Results 6,101-6,120 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons who have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the Youth Guarantee in 2014 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27281/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of case officers in her Department working directly with jobseekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27282/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the eligibility criteria of community employment for jobseekers under 25 years of age, arising from the experience in a pilot programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a social responsibility levy on drinks manufacturers, as recommended by the national substance misuse strategy group and the National Youth Council of Ireland; if he will consider this revenue raising measure as part of the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27287/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail compliance with the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996; the number of completed inspections; the number of compliant inspections; the number of prosecutions initiated; the number of convictions in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27286/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 346. To ask the Minister for Health the delay for funding for a wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason a person with a disability, requiring a wheelchair would be expected to wait for more than one year for the wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons awaiting wheelchairs for more than three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, and 18 months, in the years 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date; the reasons for these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27248/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on funding allocated to a service (details supplied) in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if further moneys will be allocated to meet the demand for services; if he will consider proposals from families and carers affected to increase funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health following the appointment of a Minister of State with responsibility for drugs and the current increase in cases of human immunodeficiency virus among intravenous drug users, if he will reconsider his position on the reported potential positive impact of medically supervised injection centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 407. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the draft health (injecting centres) Bill 2015 devised by the Ana Liffey Drug Project and the supporting documentation; his views on the Bill; if the Bill or similar legislation will be introduced before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27536/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 408. To ask the Minister for Health the collaboration taking place with the Department of Justice and Equality (details supplied) in relation to legislation and proposals for the introduction of medically supervised injecting centres in view of the reported success of such centres in Sydney, Australia, and in Portugal in reducing the numbers contracting human immunodeficiency syndrome, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application (details supplied) to provide preschool services for children with autism in September 2015; if she will expedite a decision given the very short timeframe to report on the delay in making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27244/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Professional Fees (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the concerns of community and voluntary training providers at the proposed fees for engagement and validation of qualifications by Quality and Qualifications Ireland, in particular the impact of such fees on the capacity of organisations to provide education and training programmes for disadvantaged groups; her plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department is taking to address the non-progression of up to 7,000 students from first year to second year at third level, as reported by the Higher Education Authority last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27285/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 527. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the number of families who have not previously been involved with any social services and are now experiencing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27245/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will meet the Irish Housing Network as requested by this Deputy in an e-mail on 22 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27246/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (7 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the basis for the allocation to each local authority of €4.84 million for register of electors costs in 2014; if it is allocated on a per capita basis, or in relation to vouched staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27288/15]

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the opportunity to make a brief contribution on the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015. I welcome the provision to abolish imprisonment for non-payment of fines, which has been a particularly problematic issue for the Prison Service in the case of smaller fines. The legislation repeals sections of the Debtors (Ireland) Act 1872 on imprisonment for non-payment. When the Law Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (2 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will be making the promised capital expenditure statement; his key priorities for public capital expenditure over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26111/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (2 Jul 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding provided to benefacts.ie given that this service is already being provided by the underfunded charitiesregulatoryauthority.ie, the website of the Charities Regulatory Authority; the reason the decision was made to provide €1.95 million to benefacts.ie in lieu of supporting charitiesregulatoryauthority.ie; if this...