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Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 25, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "Export of Greyhounds 26.(1) It shall be an offence for a person to— (a) export, (b) attempt to export, or (c) assist another person in the export or attempted export, of a greyhound to a non-EU country which is not included in the white list which has been prescribed by the Minister.(2) It...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 7:In page 29, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: "Reporting on export of greyhounds 30.The Minister, in consultation with the Board, shall produce and lay before the appropriate Joint Oireachtas Committee an annual report following the end of each calendar year, which shall include the following: (a) the number of greyhounds exported from the State in...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 8:In page 30, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"(2) (a) The Minister may, at his or her discretion, grant or refuse to grant a licence for the purpose of the export of a greyhound to a country which is included on the current version of the white list on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the licence.(b) The Minister may make regulations...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Vótáil.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 25, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “List of countries to which export is permissible 26. (1) On 1 January 2020 and annually thereafter, the Minister shall prescribe by regulation a list of non-EU countries which meet minimum standards with regard to the welfare of greyhounds, and to which the licensed export of greyhounds from the...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Amendment put.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: No. I will put the amendment.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I recognise the importance of the Bill and the widespread discussions and consultations the Minister of State has had, the necessity to bring forward good governance and the establishment of Rásaíocht Con Éireann and all it entails. We do not want to unduly hold up the progress of the Bill. I still believe the amendments are reasonable. The Minister of State has said making...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (Resumed) (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: In Deputy Troy's amendment there is reference to a consultation with local residents and so on. Before the Minister went into the Seanad he had that in the previous part of the Bill, in section 20. Therefore, what is the level of consultation? There is a particular issue around this in that we are governed by European legislation, are we not? We are governed by European legislation in the...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (Resumed) (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I accept the logic of the comments Deputy O'Brien has just made on the insulation scheme and the role of DAA, but they still do not sufficiently address the big problem with the Bill, which, even at this late stage, we should repeat. I refer to the fact that the regulator, the competent authority, is hopelessly conflicted. I am reading comments sent in to us by constituents in Dublin Fingal...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (Resumed) (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 3:After "lines 14 to 16", to insert the following:"and substitute the following:'(2) The competent authority shall direct the airport authority to ensure that average noise exposure is in accordance with WHO guidelines, as applicable.'.".

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this important motion. I warmly commend Deputy Clare Daly and her staff on bringing it forward. The motion, which I have co-signed, notes the ill-treatment of women and babies in religious and State-run institutions, the forced separation of single mothers and their babies from 1922 to 1998, as well as the falsification of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 47. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the place of Ireland on the European Health Consumer Index 2018; his further views on this ranking of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20495/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 65. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the review of the long-term illness scheme; his views on whether the scheme needs to be more inclusive of other disease areas in addition to the current 16 specified long-term illness medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20496/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new proposals from the British Government regarding customs checks on trade between Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21021/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Lending (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding enabling the credit unions to provide affordable mortgages, especially for young first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21018/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations in respect of additional charges to clients of nursing homes run by the HSE and the private sector under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21016/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce eye care outpatient waiting lists and lengthy waits for cataract surgery nationally significantly in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21017/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration is being given to liaising with the local authorities under waste management and littering legislation to curb the persistent use of postering on lamp posts outside the electoral period in view of the ubiquitous presence of social media and local newspapers to publicise public meetings and events...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether market pricing across the aviation industry reflects the cost of carbon emissions in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21020/19]