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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 802. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have applied for asylum in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of asylum applications approved and refused during that period; and if he will provide the number of persons currently residing in the direct provision system. [46591/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 803. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the rate of enforcement of the speed limit on roads here by An Garda Síochána in the years 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of motorists detected having exceeded the speed limit in each of the Garda districts. [46592/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 807. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of fireworks seized by gardaí in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the monetary value of the fireworks seized in each of those years; the number of persons arrested and charged in respect of possession or misuse of fireworks; and the number of convictions obtained in respect of such offences. [46650/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 825. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of non-nationals who have acquired citizenship in the State since the year 2008 on the basis of their entry to the State that is an application for asylum; application for subsidiary protection; application for a stamp 2 visa; application for stamp 4 visa; and any other method of entry into the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN Convention on Children's Rights (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 985. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the third and fourth State reports have been finalised and sent to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; and, if not, when the reports will be finalised [45715/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 1000. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, the number of children in the care of the State; and if she will provide a breakdown of the care orders which underpinned the first placement of these children in care in each of those years, including voluntary care orders, emergency care orders, interim...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Work Staff (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 1001. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed in the Community Care Area 8 in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of vacant posts in this area at present; and if these vacancies will be filled as soon as possible. [46614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 1042. To ask the Minister for Health the health sevices and supports that are in place to support children and adults who have been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome [45717/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (5 Nov 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 1240. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has an upright MRI scanner in its possession to facilitate MRI scans to take place on patients who, due to an underlying medical condition, are unable to lie still to undergo a scan in a regular MRI scanner and who instead would be better suited to using an upright scanner [46985/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Acting Chairman, and it is good, as always, to see him in the Chair.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: The Acting Chairman must give me extra time for my courtesy. On budget day, the spin from the Government benches was that the Department of Social Protection had "escaped" with net cuts limited to €226 million, rather than the €440 million that had been bruited in the media for many weeks. In fact, adjustments of €290 million are set out in the 2014 expenditure...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Yes. We were all together in Labour Left and I believe Deputy Stagg was our leader at the time. We set out the "dirty dozen" cuts of Charlie McCreevy, who was from the Acting Chairman's constituency, and lambasted Fianna Fáil for doing that to the people. It is sad that the Labour Party would be associated in any way with doing that this evening. I note the presence of a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the areas of priority identified by his Department in developing the renewable energy sector here; the targets set by his Department for the proportion of Ireland's energy stock to be provided by wind power, tidal power, solar power and bio-fuels respectively in 2016; the level of progress achieved by his Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (24 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the community projects in the greater Dublin area which will receive support as part of the recently announced allocation of €13 million from his Department towards community energy projects under the better energy scheme administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I join with my colleague Deputy Keaveney in commending the work of all our local government officials around the country. In my own case, these are the officials of Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council. However, we need a dynamic elected leadership at all the major levels of local government. One of the most positive aspects of the Bill, which I strongly welcome, is contained in...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Yes, I might consider going all right.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Yes, or Councillor Dermot Lacey who has had a great interest in this matter for many years. Vincent Browne used to refer to the lord mayors as "toy town mayors".

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: He thought of standing for Fine Gael in my constituency, but when push came to shove he did not do it. As I said, Vincent Browne used to refer to mayors and lord mayors as "toy town mayors" because they only had a year in office with limited powers. My preferred model was to have a mayor with strong executive powers for all of the Dublin area. I hope that what will emerge is a mayor...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Concern has been expressed about the proposed reform under Part 5 in regard to the financing of local authorities. Radical reform of the property tax to facilitate this is not provided for in the Bill. While it provides that local authorities may vary the tax by 15%, it does not address how many local authorities will sustainably fund themselves. I heard what the Minister had to say last...

Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.