Results 5,461-5,480 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of local authority land zoned and planning permission granted for up to 52,600 residential units; if funding has been released to local authorities to begin immediate building of these units; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6900/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 787. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the barriers to local authorities beginning immediate large-scale builds of social and affordable housing estates in areas of highest demand; how he is addressing these barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6901/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 788. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the monetary limits to be spent on refurbishing local authority units; the reason these limits are set; the number of voids that have not been upgraded due to these limits; the length of time they have been empty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 789. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the uptake of the housing assistance payment across the local authorities; the reason local authorities are not taking the initiative in sourcing housing assistance payment residential units but, instead, vulnerable prospective tenants are attempting to source landlords for the housing assistance payment; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 841. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to contact the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 4.55 p.m. Bray to Howth Dublin Area Rapid Transit, DART, service or to implement other measures to end overcrowding on the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6454/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 845. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual subvention to Iarnród Éireann in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6633/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (14 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 846. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual subvention to Bus Éireann in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6634/16]

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: I was delighted to support the nomination of Deputy Ruth Coppinger. It was historic for Dáil Éireann, as was the previous nomination of Deputy Boyd Barrett. I have always believed in the unity of the broad left and I had hoped, through the decades, that my former party would have been the fulcrum of such a broad left Government or even led such a Government. I was elected as a...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: The conservative parties can do that, although I would be happy to oppose them. If, however, they do not come together-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: -----there is an obligation on the Right2Change parties and progressive independents and parties to put together a Government in this State. One or other of the conservative parties should see what it can do in supporting such a Government, which would be very dynamic.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: In the past, some of the Deputies from the left have often been the most effective Ministers.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will give the 790 families residing in hotel emergency accommodation the opportunity to take part in Census 2016; if he will regard these families as visitors to the State and have them recorded as such; how he will manage the logistics of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5726/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Support Services (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting lists for advocacy for persons with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5887/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of education, training and work experience places delivered on the various schemes and programmes under the European Union Youth Guarantee in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5936/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age who have been offered and completed a personal progression plan under the European Union Youth Guarantee in 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5937/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the First Steps youth developmental internship, including the number of participants who have commenced the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5938/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age who have or are participating in the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5941/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of monitoring visits which have been conducted in respect of the JobBridge scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5942/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints received concerning the JobBridge scheme since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5943/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (6 Apr 2016)

Tommy Broughan: 92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance or who are signing for credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5939/16]