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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour (14 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 432. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail will launch a new confidential text message scheme for members of public to report anti-social behaviour on the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (14 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for all social welfare payments as of 3 May 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20526/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I would say the committee has discussed it already. Unfortunately, I was caught asking business questions in the Dáil but I welcome the witnesses to the committee and we obviously have to consider carefully the key recommendations they will bring forward.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: They are not saying that. They are saying we should do it step by step.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: What about the point on the other jurisdictions? The Minister should give us examples from where Granahan McCourt operates.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Where?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: We need that information.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Will the House get a chance to approve or disapprove this decision of the Government?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister agrees the House should have a say.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: If we look back 15 years ago, and I was a communications spokesperson at the time, we were examining exemplar projects abroad. I recall one involved the state of Alberta in Canada, which has a population similar to ours but is three or four times the physical size of the Republic. The Minister said there were 16 exemplars he can give where this roll-out took place. I would like to know...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I believe all citizens of our republic, whatever their location, should have access to the same level of public services, and that includes broadband facilities. As we heard earlier, it is clear that if the Fianna Fáil Government under Bertie Ahern and Mary Harney had not privatised Eircom 20 years ago in 1999, a State-wide roll-out of Internet infrastructure would probably have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and location of fish farms around the country; the number of inspections at these fish farms each year since 2016; the reason for the decision to rescind a fish farm licence under section 68 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that at least 40 Irish and UK born and trained greyhounds are allegedly being kept in poor conditions for breeding in China; the resources he will make available for the repatriation of Irish greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19047/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (9 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when all sections of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay of commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20224/19]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: One interesting point made by the AHB group, the Housing Alliance, in its presentation this morning was that many young housing professionals tend to choose to work for AHBs rather than for the councils. That is a very interesting point. Staff in the council tend to be generalists whereas people who specialised in housing administration during their education tend to work for the AHBs. The...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 23:In page 16, to delete lines 30 to 32.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 24:In page 16, lines 34 and 35, to delete all words from and including “Section 123” in line 34 down to and including line 35 and substitute the following: “Section 123 of the Act of 2004 is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (7):“(7) The Board shall publish, in such manner as it thinks fit, in an anonymised...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 16:In page 15, line 3, to delete “28 days” and substitute “90 days”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 17:In page 15, line 7, to delete “28 days” and substitute “90 days”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 18:In page 15, line 15, to delete “28 days” and substitute “90 days”.