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Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: There are queues of homeless people.

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: We will visit the homeless families in the hotels and guesthouses.

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: Every weekend I meet families whose deadlines for eviction are in a few weeks or few months time. For some it was the end of January, now it is the end of February or the end of March, April, May and so on. Many of these families facing eviction have children some of whom are up to the late teens. Some mothers and fathers bring these children with them to my information clinics. It is sad...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Revenue Commissioners' compliance programme regarding the transfer of pensions funds off-shore; and if an audit of overseas pension transfers has taken place at banks in majority or minority public ownership. [4609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 81. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to have a recruitment drive for the Army. [5152/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on Garda operation Acer; the number of persons arrested and charged to date under this operation; the number of successful convictions obtained to date under this operation; and if she will provide extra resources to this vital operation. [5147/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda traffic corps in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [5148/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars, marked and unmarked vans, and marked motorcycles that were assigned to the Garda traffic corps in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [5149/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 134. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons currently on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the average waiting time to see the consultant; and the steps being taken to reduce the waiting time. [5150/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of patients who failed to turn up for appointments, or alert hospitals of their inability to attend in public hospitals in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and the international comparison rates for this phenomenon in health systems, for example, the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. [5151/15]

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I want to raise the issue of home zones, in the urban situation, where speed limits would be painted on the road specifically and when one goes off the main road that it would become a specific zone, perhaps set at 25 km/h, where there would be children, seniors, people walking, and so on. Is the Swedish road safety strategy, Vision Zero, something the Minister could give some thought to?...

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: One could argue that the level of casualties in recent years suggests making that type of change and leaving too much to the driver's discretion is the wrong way forward. Perhaps a scenario where people specifically know the speed limit on a road is the right way to go. People live on minor rural roads and their safety as pedestrians is also of paramount importance. Is this something the...

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed changes of speed signage for rural roads from a specific speed limit to drive carefully; and his plans for a much clearer speed limit and on-road signage on all national and local roads and streets in 2015. [4290/15]

Other Questions: Road Signage (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: I am supportive of the comments made by other Deputies on the issue of metro. I also made a strong submission to the Deputy's consultation in that respect. We have had a disastrous start to the year as regards road safety. The numbers of deaths on the road are slightly down at this stage but it was a disastrous beginning. There is concern among road safety activists, some of whom both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the discrepancies occurring when drivers fail to produce their licences in court, when drivers fail to surrender their licences and when judges omit to announce the number of penalty points in court. [4289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Refunds (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the current one-year backlog for processing PRSI refunds; and the measures that will be put in place to ensure citizens receive entitled refunds in a timely manner. [4889/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Restructuring (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the call for a eurozone debt conference in response to the recent Greek election result; and his further views on chairing such a conference in Dublin [4900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Write-downs (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the likely impact on the Irish fiscal situation from a write-down of Greek debt of the suggested minimum order of 50% in view of the Irish loan of €350 million to Greece, which he has referred to recently; and if he will take a leading role in ensuring economic justice for the Greek persons. [4901/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Write-downs (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the net benefits which may accrue to Ireland from significant write-offs of Greek debt during 2015, especially in view of his and the Irish Government's piggybacking on the successful earlier efforts of previous Greek Governments to reduce repayment interest rates and alleviate repayment conditions. [4902/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (3 Feb 2015)

Tommy Broughan: 356. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the information and meeting request sent to her by representatives of a committee (details supplied); and if she will meet this committee. [4678/15]