Results 7,121-7,140 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (15 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on whether hepatitis C sufferers are exempt from paying water charges. [39462/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (15 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests his Department has received from Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council since 1 January 2014 seeking permission to employ additional staff; and the number of these requests which were approved, pending and refused. [39463/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (14 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has asked An Garda Síochána to carry out a cost benefit evaluation of its performance in promoting road safety in 2013 and to date in 2014 in view of the serious rise in casualties on Irish roads in 2013 and the fact that deaths from road collisions are only marginally decreased to date in 2014 compared to the level...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (14 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 293. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average processing times for Irish Water to deal with queries from citizens. [39460/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (14 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of high visibility jackets and other high visibility clothing items which have been distributed by the Road Safety Authority on an annual basis since 2006; and if he will report on the cost to the Exchequer of these items for each of the years in question. [39055/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (14 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has asked the Road Safety Authority to carry out a cost benefit evaluation of its performance in promoting road safety in 2013 and to date in 2014 in view of the serious rise in casualties on Irish roads in 2013 and the fact that deaths from road collisions are only marginally decreased to date in 2014 compared to the...

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: When Members get their budget books next Tuesday, will there be a separate Vote for the Office of Tánaiste? Is it the case that the Office of the Tánaiste is returning to the sort of structures that obtained when former Deputy Spring was Tánaiste? When will the social welfare Bill come before Members? When the Tánaiste and I entered this House, the Deputy behind her,...

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Tánaiste take the opportunity afforded by the introduction of the social welfare Bill to start to reverse this?

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: There is no Tánaiste's Vote.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: However, there have been a lot of cuts.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Tánaiste should not believe the ESRI.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider reforming the process of appointment for ministerial private secretaries to have more transparency in the appointments or to have it overseen by the Commissioners for Public Service Appointments or the Public Appointments Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38010/14]

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important legislation which outlines some fundamental reforms of industrial relations and employment law. I have concerns about the resources allocated to the National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, and the inspection-enforcement area. A few months ago, the Minister told me there were only 100 inspectors to police a workforce of almost 2...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is not even in the Cabinet.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1258 of 17 September 2014, if she will provide further details regarding the manner in which the new model of allocating resources to children with special needs will be developed; when it is expected that the full and comprehensive consultation with stakeholders and education partners, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans that more detailed information guidelines for parents and guardians of children and young persons with autism spectrum disorder will be published by the National Council for Special Education when it produced its policy advice on educational supports for children with autism spectrum disorder in spring 2015. [37878/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer from decreasing the excise duty on a litre of petrol by 5 cent and decreasing the excise duty on a litre of diesel by 3 cent. [38435/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the works which have been carried out at Howth Harbour under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure capital development programme in the years 2013 and to date in 2014. [38438/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to recommend the introduction of a new knife amnesty to address the increase in serious incidents of knife crime. [38436/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to roll out the new Garda community policing initiative particularly in the Garda R and J districts. [38437/14]