Results 761-780 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (18 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE recruitment freeze which was due to be lifted in June 2019; when the recruitment freeze will be lifted; when recruitment will recommence for vacant posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24909/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (18 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Adult Safeguarding Bill 2017; the work his officials are undertaking with regard to a regulatory framework to support such a Bill; when adult safeguarding and an independent advocacy service will be in place nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24924/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (18 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent nurse posts that Beaumont Hospital offered graduate nurses in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of posts that were accepted in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25160/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (18 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: 577. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will establish an interdepartmental group to develop a new programme of action and resources for areas experiencing cumulative disadvantage and affected by serious anti-social and criminal behaviour. [24925/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (18 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: 647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to restore child benefit for children over 18 years of age who are still attending secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25367/19]
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: The questions I had intended to ask have probably been asked anyway.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: The Bill is a timely and important tranche of legislation to protect the reputation of all aspects of higher education in this country. It also protects the students whose families often make extensive efforts to provide English language and other third level education, including students from outside the European Economic Area. As colleagues have mentioned, the protection of teachers or...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: During the recent elections, the Government did not give the Dubs a chance to vote on an elected mayor for the four Dublin local authorities. This is due to the opposition of a small group of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil councillors in Fingal County Council to the election of a mayor for the 1.4 million people of Dublin, despite the clear demand. The Government is now talking about a...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: The Government did not include Dublin.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: Ask them.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: Just ask them.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: Ask them.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to improve the levels of pay and timing of pensions and gratuities in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24358/19]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: Yesterday, we debated a Private Members' motion calling for the restoration of military allowances and the supplementary pension for post-2013 entrants and to allow members join the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU. Earlier, I recited extracts from documents presented to me by Óglaigh na hÉireann in my constituency and from other constituencies. The figures for the annual...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: We all want to know when the commission's report will go to Cabinet and when the Minister of State will give us positive news on restoration of pay and conditions for the armed forces. He has given me a detailed response on inductions and discharges from 2002. However we look at that, it makes shocking reading: year on year from 2002 to 2009 just over 4,000 people entered the Defence Forces...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach is the Minister.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: I might be there yet.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: It is not.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: One of the fundamental problems is that defence is not at the Cabinet table and the Minister of State is not a full Cabinet Minister. There is no reason we should not have a Minister for Defence and perhaps for security generally with An Garda Síochána. I want to raise very briefly, in case I do not get another chance, the incredibly low level of pensions and gratuities for...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)
Tommy Broughan: Tell us what is in the report.