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Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the Minister's comments. I recall that as a backbencher, he expressed concerns regarding the repression of religious minorities, including Christians in Pakistan. In the case of Tibet, we are dealing with a 60-year history of repression of its people, their Buddhist religion and their profound and ancient traditions. Representatives of the International Campaign for Tibet made a...

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on movements for self-determination in Tibet and among the Uyghur nation of Central Asia. [19204/15]

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister had a very successful visit by the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Li Keqiang, and also met his counterpart, the Chinese Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wang Yi. Progress was made on lifting the 15 year BSE-related ban. These changes and the meeting are important and several years ago we had the visit of the Chinese President, Mr. Xi. Did the Minister raise with Mr. Wang or Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Issues (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has put forward, or has taken a role in, the development of policies to strengthen the United Nations' remit, especially in relation to states where the government, and the rule of law, have failed, or where a former government without any democratic mandate is making war on its own citizens. [19203/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has instructed his officials and Enterprise Ireland to provide all necessary support to the workers of Cadbury to save all the jobs now threatened by a proposal to move the jobs to Poland. [19241/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he and agencies under his aegis have expressed grave concerns to 3G Capital-Berkshire Hathaway, following its takeover of Heinz-Kraft-Mondelez, on proposals to reduce the Mondelez Cadbury workforce. [19242/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers accessing the Gheel Intellectual Disability Service; the current numbers on the waiting list to access Gheel services for less than 3 months, 3 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months, and over one year; the time frame for assessing applications and accessing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19238/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 298. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to; and the percentage of cuts to, local drugs task force funding for each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19239/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (19 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 299. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the level of funding for each individual drugs task force for each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19240/15]

Other Questions: Job Losses (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the status of the inter-agency group set up to deal with the proposed job losses in Mondelez-Cadbury in Coolock, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18300/15]

Other Questions: Job Losses (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: As the Minister knows, it is well over three months since there was the threat of serious job losses at Mondelez-Cadbury in Coolock. We had a meeting in his Department and an inter-agency group was supposed to be set up, to be led by Enterprise Ireland. However, I found out from workers in Liberty Hall last Friday that e-mails were not being responded to, that no meetings had been held and...

Other Questions: Job Losses (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister still does not seem to get it. The key point is that the work force in the constituency wants to have the current jobs retained and that the threat of the loss of jobs to Poland needs a response. People have asked for assistance in terms of the accounting, economic studies and supports the Department might be able to provide for the workforce. However, the Minister is clearly...

Other Questions: Job Losses (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: A long time has passed since the meeting we had at the Minister's Department, yet we have seen absolutely nothing happen. As I said, I have been told e-mails from SIPTU and the workforce have not even been replied to. I received an e-mail yesterday from the Minister and another this morning from one of the officials at Enterprise Ireland. There is foot-dragging. It is not the proactive...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 40. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the current status of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; the time-frame the Government is working with this; if an impact analysis of potential negative consequences has been developed along with examining positive outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18301/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the merits of retaining Allied Irish Banks in the State sector, in view of the failed record of the management of this bank while in private ownership. [18870/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the benefits of retaining Allied Irish Banks as a State asset, including the reported current value of the bank, and its important role in determining the net national debt of Ireland. [18871/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider retaining Allied Irish Banks in public ownership, with the bank's annual profits being used to defray the national debt, and to support Irish capital infrastructure, over the coming decades. [18872/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider retaining Allied Irish Banks in public ownership until a Government with a new mandate, after the coming general election, has had an opportunity to evaluate all aspects of the role and history of this bank in the Irish economy, and to avoid future controversies resulting from an early sell-off. [18873/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any upcoming legislation to amend the rules whereby private companies, with a significant or large number of workers and a high level of commercial activity in important markets of the economy, must produce and disseminate public accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18877/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 91. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to amend the Protection of Employees (Part-Time) Work Act 2001, and any other relevant employment legislation, to enable part-time workers to request full-time work and contracts. [18876/15]