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Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: One of the worst things that can happen to any individual or family is for their house to be flooded. Those of us who have been fortunate enough not to have experienced it are deeply sympathetic. I heard the Minister of State and Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran speak about their plans in the midlands and along the River Shannon and commend them warmly for them and bringing forward the sum of...

Other Questions: Departmental Contingency Planning (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: We were here. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will be reporting to the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. Given the Trump presidency, is tax expenditure something at which the Minister needs to look again? Last night during debate on the Finance Bill we sanctioned further tax expenditure, funding the Minister could have had but will not now have.

Other Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he is addressing the current public sector industrial unrest; his plans to address fairly the concerns of public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36366/16]

Other Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I know that the Minister had a lengthy discussion earlier with other colleagues on the Lansdowne Road agreement. It is often perceived that the agreement is effectively in tatters because of some of the Government's actions in recent months. It seems to have used a huge portion of the available space in dealing with some of the earlier public sector disputes. Is the Minister going to...

Other Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister's key responsibility is to restore the living standards of all public servants. He has mentioned the Garda deal. I am not sure what the final figure is, but some have suggested it might be €50 million which has been set aside from the little money the Minister had in the kitty. That is the overall cost. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions and SIPTU have made a request...

Other Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I believe all public servants should have access to the industrial relations machinery of the State. That is a sine qua non, on which I agree with the Minister. It is, however, his responsibility to engage with all elements of the public service. We made reference to the debate on the Finance Bill last night. I acknowledge the great support given to Members by staff of the House in...

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to approve the final flood risk management plans for the Wad, Santry, Moyne and other rivers and streams in Dublin Bay North following this summer's public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36367/16]

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for his comments. As he knows, I tried to balance the proposed budget. In fact, I gave him a surplus of approximately €4 billion.

Other Questions: Departmental Contingency Planning (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the preparations his Department is taking for the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States; the contingency planning being undertaken by his officials in view of current knowledge regarding the President-elect's policy plans; the areas he is prioritising for protection in view of the upcoming economic uncertainty in 2017 with the...

Other Questions: Departmental Contingency Planning (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: We appear to be facing a triple whammy. We previously discussed the potential impact of Brexit on revenue and expenditure. I discussed with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, quantitative easing which looks like it will taper off in 2017. The third whammy is the upcoming presidency of Donald Trump. Many of us still cannot understand how in such a close federation as the...

Other Questions: Departmental Contingency Planning (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: Has the Minister received any specific requests from Cabinet colleagues for additional funding for next year, particularly for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation? Obviously we greatly depend on foreign direct investment. Microsoft, Dell, Intel, Apple, Google and other key IT companies have their European headquarters and often African and Asian headquarters based in Ireland....

Other Questions: Departmental Contingency Planning (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister mentioned the committee on Brexit and preparing for the other challenges to the economy. I know that the Taoiseach and perhaps one or two other people have been in contact with the President-elect. Has there been any contact in the context of Irish business with those involved in the incoming presidency? We have just passed the Finance Bill. I saw the Acting...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he is managing the current public sector industrial relations environment; his plans to address the concerns of unequal pay for unequal work in addition to addressing pay restoration before the expiration of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36365/16]

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I disagree with the previous speaker. One need only look at my constituency in which there are two local authorities, Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council, which operate like totally different countries in many infrastructural, planning and other matters. There is a key need to have an all-Dublin approach for the good of citizens. A lot of people in my constituency, including that...

Other Questions: Human Rights (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: It is utterly outrageous that the European Union is remotely considering admitting a country engaged in such horrendous oppression. Almost 200 children have been killed, while cities and towns have been razed to the ground. It beggars belief. It is also a problem for us that Germany has a conflicted interest having made the refugee deal and paid large sums of money to Turkey while at the...

Other Questions: Human Rights (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures, including diplomatic, political and economic sanctions, being considered by him and his EU Foreign Minister colleagues against the current Government of Turkey following its crackdown on free speech and the media, Turkish members of parliament, the legal system, Turkish civil and public servants and the Kurdish and other...

Other Questions: Human Rights (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and the Government have protested to the Government and ambassador of Turkey against the escalating severe repression of the Kurdish population of Turkey and their political representatives in the HDP party; the steps he is taking with EU colleagues to end this repression and restore the peace process in eastern Turkey; and if he...

Other Questions: Human Rights (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I have raised with the Minister the issue of the savage oppression of the Kurdish nation and people on seven or eight occasions since he took office. In July this oppression intensified with the mass arrests of journalists, soldiers, police officers, 120,000 civil servants of all kinds, judges, 28 democratically elected mayors, the destruction of cities and the oppression of the language and...

Other Questions: Human Rights (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: We were to meet Deputy Faysal Sariyildiz, who could not travel from Brussels, but I am grateful that the Department has met the Kurdish solidarity group. I hope the conflict resolution unit, which the Minister told me about previously, is interested in this, and that those contacts will continue. I understand the European Parliament is voting today on the suspension of all talks with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commencement of Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the commencement of all sections of the Vehicle Clamping Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36470/16]