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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (30 Nov 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Central Bank's invigilation of the management of mortgage arrears by sub-prime lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51380/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (30 Nov 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements being made to recruit a new commissioner of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Services (30 Nov 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for trauma care in the emergency departments of hospitals in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51379/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on anti-social and careless driving instances, including so-called "boy racing" and "joy-riding" around the country; if he will report on the measures taken by An Garda Síochána to combat this behaviour, in particular organised gatherings for anti social driving events; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (5 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on when he and the Taoiseach will be meeting representatives from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51498/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Investment Plan (5 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the proposed ten year national investment plan for 2018 to 2027 will be published; the main elements of infrastructural development which are being considered in investment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52046/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (5 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 299. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which her Department is accessing supports for Irish SMEs through the European fund for strategic investment and the European Investment Bank; if all such available funding has been drawn down to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52047/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Boundaries Review (5 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 516. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the proposed local government and county council electoral boundary changes; the rationale for such proposed changes; if such changes are to be introduced before the 2019 local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51514/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Reform (5 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 528. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for directly elected mayors for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway; if Dublin's first direct election will be scheduled for summer 2019 with the European and local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52045/17]

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 11, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“Exceptional Needs Payment 15. Section 201 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 is amended by the insertion of "which is not necessarily unforeseen" after "to meet an exceptional need".". As the Minister of State will be aware, the exceptional needs payment fulfils a very important role in...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I have done precisely that without success. That is the reason I tabled the amendment. The Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, told me, when I raised it with her on 7 November, as the Minister of State has repeated here, that the legislation does not confer a statutory right or entitlement and that, "The principal consideration in making a payment under the ENP scheme is to address a...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I will move amendment No. 14 when I get a chance. It calls for urgent action and a report on this incredible injustice that was done to a major cohort of our citizens in the 2012 budget when there was a change from four to six bands. This was based primarily on financial grounds, with the supporting documentation projecting so-called savings of approximately €45 million over a number...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, went out to battle on RTÉ's nine o'clock news programme in the run-up to the budget for additional resources and she did not really deliver so I am also a bit suspicious. I do not have the honour of being on the social protection committee but I used to ask the current Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, about this issue a lot when he was the relevant...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I warmly support the amendment tabled by Deputy O'Dea. This relates closely to the earlier discussion about exceptional needs payments. The explanation at the time was that undertakers' fees, etc., were being inflated because families were getting this support. It was helpful to families who had very little savings down through the years. As Deputy O'Dea said, people have to scramble...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I will be brief. I strongly support the amendment. We have been talking about discrimination against a cohort of citizens most of the evening in terms of women and pensioners. Even after the budget, the 18 to 24 years cohort just receive €107.70 and that is most discriminatory. The policy should be reconsidered. For example, more than 700 young people who are signing on at the two...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: This very day I was talking to a senior constituent. For a good part of the day he wears his coat at home and tries to conserve energy as much as possible. We had some recent reports on energy cost in Ireland - I realise it is not directly the area of responsibility of the Minister of State. We seem to be coming out as the second highest in the OECD. The level of energy costs is...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 14:In page 13, after line 38, to insert the following:“Report on the restoration of pension bands and rates 17. The Minister shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas within 3 months of the enactment of this Bill indicating the impacts of the 2012 Social Welfare Act changes in bands and rates on State pension recipients and indicating how...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which students with dyspraxia development co-ordination disorder are supported in classrooms in primary, secondary and third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51816/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports and passport cards issued in each month to date in 2017; the amount raised from the issuing of these passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52127/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will be issued to national schools in the Dublin north bay area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52145/17]