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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints received by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 from family members of persons who were killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions where the complaint related to the conduct of the Garda or staff member; and the number of gardaí who have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to students who have been eligible for student maintenance grants for the majority of their degree, for example the first three years of a four-year degree, but then become ineligible for the grant in the latter part of their studies due to changes in the eligibility criteria. [52620/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 20 November 2013, the specific programmes or targeted measures which are being or will be put in place to support citizens, particularly younger citizens, who are in part-time employment in one field but who have academic experience or training in another field of expertise and therefore could be said...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s progress in preparing the youth guarantee implementation action plan due to be submitted to the European Union authorities this month. [52860/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have a watching brief in place on behalf of his Department into the investigation by the Scottish authorities into the cause of the recent crash of a police helicopter in Glasgow in view of the similarities in the equipment involved on helicopters used by An Garda Síochána in this jurisdiction. [52859/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 459. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 3 December 2013, if statistics will be collected on the nature and extent of training received by relative foster carers before children are placed with them; the number of children placed with relative carers on an emergency basis in the years 2012 and to date in 2013 before approval was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all amputee citizens do not have discretionary medical cards in view of the need to change costly prosthetic limbs regularly, including up to three or four times per annum for children and teenagers. [52613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 483. To ask the Minister for Health if all necessary supports are being provided to all amputee citizens living here, including those who currently hold discretionary medical cards. [52614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 484. To ask the Minister for Health where prosthetic limbs provided to patients here are sourced from; and the proportion of prosthetic limbs fitted by specialists employed by the Health Service Executive that have been made here. [52618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale underpinning the decision to increase the number of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes that will be open to tender by private operators; if he will provide details of the tendering process that will be in place for these routes. [52861/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response, with most of which I do not agree, and for his illuminating comments on the PSPR. People are conscious of the fact that public sector pensioners are on fixed incomes. As time passes and as increasing numbers of utility charges, new taxes, etc., are introduced, people in the mid to late 70s and upwards - even those who previously...

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: As the Minister knows, the Government spent almost three years working on a housing Bill, but we have no legislative underpinning for the cold weather initiative which lasts from November to March. A total of 140 people sleep on the streets and in parks, often with tragic consequences. Dublin City Council, where the Minister and I began our political careers, has approximately 20,000...

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Given his background, the Minister has a particular interest in the subject and I wonder whether he can have something expedited.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 36:In page 87, to delete lines 14 to 30.Probably one of the main responses to the budget in our e-mails and other forms of correspondence has concerned this particular provision, which now appears in section 71. I refer to the increase in the pension levy and its extension to 2015. People feel incredibly sore. Members and Oireachtas colleagues bear a special...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to speak along the same lines as the previous speakers. The real challenge facing the Government was to do something about minimum pricing. That was one of the foundation stones of Deputy Shortall’s public policy on health when she was Minister of State. She will arrive shortly for the debate. The very low price of beer and other alcohol products is a public health matter...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's work in addressing the ongoing social housing crisis; and if a more advanced level of a social housing building programme will be on his Department's agenda to address the crisis. [51810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of his Department’s expenditure allocated to approved housing bodies through funding to local authorities; the number of social housing units managed by approved housing bodies; the managerial arrangements in place in relation to local authority housing which is managed by approved housing bodies but...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent statements by UN Human Co-ordinator, Mr. James W. Rawley, regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; and the actions the Government is taking to support the people of Gaza affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis. [52349/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider holding a full evaluation of the benefits and drawbacks of implementing the next phase of the carbon tax in 2014; if he will consider a deferral of the next phase of implementation until a thorough examination of the implications and scope of the next phase of implementation has taken place. [52296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (5 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a competition will be held to appoint a new county manager for Fingal County Council; the manner in which this competition might operate; and the timeline of the competition. [52287/13]