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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected rental price of the co-living accommodation units; the discussions that took place in relation to co-living accommodation proposals; if he arranged consultations on the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister and I are former Dublin City Council members. He might recall that when I led the Rainbow Civic Alliance on the council, we abolished bedsits for our senior citizens and prescribed a basic one-bedroom apartment. The Minister now seems to be rushing back to an even tinier concept of living with this co-living plan, which I think appeared in Rebuilding Ireland. What...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: This is again confusing and difficult to understand. I believe Niall Cussen drafted the specific planning policy requirements - Nos. 8 and 9. The Minister is talking about single shared accommodation of 12 sq. m, which would be smaller than his office, a double or twin accommodation of 18 sq. m - a parking space for a person with a disability is 17 sq. m - and bedrooms of 8 sq. m per...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The British housing market has been characterised as shoebox living. He is becoming an advocate for such shoeboxes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I made observations.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I made observations and sought houses and apartments.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I made submissions to Rebuilding Ireland. We all did.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: This morning, we had another homicide on O'Connell Street. That follows a string of terrible murders in my constituency, the Taoiseach's constituency and across the northside generally. Nearly two weeks ago I wrote to the Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister with responsibility for communities asking if they were prepared to set up some kind of interdepartmental...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: That is the problem we have and the sooner you are gone the better.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I was not invited. Nobody outside of Fine Gael on the political side was invited.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a functioning electoral commission will be in place; the responsibilities it would have; if each local authority will be directed to run regular voter registration drives with information on the way to vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23453/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 21 May 2019, the number of personnel who entered and left, respectively, the Reserve Defence Forces by unit and corps served in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23420/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Moldova joining the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23280/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any junior or leaving certificate examinations will be assessed by computers or online instead of by written scripts read by examiners in the 2019 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23207/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances of Garda firearms and less than lethal weapons being discharged in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Witness Protection Programme (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation to the Garda witness protection programme in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has recruited all the staff required to have a nationwide 24/7 mental health service; if not, when the outstanding staff will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23278/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 200,000 extra personal assistant hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23279/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 799. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 28 May 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, on 18 April 2019, a person (details supplied) was reported as saying that gardaí will be issuing fixed-charge notices on the roadside as part of the Garda ACTIVE mobility strategy; if legislation will be needed in this...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I apologise for my absence. I had to slip out for questions to the Taoiseach in the Dáil. I thank the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council for, as always, a very interesting presentation and report. To follow on from the last point about broadening the tax base, does the council see carbon taxes of one kind or another coming to the rescue? The Dáil has adopted the Oireachtas...