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Other Questions: Third Level Fees (19 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report to Dáil Éireann on his plans to reform third level fees; his plans to increase accessibility to third level courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10712/16]

Other Questions: Third Level Fees (19 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: Is the report the Minister referred to the report that was promised by the former Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan? I will deal with accessibility first. Is it not a fact that there are still important areas of the country, such as the Minister's constituency and mine, where there are postal districts in which third level take-up is still less than 20%? In areas...

Other Questions: Third Level Fees (19 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: Early intervention is clearly critical on the accessibility side to encourage deprived families to be able to support children towards third level education. Is the Minister aware of the programme that is piloted in our own constituency, the Preparing for Life programme of Northside Partnership, which revealed huge developments for children in our constituency when additional interventions...

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I appreciate the change to make a few brief remarks about the draft final report of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. I warmly thank the Ceann Comhairle for the work he has done along with all the members of the committee, and, indeed, the Oireachtas Commission staff, in bringing forward the report. In particular, I also thank Deputy Pringle, who represented many Independents on that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Programme for Government Initiatives (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will make a presentation to Dáil Éireann on the establishment of a rainy day fund for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10201/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons the Revenue Commissioners prosecuted for the offence of tobacco and cigarette smuggling in the years 2015 and 2016 to-date; the number of prosecutions currently ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10723/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting time for processing social protection claims and the number of claims pending by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10724/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Expenditure (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing 1,000 extra home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10726/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 146. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, in Dublin 9; the average waiting time; the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10727/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licences Data (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he spent the revenue raised from the television licence in 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10725/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (18 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus will initiate a recruitment process for bus drivers in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10722/16]

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: As Deputy Clare Daly is not present, I will share my time with Deputy Catherine Connolly. I am delighted to have the opportunity to make some brief remarks about this important Bill. First, I take the opportunity to wish the new Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the best in her role and urge her to work closely with her colleague, the new Minister for Housing, Planning and Local...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of order-----

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I know that the Acting Chairman is the most experienced parliamentarian in the House, but Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett is speaking to section 14, which is such a powerful section that he-----

Other Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister and the Garda Commissioner recently met community leaders from the inner city. Tonight there is to be a peace procession in an area of our capital city which is traumatised by the series of assassinations during recent months and by a perceived failure on the part of the Minister's Department to give the Garda Síochána the requisite resources to stamp it out and bring...

Other Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: Our rural colleagues have been speaking about the extensive closures of Garda stations. Do some of the Dublin Garda stations need to reopen? The former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Christy Burke, made the point about Fitzgibbon Street Garda station and asked whether a 24-7 presence was necessary there. Regarding the direction of gangland crime from outside this jurisdiction, what steps...

Other Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 7. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is taking to ensure that An Garda Síochána has sufficient resources to stop gang-related murders and crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10012/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Strategy (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to report to Dáil Éireann on her priorities for road safety, including the status of the Judge Keane ruling on section 22 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 regarding the non-production of driving licences in court and the wording of the summons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10013/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources she will allocate to the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; the timeframe for its implementation; if she will use the €10 million European Social Fund funding for the programme for employment inclusion and learning to develop programmes across Departments to resource the strategy; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (17 May 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will fill vacancies at the rank of sergeant, inspector, superintendent and chief superintendent in the Garda Síochána in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9781/16]