Results 8,521-8,540 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (22 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 100. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the Government's plans to commemorate the Battle of Clontarf next year. [39147/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (22 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a scheme to allow sports clubs and community or voluntary groups to apply for a refund of VAT paid on the purchase of a defibrillator in view of the considerable expense incurred by such organisations in purchasing this vital piece of equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 381. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made by his Department to date in eliminating homelessness in line with the Government's pledge to end long-term homelessness by 2016. [44775/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 15 October 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of the courts in all of the districts managed by the Courts Service where motorists did not receive a conviction under the Road Traffic Acts because they instead agreed to make a donation to charity. [44726/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (17 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce measures to enable persons in receipt of carer's allowance to participate in community employment schemes or training courses provided by her Department in view of the limitations on carer's in pursuing further education, training or employment. [43132/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports provided by her Department to social welfare recipients who have a qualification in a discipline where there are limited opportunities for employment and who wish to seek third level education in another discipline so that their prospects of employment would be improved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43133/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received by his Department in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 for regional or investment aid in each of the eligible regions; and the rate of approval in respect of these applications across all regions. [43925/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Trident; the number of persons arrested and charged as part of this operation; the number of successful convictions obtained; the amount of drugs seized; and if this operation is still active. [43922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (17 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the number of vehicles seized by An Garda Síochána in the Garda R and J districts in years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [43923/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: All budgets are about choices. I strongly opposed the Labour Party entering government since I feared that serving under a Fine Gael-led Government would do fundamental damage to the people who sent my Labour Party colleagues and me to this Chamber. I always wanted a Labour-led Government only. After four austerity budgets having been implemented or planned by the Government, the core...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: It is about choices.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Banking Authority (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the Irish Government has agreed with its European Union partners that the European Banking Authority will negatively take account of support by long-term refinancing operations for forthcoming stress tests of Irish banks. [43554/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Income Data (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance the way his Department collects data on levels of wealth here; if he will now establish a commission on high incomes and wealth either as part of the Central Statistics Office or otherwise. [43558/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 272. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current average waiting time for an application for Garda vetting to be decided; if it is planned to take steps to expedite the process by, for example, moving to an online system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 273. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 138 of 26 September 2012 and 426 of 8 October 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of the courts in the 24 districts managed by the Courts Service that are enforcing section 63 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; and the level of enforcement taking place in each of those districts. [43556/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Numbers (15 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 274. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of student and work visas that were granted to workers from outside the European Economic Area in 2012 and to date in 2013. [43557/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (10 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 26 September 2013, the number of EAT awards which have been enforced through the civil courts by the enforcement services unit of the National Employment Rights Authority on behalf of employees; the nature and timeframe of the root and branch reform he has initiated to establish a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Availability (10 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the support he is providing to small and medium sized enterprises to access credit; and if he will be recommending new packages of measures to support indigenous enterprises as part of Budget 2014. [42574/13]