Results 16,261-16,280 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is making submissions to the EU institutions regarding amendments to the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48272/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to proceed with the sale of alcohol Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on recent reports from An Garda Síochána of increasing incidents of drivers driving under the influence of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health if pay restoration issues for section 39 organisation staff have now been fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Conditions (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to improve access to treatments for persons with multiple sclerosis here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48020/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of midwives in HSE maternity units and hospitals; the number by which these staff numbers fall short or exceed the birthrate plus metric; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48260/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of the new medicine trikafta for persons with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48261/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health his views on plans to regulate vaping; if he is considering an outright ban on the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48262/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the response of his Department to a recent EPA study carried out for the HSE which highlights the relationship between poor air quality, breathing conditions such as asthma and hospital admissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48263/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 266. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has recently met the director general and-or chairperson and board of RTÉ to discuss the financial situation of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48267/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his proposed appointments to the board of Transport Infrastructure Ireland; the skills and experience he is seeking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48021/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the targeted improvements to accessibility of public transport nationwide that will be completed by the end of each quarter in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47911/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided to the Irish Coast Guard in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; the budget allocation for same in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48265/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Reports (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the findings of the research of the Road Safety Authority on speeding, the free speed study survey report 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48266/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the decision regarding so-called strategic housing developments being submitted directly to An Bord Pleanála; if he will not terminate this practice at the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48274/19]

Supporting Children out of Emergency Accommodation and into Homes: Statements (21 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I agree with Deputy Connolly that the title of this debate is shameful for the Oireachtas and the country. It is particularly shameful for the Minister of State and the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government that there is a debate on supporting children out of emergency accommodation. Children should not be put in emergency accommodation in the first place. If it were...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the new regulation on the law of dangerous overtaking of cyclists will be enforced; the data being recorded on the matter to inform policy reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47909/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultations and plans for BusConnects for the H1, H2 and H3 spine routes, for D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 branch spine routes and the 290 local route in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47912/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the response of his Department to the decisions in cases (details supplied) to find section 44(10) of the Road Traffic Act 2010 as amended by the Road Traffic Act 2016 incompatible with the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Data (21 Nov 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of disqualified drivers' driving licences returned to the PO box address of the Road Safety Authority in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47910/19]