Results 15,421-15,440 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Council of Europe (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will oppose cuts of up to 15% to the youth sector and youth programme budget of the Council of Europe when the matter comes before the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in the coming weeks; if the strong support of Ireland will be indicated for the work of the youth programme of the Council of Europe (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the VAT compensation refund scheme; the number of recipients; the amount of VAT refunded to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance when the competition to fill the position of Governor of the Central Bank will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19529/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance when the national economic dialogue will be held in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made appointments to a State board in the past three years in cases in which he has reappointed a person that has already served two full terms contrary to the advice in section 13.2 of the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards; if so, the details and rationale for such appointments if relevant; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Government expenditure in each of the years 2007 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his officials will meet a union (details supplied) to discuss the recommendations following the review of the National Council for Special Education guidelines of 2018 in view of the fact that a new pilot scheme is due to commence in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19495/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to improve working conditions, terms of employment and job security for special needs assistants in view of the precarious nature of their employment; his plans to develop a panel based on the model of the primary school supplementary panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19496/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of child protection complaints received due to staffing levels in schools and not having the requisite number of adult teachers or assistants to adhere to child protection guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions Governance (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the revised code of practice for the governance of third level institutions will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Appeals Board (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of meetings held by the Student Grants Appeals Board in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Appeals Board (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most recent report on the activities of the Student Grants Appeals Board that he has received pursuant to section 27 of the Student Support Act 2011; if this report is publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19739/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Council (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work of the Apprenticeship Council; the remit and membership of the board; the number of meetings held in each of the years since 2014; the key achievements to date; the proposed future actions of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Council (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work of the National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee; the remit of the committee; the membership of the committee; the number of meetings held in each of the years since 2014; the key achievements to date; the proposed future actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19742/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices commencing an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices who failed to complete an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; the reason the apprentices did not complete the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19744/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices participating on an apprenticeship in each apprenticeship programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19745/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices participating in an apprenticeship programme by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19746/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices, respectively, participating in an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19747/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices from a minority ethnic background participating in an apprenticeship programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19748/19]