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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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (3 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of an electoral commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019. This is a short Bill which will amend section 9 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. Its key purpose is to increase the maximum sentence for knife crime from five years to ten years. I commend Deputy Jim O’Callaghan for bringing forward this...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I would like to thank the Attorney General for his decision to reopen the inquest into the Stardust tragedy of 1981. It is to be hoped it will bring peace, closure and justice to all of the families affected, whom the Taoiseach met in recent months. I refer to Hong Kong, the Uighur nation and China. Are Ireland and its European partners afraid of the dictatorship which celebrated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am aware of the many campaigns the RSA has been pursuing, such as those on unaccompanied learner drivers, the wearing of seatbelts, crashed lives, the safe cross code and so on. Thursday, 26 September was European day without a road death, EDWARD, but there seemed to be little promotion of it, either here or Europe-wide. Next week, from 7 to 13 October is Irish road safety week and issues...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The RSA's current road safety strategy aims to reduce collisions, deaths and injuries by 30%. There is huge interest across the world in the vision zero approach, which Sweden, other Scandinavian countries and Canada have been pursuing. It seems there is a lacuna in the RSA's requirement to develop and implement sufficiently successful information and education campaigns. The other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the Road Safety Authority, RSA, should upscale its road safety campaigns, especially in the case of speeding and aggressive driving practices, in view of the tragic and disappointing road traffic casualty figures to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39754/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Something like 112 people have tragically lost their lives on the roads this year, seven more than at this stage last year. The breakdown is 21 pedestrians, 59 drivers, 13 passengers, 12 motorcyclists, five cyclists and two pillion passengers. Does the RSA need to upscale its major campaigns to try to bring home the message to speeding and aggressive drivers in particular that their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on steadily increasing the State subsidy to public transport with the aim of providing free public transport to promote the decarbonisation of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39752/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy on congestion charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39689/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date with Metrolink; his views on whether the planning and construction of this vital infrastructure for Fingal and Dublin city will be expedited over the next three or four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39753/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to improve rail travel for commuters in particular regarding busy rush hour peak times and sufficient carriages and timetabling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40017/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the improvements of the Road Safety Authority for the processing of court information on drivers disqualified in court; the average length of time for the national vehicle drivers’ file to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39751/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (2 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amendments made to a document (details supplied); the dates the amendments were made; the changes made; if these amendments were initiated by the military or officials in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40021/19]