Results 16,061-16,080 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the objectives of the skills for work programme; the budget for the programme in 2019; the current number of participants supported by the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the introduction of a national access to apprenticeship programme as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in its 2020 pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40316/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Code of Practice of the Governance of the Education and Training Boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40317/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the five persons and their nominating bodies elected to the boards of each education and training board under section 30(11) of the Education and Training Board Act 2013 in tabular form. [40318/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the development of a youth justice strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40325/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Legal Services Regulatory Authority will commence its complaints process and start accepting complaints from the public and users of legal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40326/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation to replace the Dentists Act 1985 and reform the regulation of the dental profession in view of concerns that the current legislation is deficient and failing to protect the patients of dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40324/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 286. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll out of smart metering; the number of smart meters installed to date; the rights of householders and consumers with regard to the installation of smart meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Data (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated number of the 1.9 million passenger journeys in 2018 supported by the rural transport programme which were undertaken by young persons under 26 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40330/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Data (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policies and measures his Department is undertaking to support the increased use of rural transport services by young persons under 26 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40331/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 312. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action 35 of Realising Our Rural Potential - Action Plan for Rural Development to introduce a new single targeted youth funding scheme which will address a range of factors including rural isolation; the way in which the scheme will address isolation among young persons in rural areas; the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Children's Strategy (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 313. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action 43 in Realising Our Rural Potential - Action Plan for Rural Development to support the participation of young persons in rural areas in decision making; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40328/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 327. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the lack of investment in youth work in budget 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40309/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 328. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that while the budget of her Department has increased by €511 million between 2014 and 2019 only 2% of that additional funding has been allocated to support youth work; her plans to increase the proportion of departmental funding for youth work in budget 2020; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 329. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that while overall Government expenditure has increased by 12% since 2011 funding for youth work has only increased by 0.3%; her plans to increase investment in youth work in budget 2020 in order that voluntary youth organisations can meet the needs of a growing youth population; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 330. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received the submission from an organisation (details supplied) with respect to the youth service grant scheme which sets out that the allocation to the scheme is at 2005 levels not taking inflation into account; her plans to increase investment in the youth service grant scheme in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 335. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of a national volunteering policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40329/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to restore the full rate of the jobseeker’s allowance to young persons under 26 years of age in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40319/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the 2020 funding allocation for the dedicated mortgage arrears service has been decided; if so, if this decision has been communicated to the Citizens Information Board and the eight regional Money Advice and Budgeting Service companies operating the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40320/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the modernisation of the electoral registration process which commenced in December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40321/19]