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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy Clare Daly represents the group with whom I sit.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (2 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the recently announced €190 million SICAP 2018-2022 fund that will be made available to local community development committee projects in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18908/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: How do the metrics that have been chosen line up with the strategic plans of the Department? On first reading, it seems that some of the metrics are very basic. We spend a great deal of time in the Chamber discussing the health and justice and equality budgets in particular. The Government spends a great deal of time reacting to all kinds of crisis in those two budget areas. When one...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Through the Chair, would it be better if the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform selected the metrics based on policy debates and so forth and what the public expects our national expenditure to address. Would that not be a better approach to hold Departments to account?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: A final point on the performance of Departments, many of the front-line services are carried out by agencies operating under them, which are virtually independent but heavily publicly funded. Do these metrics help us in any way to evaluate for example the performance of the National Transport Authority or whatever in delivering the aims of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport?

Other Questions: Poverty Impact Assessment (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 8. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2018-2021; if she will report on the achievements of the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2015-2017; the areas which require further resources and improvements in the context of poverty proofing budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the...

Other Questions: Poverty Impact Assessment (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Last year was the 20th anniversary of our first national poverty strategy, introduced by the Minister's predecessor, Proinsias de Rossa, when he was Minister for Social Welfare. The Minister has had a consultation on the new plan for 2018 to 2021. How does she evaluate the updated National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2015-2017, and what does she expect to feature in the new plan, given...

Other Questions: Poverty Impact Assessment (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: The bottom line is that we are definitely not experiencing an inclusive recovery in the economy after the decade of austerity. The statistics are still pretty frightening. The poverty focus 2018 report tells us that over 100,000 working people are at risk of poverty, which is an astonishing statistic, as Social Justice Ireland points out. Moreover, 16.5% of the population, roughly one in...

Other Questions: Poverty Impact Assessment (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: There is a geographical aspect to it as well. The midlands, Border counties, south east and south west are particularly badly affected, and perhaps strategies are required in the new four-year plan for those areas in particular. The social protection payment rates are also critical. Social Justice Ireland has evaluated that the minimum rate per person should be approximately €249...

Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Algorithmic.

Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the brief opportunity to contribute on the Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018. I particularly thank the Houses of the Oireachtas Library and Research Service as always for providing us with some very useful and important back-up information. The Ceann Comhairle's former colleague, former Minister for Finance and European Commissioner, Charlie McCreevy,...

Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: This is the first opportunity I have had to speak publicly to the Ceann Comhairle and it is-----

Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I would hope that would be the case because the character of the debate was unfortunate and was very upsetting to relatives-----

Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: -----of the victims who were in the Gallery. Between 25,000 and 30,000 families have been profoundly affected by road crashes in the past ten years. I am glad to hear that the Ceann Comhairle and the Business Committee have taken an initiative to ensure that we can have a speedy debate. We could have dealt with this Bill and had more time for other activities and other parts of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Food Poverty (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 16. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on an announcement by an organisation (details supplied) that it is receiving a high number of calls regarding food poverty among families; her plans to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18667/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing entitlement under the living alone allowance scheme by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing entitlement under the fuel allowance scheme by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19358/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the entitlement under the disability allowance scheme by €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19359/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (3 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first year cost and full year cost of increasing paternity leave by one, two, three and four weeks, respectively. [19360/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (8 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to greatly expand the mortgage to rent scheme to obviate the sale of family homes by banks to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13632/18]