Results 16,021-16,040 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the overall trend in Government net policy spending since Quarter 1 2015 down to Quarter 3 2019; the way in which he expects this trend to evolve in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39367/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position with regard to supplementary estimates which may be necessary in several Departments for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Aircraft (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the replacement of aircraft (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39570/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pregnant women that have been cared for in prison in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39524/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of babies born to pregnant women in prison in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39525/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ante-natal education care classes the prison service provides to pregnant women that may be in prison during their pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39526/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time babies remain in the care of their mothers in prison; the number of babies by ages currently with their mothers in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of PSV licences revoked in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39571/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of detections of financial crime in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39572/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System Offences (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the non-surrender of driver licences and the lack of prosecutions of those taken to court for this offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39759/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 304. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland facilities constructed in Dublin in each of the past three years to date; the cost of each facility; the number occupied; the number vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39574/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Preparations (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the preparations of his Department for Brexit; the steps he will take to prevent gridlock in the vicinity of key ports and airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39760/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications Data (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications received in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of applications approved and refused, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39573/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the Road Safety Authority, RSA, should upscale its road safety campaigns, especially in the case of speeding and aggressive driving practices, in view of the tragic and disappointing road traffic casualty figures to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39754/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Something like 112 people have tragically lost their lives on the roads this year, seven more than at this stage last year. The breakdown is 21 pedestrians, 59 drivers, 13 passengers, 12 motorcyclists, five cyclists and two pillion passengers. Does the RSA need to upscale its major campaigns to try to bring home the message to speeding and aggressive drivers in particular that their...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am aware of the many campaigns the RSA has been pursuing, such as those on unaccompanied learner drivers, the wearing of seatbelts, crashed lives, the safe cross code and so on. Thursday, 26 September was European day without a road death, EDWARD, but there seemed to be little promotion of it, either here or Europe-wide. Next week, from 7 to 13 October is Irish road safety week and issues...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The RSA's current road safety strategy aims to reduce collisions, deaths and injuries by 30%. There is huge interest across the world in the vision zero approach, which Sweden, other Scandinavian countries and Canada have been pursuing. It seems there is a lacuna in the RSA's requirement to develop and implement sufficiently successful information and education campaigns. The other...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I would like to thank the Attorney General for his decision to reopen the inquest into the Stardust tragedy of 1981. It is to be hoped it will bring peace, closure and justice to all of the families affected, whom the Taoiseach met in recent months. I refer to Hong Kong, the Uighur nation and China. Are Ireland and its European partners afraid of the dictatorship which celebrated...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019. This is a short Bill which will amend section 9 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. Its key purpose is to increase the maximum sentence for knife crime from five years to ten years. I commend Deputy Jim O’Callaghan for bringing forward this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on steadily increasing the State subsidy to public transport with the aim of providing free public transport to promote the decarbonisation of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39752/19]