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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 358. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received from Irish citizens and those entitled to Irish citizenship based in South African, United Arab Emirates, Australia and Canada in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12016/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 628. To ask the Minister for Health his views on Gardasil; if treatment plans have been worked out for the cohort of girls affected by adverse reactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12000/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims under the dental treatment service scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12014/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (7 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 795. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the current state of Busáras; if he will support greater investment in improving Busáras for bus passengers; his position on the way Busáras could be enhanced to become a first class bus transport facility; or if a new bus station will be built in Dublin if it is planned to have a new hub for private bus...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I will ask a tiny addendum. What is the projected cost and is planning permission for the works needed?

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: In case I do not get another chance, I will raise a related matter with the Minister. When the obituaries of this Parliament and Government were being written a couple of weeks ago, many journalists mentioned that the budget oversight office had not been established yet. This matter has been raised at recent meetings of the budget committee. The Minister told me that funding was in place...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The budget office.

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister stated that he had funding in place for the committee to establish the office, which would be like the Comptroller and Auditor General's office, but in reverse. Does he have that funding?

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: When will it be established?

Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Okay.

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Why are we going through all of this? I have had many experiences of the Office of Public Works and often times I have not been impressed with its performance. The Secretary General of the Oireachtas, Mr. Peter Finnegan, detailed in a letter to me last year the reason the move was necessary. As I said, committee room 1, where we met with our officials is on the same campus. Many members...

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy Durkan and I were members of the Committee of Public Accounts when a proposal was put forward to fix the floor and roof of the Seanad Chamber. At that stage, the proposal was to move the Seanad to the Natural History Museum where there appeared to be more space and so on. This seems very disruptive for the institution concerned, which we have all had experience of as children....

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The House of Lords.

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the presentation to the Joint Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on 25 January 2017 regarding the arrangements and costs involved in locating Seanad Éireann in the ceramics room of the National Museum of Ireland; the consultation taking place with staff of the National Museum on the...

Other Questions: National Museum (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I have been raising the wholly inappropriate move of Seanad Éireann to the ceramics room of the National Museum of Ireland since last July when I was contacted by a number of concerned constituents, including Dr. Mark Clinton of An Taisce. I contacted the Ceann Comhairle, the Taoiseach and Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on the issue and proposed...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I commend and congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton, on the historic announcement yesterday regarding the recognition of ethnicity for our Traveller community. I note that, as the Taoiseach stressed in his speech, it does not have implications in terms of constitutional rights, other rights to resources and so on. I hope that the spirit of what was achieved yesterday will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost and works required for the Seanad Éireann move to the ceramics room in the National Museum of Ireland; the arrangements in place; the safeguards in place for this room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (2 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the expenditure reviews current and capital his Department is undertaking on Government spending in the lead up to budget 2018; the areas that will be reviewed; if these reviews will be brought to the budgetary oversight committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/17]

Other Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to allocate DEIS 1 and DEIS 2 status respectively; his views on whether the current criteria may not have been helpful to schools in Dublin Bay North and other constituencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10331/17]

Other Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I know the Minister replied to questions on DEIS earlier but there are a number of concerns in our constituency, in particular in respect of St. David's boys national school in Artane and St. Joseph's in Fairview. There is much confusion around the criteria. I heard the Leas-Cheann Comhairle raise questions about the index used to establish what areas are eligible for DEIS and which would...