Results 8,721-8,740 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, based on the name of the institution and the time period involved, the total number of prisoners in each of the prisons managed by the Irish Service who are locked up for 23 hours per day; for 22 hours per day and for between 18 and 22 hours per day. [31296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda districts here currently without a Garda Superintendent. [31297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking with his Department to reduce the waiting period for patients seeking a neurology appointment here which is reportedly in the region of one year at present; and if he will be bringing forward an implementation plan for the National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015 published in...

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

Tommy Broughan: 298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to promote Irish walking tourism both within and outside Ireland in 2013 and 2014. [31299/13]

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

Tommy Broughan: 299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who have downloaded the taxi driver check app since it was launched earlier this year. [31300/13]

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

Tommy Broughan: 300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the most recent safety consultation at Dublin Airport took place and if he will provide a brief report on the matter. [31301/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations Upgrade (27 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the Chief Executive Officer of Iarnrod Eireann to re-open the passenger lift at Raheny DART station. [31302/13]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has recently discussed the conflict in Syria with Prime Minister David Cameron or with other heads of State from the member countries of the EU; and if he will report on any such discussions. [25465/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the engagements of his Department's officials with their counterparts in the European Union and elsewhere in respect of the ongoing protests in Turkey; if he will be recommending engagement between Governments of the European Union Member States and the authorities in Turkey to resolve the ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will seek increased funding for his Department in Budget 2014 in respect of the student assistance fund for the coming academic year in view of the increased financial difficulties being reported by third level student students and their families as the student contribution fee has increased. [31148/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider amending the application process for student maintenance grants to make it more flexible for a third level student under the age of 23 years who wishes to apply in their own right for a grant because they are not financially dependent on their parents. [31149/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to commission a study on the impact of cuts in Exchequer spending on third level education, particularly in the area of maintenance grants, on students and families and the quality of third level education in Ireland and the international reputation of Ireland's universities. [31151/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Expenditure (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that there will be no further cuts to the back to education allowance scheme in Budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31150/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (26 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent changes to the timetable on the Bus Éireann route 115, Dublin-Mullingar-Longford, and cuts to services on that route; and if the changes were sanctioned by his Department or by the National Transport Authority. [31147/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales Legislation (25 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 94. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in bringing forward reforms to amend legislation in respect of the sale of alcohol to tackle the problem of binge drinking and over-consumption of alcohol [30360/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 136. To ask the Minister for Health the current level of expenditure on agency staff both in hospitals and care institutions; the way his Department is working with the Health Service Executive to reduce the expenditure on agency staff and to offer more permanent employment positions to nursing and other care staff with the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Armenian Genocide (25 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to formally recognise the Armenian genocide of 24 April 1915 in which more than one million Armenian citizens were tortured and killed as has been recognised by the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and a number of Member States in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Protocol Ratification (25 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [30851/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 11 June 2013, if it was intended that siblings in a family receiving assistance under the July provision scheme would be of a similar ability so that only one tutor would be allocated to the family; his plans to make changes to the application process for the scheme for families in which there are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (25 Jun 2013)

Tommy Broughan: 480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hit and run collisions in which there were fatalities which occurred in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 here; the number of persons seriously injured in hit and run collisions during this period; and the number of hit and run collisions in which there was significant damage to vehicles recorded during this period. [30690/13]