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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 518. To ask the Minister for Health if the post of national lead on obesity management in the Health Service Executive will be filled as a matter of urgency. [33176/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 519. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services that are available in north Dublin for children aged 16 years and under in evenings after the hours of 5 p.m. and at weekends. [33177/13]

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister.

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of order, is it possible to adjourn the debate?

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for this initiative, which is good for the Parliament and I hope other Deputies will have similar facilities in the future.

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for his response. He has always been a big fan of "Star Trek" and fought one campaign, I believe, in Captain Kirk's uniform, but I did not realise he was a Time Lord as well. I know he is a football man, which is also important. I thank all the other colleagues who took part in the debate today - I have it here in my notes that the debate was to take place in the...

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: If it was left on the Order Paper, I would accept and welcome it. One of the dispiriting outcomes for us on the backbenches has been that we have debated various excellent Bills from colleagues on all sides of the House over the months as this experiment has gone on and, obviously, Members would like to present a Bill which could have a chance of becoming law or, at least, in this case would...

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: We will be expecting a book of poetry now from Deputy Colreavy.

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: The strong Lighter Later campaign was mentioned by Deputy Nulty and others. There are 80 campaigning groups across British society which are strongly of the view that the United Kingdom should move to GMT+1 and GMT+2. If one looks at the graphs of the total amount of daylight available to us in a year, the annoying part of it is that we are asleep for part of it and perhaps we do not...

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: We have a different currency.

Brighter Evenings Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thought we were going to be here until dark. The Brighter Evenings Bill 2012 has two main components. Section 2 requires the Minister for Justice and Equality to prepare and publish a report of an independent group of stakeholders addressing the costs and benefits of advancing the clocks by one hour in order that there would be brighter evenings throughout the year in Ireland. It would...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Community Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the very poor E grade awarded to the Government in the Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2013 for its unsatisfactory performance in relation to Traveller children; the positive plan of action she will put in place to improve the Government's performance regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (4 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 44. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to allocate funding for increased provision of specialised services for children with severe behavioural difficulties here, such as those with very severe behavioural disorders, many of whom continue to be placed in specialist facilities outside Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32353/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (2 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the time-frame for a referendum on the abolition of Seanad Éireann [23668/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (2 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. I understand a Referendum Commission has been established under Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne. In light of complaints made about a lack of resources available to the Referendum Commission established for the children's referendum, will the Taoiseach confirm that sufficient resources will be made available to the new commission? I welcome the Taoiseach's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (2 Jul 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to change the monetary limit at which anti-money laundering requirements are applied to the purchase of prize bonds from €25 to €100 and over to redress the imbalance in inconvenience experienced by customers wishing to purchase prize bonds as gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32143/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his Department's plans to recommend improved transport provision to and from Dublin Airport across the Northside of Dublin and within the greater Dublin area in the coming years up to 2015. [30907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures both in legislative and policy terms to tackle the problem of hit and run accidents, particularly those where there are fatalities or the persons struck by a vehicle are seriously injured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received any request from Irish embassies seeking permission to employ additional staff during the period from 1 January 2012 to date in 2013; the number of requests that have been approved, pending or refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Reductions (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of value added tax from 23% by 1.5%; his plans to reduce the higher rate of VAT in Budget 2014. [31298/13]