Results 15,221-15,240 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda crime prevention officer post within the Garda Dublin north division will be filled on a full-time basis in view of the fact the post has been vacant for more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 5 March 2019, if the value of the fines imposed by the court as requested will be provided; if no fines were imposed, the sanctions given to the eight disqualified drivers for not surrendering their licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12031/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 337. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on accessibility for medicinal cannabis; if patients prescribed medicinal cannabis through the compassionate access programme will have their medication delivered to, and dispensed from their local chemists; the measures he will take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11711/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 338. To ask the Minister for Health if all forms of medicinal cannabis will be available to patients from their local chemists; the way in which the dispensing of medicinal cannabis will be undertaken here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 454. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a vacancy for a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Mater child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in Dublin; if the position will be filled to facilitate the estimated 150 patients of the consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12249/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) will be representing Ireland at a dog show in China in April 2019; if so, his views on same in view of the fact that China is a country with few or no animal or dog welfare laws or regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11893/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department had studied the work of an organisation (details supplied) by which the Scottish Government tries to accelerate the development of a circular economy; if the targets aimed for by the organisation could be a model for a similar approach here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11673/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 541. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the role of hedgerows acting as a carbon sink here; the position with regard to a national inventory system to facilitate the reporting of carbon sequestration by hedgerows in the landscape here to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 542. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role of land use management, forestry, hedgerows and woodland patches in the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11947/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review speed limits here in view of the levels of death and serious injury on Irish roads to date in 2019; the legislation which would have to be reviewed in such a review of speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11624/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on recent reports that a leading car manufacturer (details supplied) plans to introduce a speed limiter on all its new vehicles from 2020; his further views on such a proposal to promote speed limiters on all new vehicles made or imported into the EU at the EU Transport Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 600. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 30 additional full-time early years inspectors for Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11945/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Regulation (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 611. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the concerns of a forum (details supplied) regarding the reporting of registration and attendance of children in community childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12250/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 621. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) and the content of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 622. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans he is considering to assist under-resourced volunteer centres; when additional funding will be made available to these groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to carry out a survey of homes to examine if persons are living in unsafe properties as highlighted in a report (details supplied); his further plans for a redress scheme for purchasers of houses and apartments that were not properly constructed and that are non-compliant with building and fire regulations; and if...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I support this motion and commend Deputy Michael McGrath on bringing it forward. Anybody who has served as a director of a company, particularly in the past ten or 15 years, knows the way insurance costs have escalated and made it more difficult for us to employ people and to defray the kind of basic costs of running any kind of business in the community or in the commercial sector. The...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: That is grand. I was not aware of that but I am delighted. I will just say that I warmly support the motion and amendment.

Recent Developments on Brexit: Statements (13 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: There has rarely been a time in history when the Members of one Parliament watched the actions of another assembly - the House of Commons is voting as we speak - with such profound frustration and sadness. Although all communities on the islands of Britain and Ireland, including business, farmers and civic society leaders, plead for some degree of certainty regarding the Brexit decision by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (13 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 67. To ask the Minister for Health the level of unfilled hospital consultant posts in the health service; the steps he is taking through pay restoration or otherwise to urgently remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11799/19]