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Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: The motion is timely following the report in January of the cost of insurance working group on the cost of employers' and public liability nsurance. The report is the second piece of work from the working group, the first being the work it carried out on the issue of motor insurance. While there have been some small and welcome reductions in the cost of motor premiums, the motor insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 283. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the move by large waste management companies to charge for green bin collections; his views on whether this will discourage recycling; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 284. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will address escalating charges by waste management companies and produce its report on the pay by weight payment changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 285. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his recent decision to ban coal burning here from September 2018; the impacts this will have on ordinary households, in particular on households enduring fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13184/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 to reduce the look back reference period to 13 months or less; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 to narrow the bands of hours into which persons can be placed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13047/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 to ensure that casual workers are included in the prohibition on zero-hour contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13048/18]

Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to welcome the Bill on genuine progress indicators which are the only way to measure the well-being of a nation and its people. Until now, we have had ad hocand partial responses in looking at budget time at the brief impact of national economic and budgetary policy but not in the profound ways proposed in the Bill. The Committee on Budgetary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether departmental Estimates of expenditure in budget 2018 are adequate to meet the likely needs of all Departments over the coming 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received requests for additional funding from other Departments relating to the cost of Storm Emma and related bad weather events; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Proofing of Policies (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the work of his Department on gender quality budgeting will be monitored and inputted into the final programme for the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10467/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the European Commission's post-programme surveillance report for autumn 2017 on public expenditure policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons that have commenced and completed the employment support scheme since the scheme was established in tabular form. [13456/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if the national economic dialogue will take place in 2018; if a date has been decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13462/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the revision of Directive 2008/118/EC on the rules for cross-border movements of excisable goods such as alcohol or tobacco in particular regarding Article 32 of the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13464/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have commenced an apprenticeship programme by gender; the number of persons who have terminated their apprenticeship before completion; and the main reasons for non-completion in each of the years 2015 to 2017, in tabular form. [13458/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for officials in his Department to meet the community and voluntary pillar to discuss educational issues of importance to that sector; his plans to meet the pillar in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13459/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Services (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress towards the implementation of the commitment in a Programme for Partnership Government that primary school buildings must be available for after-school care provision and the commitment that additional capitation would be linked to availability of school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the vacancies on the boards and governing authorities of the higher education institutions nominated by Government in tabular form; the process for such appointments; if such vacancies will be publicly advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13461/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for free general practitioner visits to be extended to all children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13394/18]