Results 15,181-15,200 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to address low pay and retention issues in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10304/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Service Vehicles (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of PSV licences revoked in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10467/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of disqualified drivers who failed to surrender their licence in 2018 and were summoned to court for the offence; the number of drivers who were convicted of this offence; the value of the fines imposed by the court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10470/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers who were summoned to court in 2018 for the offence of driving while disqualified; the number who were convicted of this offence; the penalty imposed by the court in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10471/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to Spinraza; if there will be a review of the latest decision by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 265. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2018 health sector national staff survey carried out by a company (details supplied) in relation to the National Ambulance Service will be released to all staff; if he has received a copy of the survey results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10309/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to persons with a disability in CHO area 9 in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10466/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Work Permits Data (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on recent reports by four UN rapporteurs that atypical worker permits for migrant fishery workers were leaving those workers vulnerable to serious abuses in view of the fact that the permits tie workers to individual ships and their owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10848/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Work Permits Data (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 404. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the atypical worker visa scheme in the fisheries industry leaves fishery workers liable to exploitation as indicated by an organisation (details supplied), the State Department of the United States of America, the Council of Europe and the reports of four UN rapporteurs; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (5 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 466. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount it would cost Iarnród Éireann if the number of security contracted staff increased by a further 20% based on 2018 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Administration (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet an organisation (details supplied) about the administrative workload of teaching principals, the need for administrative release for teaching principals, the restoration of primary teacher supply panels and other matters of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10964/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Administration (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Principals are the leaders of the national primary school system. With other Deputies, I have heard many complaints about the increasing and massive workload principals must undertake, particularly since the economic crash. Chonaic mé fógra 0019/2019, dealing with release time for principal teachers in primary schools, issued last week. There was one additional release date per...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Administration (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: It is it is disappointing that the Minister cannot meet representatives of the National Principals Forum. It produced a major survey entitled This is How Bad Things Are. Approximately 1,200 principals were surveyed. Approximately 60% of them were teaching principals. The striking point is that a shocking 95% or 96% said they were stressed by the workload. Two thirds felt that work was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Administration (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I ask the Minister to reconsider and meet the members of the National Principals Forum and examine the up-to-date research they have on the workload, especially that of teaching principals, who comprise 75% of principals. The Minister mentioned in the circular that there can be a cluster of ten schools in order to share a teacher to allow more administrative release. That is welcome. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to a proposed income contingency loan scheme at third level and the referral of the proposal to the structural reform support programme of the European Commission for further analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10718/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to provide critical individual education planning for children with Down's syndrome; when all sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which and when he plans to update the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. [11005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to protect supply chains of manufacturers and distributors connecting with the UK and the rest of the EU 27 after 29 March 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11199/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 156. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the plans of Enterprise Ireland to promote and support companies diversifying into new foreign markets in 2019 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11200/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (6 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the revised route for the Dublin MetroLink rail line will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11002/19]