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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (5 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Government agreed that funds realised from the sale of State assets must be used to pay down the national debt rather than be invested in critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31678/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (5 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated level of dividends and levies from the pillar banks and other financial institutions in 2016 and 2017; the likely yields to the State from this source in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31679/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (5 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which two circuit court judicial appointments were made recently before vacancies had emerged and without recent advertisement by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board to alert qualified and interested lawyers after January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31680/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (5 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 149. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the invigilation of training in the film industry; the funding made available to organisations to provide training in each of the years 2013 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the training programmes that are accredited by the QQI; if a register of training providers and qualified workers exists; the number of persons availing of this...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (5 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 150. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided to Screen Training Ireland in each of the years 2005 to 2013, inclusive; the projects involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31674/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Data (5 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cyclists that have been injured due to an adverse interaction with the Luas cross city works in each of the years since the works began and to date in 2017; the number of cyclists that attended an emergency department due to these adverse interactions each year; the follow up his department is taking on the matter; and if...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the feasibility study his officials are reportedly undertaking on the possible introduction of income-contingent loans for third level students; his views on income-contingent loans and the general funding of higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/17]

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: A few weeks ago, Deputies, including myself, received a very good briefing from the Union of Students in Ireland and specifically from Mr. Kevin Keane, Ms Eleanor Nyhan and Mr. Kieron Pierson. They remain very opposed to the concept of income-contingent loans, which is the third option in the last year's report. The Minister told me he was preparing a technical evaluation of that option in...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I wish the Minister of State well in her new role in looking after higher education.

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: There are powerful arguments against income-contingent loans. We can consider the evidence from the UK, where 75% of students are expected to not pay off student debt and combined student debt now exceeds €100 billion. Those are incredible figures. We had an excellent study from Dr. Charlie Larkin from Trinity College Dublin and Dr. Shaen Corbet. Dr. Larkin's report, Public...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: A Deputy drew the Minister of State's attention to the fact that third level pharmacy students are being asked to pay big fees for their final year before qualification. The Minister was to address that issue. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil-led Governments cut third level funding by a third during the austerity years. We need an extra €600 million. Although people know what is...

Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Accommodation Provision (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: During the week of 22 to 28 May there were 1,312 homeless families, including an astonishing 2,777 children, in homeless accommodation around the country. They are really shameful figures. Some 852 of these families were single parent families and there were almost 1,100 families with 2,266 children in Dublin alone. Seven weeks ago, on 18 May, I raised a Topical Issue about the...

Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Accommodation Provision (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I wish the Minister of State well and congratulate him on becoming Minister of State. What is the new target date? When does the Minister of State expect that there will be no more families in hotels? The Minister of State spoke about fire safety and living standards of a legal standard yet only a couple of weeks ago, people were sent into Lynam's Hotel, which is basically a building site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (6 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the status of equal pay for equal work for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26044/17]

Srebrenica: Statements (11 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The wars in the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995 and again from 1998 to 2001 were profoundly shocking for Europe and the whole world. This time 22 years ago, in July 1995, we saw the appalling events of the breakdown of the Yugoslav federation. They were epitomised by the mass murder of more than 8,000 young Bosnian men and boys around the town of Srebrenica. I recall, as I am sure...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when there will be full pay restoration for all members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26043/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foreign Direct Investment (11 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 29 June 2017, the tax reliefs not included in that reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32137/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Official Engagements (11 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to meet the US Treasury Secretary, Mr. Steven Mnuchin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32593/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (11 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No.188 of 17 May 2017, the considerations being given to retired public sector employees in the Lansdowne Road 2 talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (11 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 17 May 2017, when the public service pension reduction under FEMPI will be fully repealed and pensions reinstated; the measures his Department is taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32403/17]