Results 16,101-16,120 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes being made to the greyhound sector in view of a meeting by his officials with the CEO of an organisation (details supplied) on 21 June 2019 to discuss an investigation into the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41376/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the full list of capital projects valued at over €2 million in the Defence Forces that are ongoing at present; and when each capital project will be completed. [42336/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a full detailed report on Garda Operation Pier and Garda Operation Twintrack; and if these operations are still active. [42337/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Decision Making (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured to enable the roll-out of the decision support service provided for in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [42338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the 2018 Visiting Committee reports for Limerick prison and a centre (details supplied) are available to the public; and if not, when the publication will take place. [42339/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health if producers and retailers are required to indicate the country of origin and the country of packaging on products in supermarkets and shops; and if his Department checks such regulations are being observed. [42340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to support services for stroke survivors in the community in CHO 9 in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [42334/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for scans at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. [42335/19]

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I commend Deputy MacSharry on introducing the Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019. Road and traffic safety have to be the cornerstones of all legislation, along with regulation regarding transport vehicles and road traffic structures and systems. We have all noticed the growing popularity of e-scooters and electric-powered bicycles in many cities across Europe,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (16 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the significant deficit in funding to the SEAI for the deep retrofit of homes here in the context of 2030 climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41404/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the allocation for Vote 26 in budget 2020 will impact on class size at primary level or significantly address the longstanding concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to much needed additional personnel and resources for primary education. [42634/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The €11.4 billion from Vote 26 and the Estimates for 2020 from last week is welcome. I welcome the improvements that have been made with SNAs and we just heard about 150 extra teachers for demographic reasons, but overall we still have the biggest class sizes in the eurozone and nearly the biggest in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD. A key aim of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: We were promised in the confidence and supply agreement that is now three and a half years old that in each budget we would see an incremental improvement in the pupil-teacher ratio. The Department's analysis in August showed that 350,000, or 63% of our pupils at primary level, are in classes of more than 25. Examples are Scoil Naomh Colmchille in Carndonagh in the Minister's constituency,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: In its analysis in August, the Department said appropriate learning experiences were very hard to achieve in class of more than 25. It is no wonder that in one response to the budget last week the INTO stated classes continue to be super-sized, school leaders are not supported, and capitation is underfunded by at least €46 million. The Minister has read the survey published last year...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The recent daily reports by the Irish Prison Service on the prison population, who number approximately 4,000, indicate very serious overcrowding, particularly in the women's prisons, including Dóchas and the one in Limerick. They may be at a capacity of 125%. Similarly, the men's prisons, such as Mountjoy, are very close to capacity. Unfortunately, where individuals have to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which, and when, he will ensure that all school secretaries are properly remunerated for the important work they do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41412/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department receives feedback from principals of secondary schools regarding the need for special education classes, including those schools already taking students from ASD schools at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41411/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Expenditure (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for not first deploying resources from the rainy day fund to address additional no-deal Brexit expenditure rather than returning to borrowing for this purpose. [42683/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to end the practices of dual pricing and personalised pricing by insurance companies in setting premium prices. [42687/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the increasing use of facial recognition technology; and the regulations that exist regarding the use of facial recognition. [42685/19]