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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations in place with regards to frontal protection systems commonly known as bull bars; and the person or body that is in charge of enforcing these regulations. [38672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 1827,1839,1840,1842,1847,1868,1871,1896 (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1827. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social protection payment recipients that have a public services card in 2016 and in 2017; the number of social protection payment recipients with no public services card in 2016 and in 2017; the number of social protection payments that have been withheld due to the lack of a public services card in 2016 and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1828. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a weekly €20 "cost of disability" payment to those under 18 years of age and over 18 years of age with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1909. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the higher rate of PRSI of 10.75% was increased to 12.75% for persons earning over €110,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38651/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1947. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are ongoing fees being paid relating to the Flood and Mahon tribunals; the areas of expenditure and the amount, for example, legal fees and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1992. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the fire safety report on timber dwellings commissioned by the previous Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly; when this report will be brought before Dáil Éireann; the reason it has taken over two years to publish this report; the report's main findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1993. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when families and children in domestic violence refuges and accommodation will be included in official homeless figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37548/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1994. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on investigations his officials are undertaking in the rental market here; the number of registered landlords in each county; the number of properties per landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37549/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Support Services Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1995. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the fund for assisting persons with disabilities move out of congregated settings; the amount that has been allocated to this fund annually to date in 2017; the amount that has been drawn down from this fund; the amount that has been allocated to the service reform fund for the same purpose; the amount...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 2001. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the number of fully accessible toilet facilities with adult changing facilities in public places as per an organisation's (details supplied) campaign; the cost to expand the number of such facilities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 2058. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a housing executive with emergency acquisition and building powers for the four Dublin counties and other urban regions in view of the scale of social housing provision now needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 2059. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce housing emergency legislative powers including a full cap on rents and property acquisition and build out powers for local authorities or a national regional housing executive. [38654/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the delegation. Mr. Coffey stated that it was difficult to measure whether there was an infrastructure deficit, but surely it is not. In terms of public transport, for example, if one is in the capital of another European country with a much smaller economy than ours and uses a metro that the city has had for the past 40 years, surely one can see that Dublin is, in English terms,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Maybe they were built in the wrong places.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: We might move on. I missed part of the debate but I know many speakers earlier spoke about housing. What was very striking for a number of us was that recently Professor Ronan Lyons tried to put figures on what would be a stable housing output and backlog for the country. He indicated that we immediately need 120,000 housing units and 50,000 more per annum. We have never had that kind of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: What is the number? What do we need?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: What do we need to build in 2018?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: What data would establish that figure?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Yes, but we need to know what the number would be, the data on which that is based and how we could carry that forward in a balanced budget scenario.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I note the pre-budget statement, which is a very interesting document. I thank the witnesses for the work put into it. There is not very much on tax expenditures. I know the council has stated it is kind of neutral on what should be done on taxation. When we are trying to frame a few numbers, we all think about the lower VAT rate evident in the hospitality industry and how it might be...