Results 9,141-9,160 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to receive a report from Justice Finnegan on all outstanding Priory Hall, Dublin, issues; his plan, if any, to meet Priory Hall residents as soon as the Finnegan resolution process has concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the recent UN-drafted peace deal for the Democratic Republic of Congo which has been signed by eleven African states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin City Development Plan (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish the new north fringe urban district as a strategic development zone to provide a statutory underpinning for the work of Dublin City Council and Fingal planning staff, to ensure the urgent completion of all works and services for the vast new urban district and to avoid the developer led chaos of the past;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to take action with all the relevant local stakeholders and agencies to address serious anti-social behaviour in Dublin's north inner city especially in the vicinity of public transport facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12359/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the policing strategy and resources in place for the upcoming St. Patrick's bank holiday weekend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13028/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all private residential child care centres including the names of the providers and the owners of the centres; the number of staff in each of the centres and the level of training and qualifications attained by each member of staff in such centres. [13031/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of children in the care of the State placed in private residential child care centres at present; the cost of each placement; the reasons for the selection of private providers for each placement; the duration of each placement with private providers; the level of inspection carried out by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will honour the Programme for Government commitment in terms of a revised compensation scheme for Thalidomide survivors in view of the additional entitlements recently awarded to citizens in Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom who are Thalidomide survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12920/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the further action he is planning to take to resolve all outstanding financial, medical and legal issues for survivors of Thalidomide and the Irish Thalidomide Association in view of the alleged earlier flawed report from the State Claims Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12921/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Newborn Screening Programme (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the 1.6 million newborn screening card blood samples; his views on whether the destruction of the blood sample bank may have negative implications for future preventative health research initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12559/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Statistics (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the increase in road deaths in the first quarter of 2013 to 37 in comparison to the 23 persons who lost their lives in the same period of 2012 and in view of the comments by the Road Safety Authority in relation to the increase in road fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12558/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned at incidents involving the collision of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians with Luas trams in particular in Dublin city centre; if he has been briefed by Veolia on this matter; his views on whether stricter penalties may be necessary for careless behaviour while driving, cycling or walking in view of the serious negative...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated level of non-payment of fares on public transport services including DART, Luas, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; if he will estimate the financial loss to the public transport companies of the non-payment of fares; the measures being considered to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13027/13]

Other Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the operation of the new MOMENTUM programme; his annual targets through the new programme for enabling citizens who have been long-term unemployed to access re-training and employment opportunities through MOMENTUM; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Drug Treatment Programmes (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: From what the Minister of State is saying, does it follow that if the recommendation from Dublin North East Drugs Task Force is strongly in favour of the proposal from Howth-Sutton Community Council, whatever resources are necessary and made available to the Minister of State will be made available for the project? In other words, could there not be additional resources given that the...

Topical Issue Debate: Drug Treatment Programmes (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: There is a long history of community-based drug and alcohol abuse prevention and education initiatives in Howth, Sutton and Baldoyle, as well as across the whole of the old Dublin North-East constituency. We have had a number of outstanding initiatives in this regard, including the rehabilitation and support project, RASP, in Darndale-Belcamp; the Kilbarrack Coast community programme in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the operation of any primary or post-primary computer science education programmes in EU and OECD partner States, for example, the new programming curriculum in Estonia where students from age seven upwards will be taught how to code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current number of SPSV license holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12048/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of enforcement officers attached to the National Transport Authority to invigilate the taxi sector; the number of enforcement officers as a percentage of the total number of taxi license holders, that is, the number of enforcement officers per head of the taxi population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12049/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (7 Mar 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is currently reviewing the application of traffic regulations that apply to cycle tracks; if he will clarify if traffic regulations SI 181/97, 182/97, 273/98, 274/98 define a cycle track in the same manner as other traffic lanes and if they define a duty to yield for other traffic crossing the cycle track; and if he will make a...