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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: What data would establish that figure?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Yes, but we need to know what the number would be, the data on which that is based and how we could carry that forward in a balanced budget scenario.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I note the pre-budget statement, which is a very interesting document. I thank the witnesses for the work put into it. There is not very much on tax expenditures. I know the council has stated it is kind of neutral on what should be done on taxation. When we are trying to frame a few numbers, we all think about the lower VAT rate evident in the hospitality industry and how it might be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The witness stated we were down to approximately €650 million of fiscal space. He also indicated a little hope, saying that with non-indexation we can push the boundary a little more.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: It is already in there. Given infrastructural deficits and the necessity for increased spending, etc., are tax expenditures a major barrier in maximising fiscal space?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: On debt levels, there is a very interesting section in the report on the fiscal space in the context of GNI* and recalibrating or recalculating the debt-to-GNI* target at which we should aim. I ask Mr. Coffey to expand on it. Does the council still have concerns in that area? Recently the Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, and the NTMA decided, with the permission of our...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of a group's (details supplied) review of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to each Garda Special Crime Task Force in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38645/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 669. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the refurbishment of the public office in Malahide Garda station; the Garda stations scheduled for refurbishment in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38644/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 671. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of type 2 and 2A visas issued by the Garda north division in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38646/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for long-stay visa applications here; the number of persons on waiting lists in this category; the area which has the highest number of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38647/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 995. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund Translarna, a medicine for persons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; his further plans to assist persons with this rare disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 996. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases dealt with by the National Rare Diseases Office in 2015 and in 2016 and to date in 2017; the numbers for each disease; the number and grade of staff at this office; if waiting lists exist in this area; the number of persons on the waiting lists; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1003. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health (Transport Support) Bill 2017 will be progressed; the estimated cost of reinstating the mobility allowance; his plans to assist those with disabilities and their transport needs; the collaboration he is undertaking with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Congregated Settings Report (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1004. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were moved out of institutions and congregated settings in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37556/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Congregated Settings Report (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1005. To ask the Minister for Health the resources and funding for those persons that remain in congregated settings with high support needs annually in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the amount of that funding was provided to residential care institutions providing care; the details of the public and private institutions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Persons Supports (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1006. To ask the Minister for Health the collaborative efforts being undertaken by his Department and the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to address the census 2016 findings information that 27% of homeless persons indicated that they have a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37558/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1249. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support an IVF scheme for couples with cystic fibrosis genes; the measures his Department is taking to support those with CF and to help prevent instances of CF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38643/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1250. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 130 dentists for the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38649/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 1251. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 20 full-time bereavement counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/17]