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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Population (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out a census of the overall number of horses here including thoroughbreds in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; if he will indicate the way the numbers were estimated and if new horse registration arrangements are in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7694/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef, poultry, lamb and other meat products that were imported into Ireland in 2008, 2009, 2010; 2011, and 2012; if he will also indicate the reason for these level of imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7695/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Exports (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses and ponies including thoroughbreds that were exported in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7697/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of horse meat goes into the production of prepared meat dishes and nuts for dogs and other prepared foods sold for dogs through supermarkets and shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7698/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horsemeat Issues (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no thoroughbred or champion racehorses and jumpers or other Irish horses and ponies entered the Irish foodchain or were exported as horse meat;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7699/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Policy (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the manner in which checks are carried out by social workers to ensure that individuals nominated as referees for foster parent applicants are persons of good character and that they in fact themselves are in a position to provide references as to the good character of the applicant foster parents; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Crèche Facilities (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of any Health Service Executive correspondence with creche facilities in the Dublin north east area related to payment of subsidised creche places and any alterations to the funding arrangement for HSE places in local facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health the planned dates for the opening of four monitoring beds for epilepsy patients in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and the opening of a two bed epilepsy monitoring unit in Cork University Hospital in consideration of the estimate spend of €900,000 to provide these units which are currently not available to treat epilepsy sufferers. [7646/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Goods Regulation (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to designate branded drugs to treat epilepsy, anti-epileptic drugs, as exempted drugs for generic substitution in the forthcoming Health (Pricing & Supply of Medical Goods) Bill in view of the benefits for epilepsy sufferers of continuing to take the branded drugs that have been prescribed to them. [7647/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the impact on both the Exchequer and private highway operators of reduced traffic volumes on tolled sections of the national road network; his views that high traffic volumes on these sections are preferable, from a financial standpoint, to both the Exchequer and private highway operators; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (13 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the working group that has been established to review speed limits has received any representation from civic society and community groups, for example, cyclist or pedestrian groups and road safety campaigners; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Point System (12 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent new regulations which will allow insurance companies to access drivers' penalty point information from the National Vehicle Driver File; his views that penalty points accruals are being comprehensively recorded and transferred to the NVDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6715/13]

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: In accordance with Standing Order 117A (iv), the division is postponed until immediately following the Order of Business on Tuesday next, 13 February 2013.

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

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Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: I warmly welcome this Bill introduced by Deputy Catherine Murphy and congratulate her on it. It is part of her outstanding contribution to Dáil Éireann since she was elected to this house. It is sad that we are still at this stage in regard to climate change legislation. The Green Party, which was in government in the last Dáil, talked about this subject for decades. During...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the possibility of Irish Defence Forces personnel being sent to Mali as part of any EU led peace mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the participation of Irish Defence Forces personnel in the NATO led UN mandated operation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6084/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the appointment of the next Dublin City Manager; if this position will be advertised in the national and international press and all relevant EU journals; his views on when the new manager will take up their position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6521/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Statistics (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the report from An Garda Siochána that he sought in September 2012 with figures on the number of drivers involved in serious road traffic collisions in 2012; the number of those who were tested for alcohol; the number who were not tested and the reasons for not testing either at the scene, in the Garda station or in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (7 Feb 2013)

Tommy Broughan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the 22 additional intoxilysers requested by Gardaí in 2009 have been installed into the necessary stations nationally and if the 220 Gardaí due for training in its use have completed the MBRS training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6533/13]