraordinary for the Minister to say we will provisionally apply many sections of the CETA agreement without having a debate in the House and without seeking its approval. It seems to be an extraordinary way to proceed, given, in particular, the decision of the European Court of Justice on the Singapore Agreement that the approval of national parliaments was required when there was an...

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The figures the Minister read out are quite impressive and I hope she will pursue that area vigorously. I read recently that Toronto has four very strong GAA clubs. There is a large network of young Irish men and women emigrants across the Canadian provinces, which provides great connections for us. That said, all our citizens would like us to debate the agreement. Why are we embarking on...

Other Questions: Zero-hour Contracts (16 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 57. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out how she intends to tackle the prevalence of zero-hour contracts; her policies in relation to pay and conditions in if-and-when other uncertain contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22955/17]

Other Questions: Zero-hour Contracts (16 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: In 2015, the University of Limerick produced a paper on the prevalence of zero-hour contracts. I made a submission in that respect at the end of 2015. We discussed precarious work and banded contracts earlier. The Minister announced a couple of weeks ago that she intends to introduce legislation on this matter. Will she legislate to ban zero-hour contracts and, especially, if-and-when...

Other Questions: Zero-hour Contracts (16 May 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The formulation of the Government's approach to the ending of zero-hour contracts will be very important. Clearly, across a wide range of sectors of our economy, especially in the retail, hospitality and caring sectors, we have seen what the Mandate trade union has called the gross exploitation of workers. In the next period in which the legislation is being drafted, it is critical the...