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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons from outside the European Economic Area who were refused asylum, work or study visa or residence applications by the United Kingdom authorities, and who subsequently entered Ireland from the United Kingdom and made similar applications to the Irish Government in each year from 2012 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Rate (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports that he is considering major increases in the household property tax over the lifetime of the next Dáil, and that such increases will double the property tax in the Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway urban regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the Central Bank of Ireland's report in July 2015; if the report confirms the fears of standard variable mortgage holders that their mortgage agreements are being burdened with additional interest to subsidise the cost to banks of new mortgage and loan business; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Sales (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports that online retailers of alcohol from outside of Ireland are offering lower prices, allegedly without paying the correct excise and value added tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43037/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 235. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 29 September 2015, the details of any further developments relating to investment in the computer games industry; if it will involve amendments to the Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42658/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the urgent need for dredging Howth Harbour in County Dublin; when dredging will commence; the estimated cost of the regular dredging and upkeep of the harbour; if dredging of the harbour is included in the 2016 capital Estimates or in the 2016 to 2018 capital envelope; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Coroner's Bill; when it will be progressed through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42797/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 336. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 114 of 7 October 2015 regarding the number of drug seizures by An Garda Síochána in the R district in 2014 and in 2015 to date, and the type and the monetary value of these, if the information is now available and if she will forward it to the Deputy before the Christmas recess in 2015; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 366. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for Christmas festivities for the 1,500-plus children living in hotel rooms and guesthouses; if he has directed officials to organise an event in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42586/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report to Dáil Éireann on proposed activity-based funding of hospitals in 2016; how he estimates the new system will impact on his overall budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42469/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if income conditions to obtain a medical card need to be reviewed, given concerns by citizens that the rate of interest applied to savings during income assessments is much higher than current market rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42470/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 487. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to progress the issue of the ongoing imprisonment in Egypt of a person (details supplied); the supports he is providing to the person's family here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 488. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Irish policy on the recognition of independence for Kurdistan; if he has raised the welfare and rights of the Kurdish people in his contact with the governments of Turkey, Iran and Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42880/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training and support she is putting in place for primary and secondary school teachers who are teaching children who are experiencing homelessness; if she is conducting research into this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42587/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on any recent initiatives or studies his Department or its agencies have carried out in conjunction with the Department of Health on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation from mobile telephones and given a number of health issues raised by Oireachtas communications committee reports in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 568. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department is working to ensure that citizens and families experiencing homelessness will be able to vote in the upcoming general election, given that they are not in permanent accommodation because of the housing shortage; the criteria to be followed by those persons currently at temporary addresses; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 588. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of all aspects of his planning, including modular housing, to alleviate the number of families in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Resources (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 608. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure the security of Irish oil and gas supplies and the key role being played by Whitegate oil refinery in the maintenance of energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43038/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (1 Dec 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the public safety regulations he is implementing regarding the growing usage and popularity of drone aircraft and the impact of drones on the local environment and ecosystems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42467/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (26 Nov 2015)

Tommy Broughan: Howth is one of the most beloved and visited seaside towns in Dublin and Ireland and one of the country's six national working fishery harbours. It is also the premier fishery port on the east coast with a synchro lift and repair yard. Tourism to Howth port and peninsula has increased greatly, with as many as 2,000 visitors per day and as many as 750,000 visitors per annum. Howth is an...