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Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 411. To ask the Minister for Health if all sections of the Health Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Act 2013 have been commenced; if not, when remaining sections will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (4 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 558. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to meet the chairperson and director general of RTÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50677/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commencement of Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 559. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all sections of the Broadcasting Act 2009 are signed into law; if not, when remaining sections will be signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences Data (4 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 9 October 2018, to which the Road Safety Authority replied on 23 November 2018, the reason for the discrepancies between the number of drivers disqualified in court in each of the years 2016, 2017 and up to the end of September 2018 and the figures supplied by the Minister for Justice and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff Remuneration (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 85. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the restoration of pay for section 39 organisations; if the necessary funds have been allocated to his Department; if not, the timeframe for payments to be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48839/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 110. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 which are undertaken within the mandatory timeframe of within three months of application; the number of applications that are not commenced within the mandatory timeframe; the sanctions placed on the HSE for breaching its statutory requirements in this regard; and if he will make a statement...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome Mr. Coffey and the delegation. In terms of risks and our net debt ratio we seem to be moving up the table. We have almost moved out of the relegation zone if we compare it with Premier League football. Is the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council happier with the overall debt risk situation? It is still very large but net debt seems to be reasonably under control. We have the rainy day...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Have we not refinanced much of our debt this year and will do more next year? Are there not much safer structures now?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: May I ask about the assumptions? However one looks at this report, it is a devastating critique of the Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil Government and of the budgets. In terms of risks, does the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council ever think about including the electoral cycle? It is quite striking that 2015 was mentioned. We have been in election readiness for the past three years and will be,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Is there not a considerable risk in parties not coming forward with sustainable proposals? For example, I made a budget submission to the Minister for Finance which proposed a €4.5 billion package, as I am sure did other groups and parties. I balanced that budget with sustainable proposals, including equalisation of diesel and a few proposals around, for example, stamp duty, which...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: The witnesses mentioned inevitable downturns. The Australians recently celebrated a quarter of a century of unbroken growth. Taking into account the international situation, a downturn would seem pretty inevitable but given, as other colleagues have stated, our infrastructural deficits and so on and the desperate need for housing, this should not be the case. Reference was made to net...

European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have a brief opportunity to speak in support of the European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018. The Minister of State wants to pass this Bill urgently and to have provisions in place to implement the scheme early in 2019. There is a sense of urgency every day as we see events taking place at Westminster. The Bill gives the Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is examining or has examined the possibility of prohibiting live hare coursing; if not, if a consultation process will be opened on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47213/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the scoping report and assessment of disposal options for the silt at Howth Harbour; when the dredging programme will be undertaken at this working fishery harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50977/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Bank regulations relating to the use of plain language by financial institutions; the locations in which these regulations can be accessed; the input he has had on these regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51233/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department who have a degree or higher degree level qualifications in economics; the proportion of staff who are so qualified in respect of the total staff of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51259/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department who have a degree or higher degree level qualifications in economics; the proportion of staff who are so qualified in respect of the total staff of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51260/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to legislate for the use of plain language in Government publications and across Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of adults by age who have literacy issues in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of adults who have numeracy issues by age; the measures he is taking to address the needs of these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51231/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (6 Dec 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children by age who have literacy issues in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of children who have numeracy issues by age; the measures he is taking to address the needs of these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51232/18]