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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: There seems to be a new policy on that in Dublin City Council.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of order, what has happened to Question No. 12?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Votes from current expenditure profiles of the Departmental Vote groups that may require Supplementary Estimates later in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25629/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: At the end of the first quarter of this year the Minister told me that most of the Votes were showing an underspend. Our excellent Parliamentary Budget Office reported on the figures at the end of May, which again showed underspending. What is the situation at the moment? There seems to be common alarm between Government and Fianna Fáil regarding the level of expenditure in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The public will find this hard to understand. Spending is below profile but the Minister seems to be referring to the health spend as compared to last year. Has he taken on board the very serious criticism, for the second year running, from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, with regard to expenditure generally? The Minister's colleague, one of his predecessors, Deputy Noonan, said...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I will waive my supplementary question and pass over to my colleague, Deputy Durkan, to ask his question.

Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown: Statements (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Climate Action Plan 2019. I welcome its belated production as I do the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action, much of whose work the action plan refers to. Sadly, in the Minister's party there always seems to be a large element of spin when any major step is taken. The Minister and his colleagues arrived in Grangegorman...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the work of the equality budgeting expert advisory group; the progress under the nine equality budgeting themes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Performance Management Systems (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the Public Service Performance Report 2018; his further views on criticism by the Parliamentary Budget Office that the report is an activity report rather than an actual performance report consistent with performance budgeting concepts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he has taken to improve oversight and control of expenditure on major national capital infrastructure including the national children’s hospital and the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25630/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the proposals by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in the fiscal assessment report June 2019 that a prudent medium-term fiscal strategy should include three-year expenditure ceilings and a speed limit, that is, a statement of sustainable growth rate limits for net policy spending; and if he will make a statement on the...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The most striking aspect of the summer economic statement is the profound shadow cast on the country by the 31 October deadline for Brexit. The statement sets out two radically different budget scenarios, namely, scenario A on page 25 and scenario B on page 26, which is unprecedented. The priority in scenario A - an orderly Brexit outcome - remains the avoidance of overheating. The report...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Scenario B covers just a couple of lines in the report before us. Is detailed work being done on that? We have two major proposals about the automatic stabilisers and helps for areas of the economy that will be profoundly affected. In effect, is an alternative disaster budget strategy being prepared? Is there detailed work on that? Will our net contribution to the European Union in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce primary school class sizes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland currently has the largest class sizes in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills Report on Education inequality & disadvantage and Barriers to Education, published in May 2019, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26051/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost of restoring the Defence Forces annual instructors allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26603/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship competition for the Permanent Defence Force will open in quarter 4 of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency Services (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has contacted the Minister of Children and Youth Affairs to request that the educational welfare service of Tusla be extended to non-DEIS schools in counties in which the homeless crisis is most acute; the supports being provided to non-DEIS schools with homeless pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26052/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Occupational Therapy Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the number of counselling sessions offered to teachers in view of the roll-out of the well-being policy, which is due to be fully implemented in all schools by 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26241/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allocating a leadership and management day per week for teaching principals to help with workload burdens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26242/19]