Results 14,521-14,540 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Expenditure (9 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the fuel allowance was increased by €2.50 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40881/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (9 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 520. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of beds in homeless accommodation; if they are supported temporary accommodation, temporary emergency accommodation or other available specifically for young persons leaving care in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (9 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 521. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of beds in homeless accommodation; if they are supported temporary accommodation, temporary emergency accommodation or other available specifically for persons leaving prison in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (9 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 522. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of beds in homeless accommodation; if they are supported temporary accommodation, temporary emergency accommodation or other available specifically for homeless persons leaving hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40666/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Central Statistics Office Remit (9 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 533. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the responsibility will be given to the Central Statistics Office for housing output data, homeless and housing figures and other statistics in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Rangers (9 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 561. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated full cost of recruiting an extra 50 full-time conservation rangers for the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40884/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: On behalf of my Independent colleagues and myself, I extend our deepest condolences to the family of Emma Mhic Mhathúna and salute her great courage and dignity. Yesterday's budget was, I think, the 12th delivered by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, going back to 2009, and the third of this de facto coalition. One of the constant themes of all those and of the earlier budgets was the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I saw the Taoiseach walking into lobbies and, in the previous Dáil, the Fianna Fáil Deputies were trooping in behind him. Does he not remember?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I voted for an amendment last night.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Returning to the Taoiseach's earlier remarks, I hope, and it is still my ambition, to be a Member of a left-led Irish Government. I will take whatever decisions have to be taken then. I believe that will happen. I am fully aware of the socio-economic reasons for many tax expenditures. The issues I am raising relate to definitions, costings, transparency, above all, and systematic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Taoiseach legislate and give us responsibility to do this so that in next year's budget we will have a fair idea of where all of the money is going?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I have asked questions but there are no answers. It is murky and we are in the dark.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach is in the dark.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: It was 2009.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: That is not what I was talking about; I was talking about technical measures.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: It is not and the Taoiseach knows that it is not.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I agree with my colleague, Deputy Pringle. The Taoiseach should come into this House to answer questions about the incredibly poor attempt made to roll out broadband to the 540,000 households that have been left down very badly over the past eight years. That is the real issue today. It seems, from the former Minister's comments, that the Taoiseach has thrown Deputy Naughten under the bus...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the organisations he and his officials have met in relation to the export of greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (11 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 to include the white list of countries in which it is permissible for greyhounds to be exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (11 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to introduce an aptitude test as part of the selection process for election observers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41580/18]