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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (14 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of expenditure used to fund road safety advertisements in broadcast and print media and elsewhere for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [48623/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (14 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports a swift resolution of the difficulties currently being experienced between Aer Lingus staff and management so as to avoid industrial action, in view of the State's position as a large shareholder in Aer Lingus. [48626/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 14. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the underspend in the mental health services budget this year, which was specifically identified as ring-fenced funding; and the way commitments to increase staffing levels in mental health services can be fulfilled in view of the ongoing constraints in the Health Service Executive’s overall budget. [47945/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 23. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered reversing some of the cuts to the dental treatment benefit scheme and the dental treatment services scheme since 2010 in view of reports that considerably fewer adults are visiting their dentists and are putting off dental treatment until it is absolutely necessary. [47944/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1087 of 18 September 2013, if there has been any further progress in terms of resolving the technical and administrative measures required to commence section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; if he will further provide an up-to-date report on the work of the working group established earlier this year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is always the policy of An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to ensure that investigators appointed to examine complaints regarding the conduct of members of An Garda Síochána are in no way linked either professionally or personally to the members being investigated; if there is a register of interests for such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 540 to 545, inclusive, of 21 May 2013, if he will be recommending that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission retains more detailed statistics of the kind of request in those questions when compiling data on complaints received by that office. [48535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Proceedings (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 159. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the published findings of the Interim Report of the Child Care Law Reporting Project, if she will be introducing detailed legislative guidelines on the role and functions of guardians ad litem; if it is proposed that such guidelines would be reflective of the guidelines developed in May 2009 by the former Childrens Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Proceedings (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 160. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of expenditure incurred to pay guardians ad litem in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will provide a breakdown by the Health Service Executive area of the number of guardians ad litem who received funding or expenses from the Health Service Executive in those years. [48500/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (13 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list to be admitted to nursing homes who are seeking to avail of the fair deal scheme; and the number of patients who are currently in hospital wards across the country and who are waiting to be accommodated in nursing homes. [48501/13]

Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I would like to raise two matters of legislation or possible legislation. Many citizens regard the Supreme Court decision on the Lissadell House rights of way issue as deplorable. It seems to set a very high standard in relation to-----

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Tommy Broughan: The Tánaiste used to have an interest in the maintenance-----

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Tommy Broughan: I am just asking-----

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Tommy Broughan: I want to ask him, in response-----

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Tommy Broughan: -----to that judgment, whether the Government might examine and revisit the issue of access.

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Tommy Broughan: I am thinking, obviously, of rights of way in my own constituency in places like Howth.

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Tommy Broughan: Second, I would like to ask about the housing Bill. The Tánaiste reported to the House the other day that approximately 4,500 houses will be developed next year. There are 5,000 people on the waiting list in my own constituency, Dublin Bay North. That is just one of 41 constituencies. As the Tánaiste knows, we have a dire situation in the Dublin City Council area, in particular.

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Tommy Broughan: People have been on the housing list since 1994 or 1998. I accept that is well before the Tánaiste's time.

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Tommy Broughan: Can urgent support be given to the four Dublin local authorities, in particular-----

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Tommy Broughan: -----to help them deal with the current housing situation?