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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 501. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the large public service vehicles Bill will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3920/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the number of staff based in Kilbarrack and Coolock, Dublin 5, will be increased; the grades that will be assigned to these positions; the dates on which they will be recruited or allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3924/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give consideration to backdating the arrears payments to pensioners affected by the budget 2012 rate band changes back to January 2013; the estimated cost of the restoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4324/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the outstanding fire safety works being completed at residential complexes nationally; the status of the remedial works; his views on whether there are fire safety concerns for units; if so, the timeframe for making these buildings fire safe; his plans for further legislation or a commission of investigation in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Management (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1121 of 15 January 2019, when the terms of office of the chief executive officers commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4314/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if building regulations will ensure that all new houses and apartments being built nationally will be zero carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (29 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 619. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff working in the National Parks and Wildlife Service as of 1 January 2017, 1 January 2018 and 1 January 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3921/19]

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: At the end of the day, local people know best. The major problems that dramatically affect the Dublin region, including the shocking lack of affordable and social housing, the very backward state of the poor transport system compared to those in other European capitals of similar size and in the erratic ad hoc developer-led planning system, may all be traced back to a lack of vigorous local...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Who would have led them.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I found the Minister of State's speech disappointing and lacking ambition. He submitted his paper, Local Authority Leadership, Governance and Administration, and he considered many of the key aspects of setting up devolved directly elected administrations. I very much welcome the possibility that mayors will be elected in Cork City Council, Limerick city and county and in Waterford. As I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (24 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he will undertake by the end of 2019 to curb single use plastic goods; the measurable targets for each quarter of 2019 in relation to same; the discussions he is having with other Departments in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Schemes (24 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher education access route places offered in universities and colleges here each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/19]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have a brief opportunity to speak about this important Bill. It is long overdue. It is probably about 30 or 35 years overdue and it certainly does not go remotely far enough to vindicate tenants' rights and create a fair rental market in this country but even the small steps in this Bill are welcome as an attempt to begin to remedy the worst deficiencies in tenancy law and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Yesterday we learned from our colleague, Deputy Colm Brophy, Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight, that the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Watt, had refused to come before the committee to speak to it about what is a major project for, considering the massive overspend in the area of health. In particular, we have an interest in the huge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (23 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 136. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 707 and 708 of 15 January 2019, the way in which there will be an increase of 170,000 personal assistant hours over the 2018 target without an increase in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3158/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Taoiseach if Cabinet committee F (National Security) has recently met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2496/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (22 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 95. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for a general service recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces Reserve in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2619/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 277. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extra funding secured in 2019 for each of the State agencies under the remit of her Department for the recruitment of extra Brexit related staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2497/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocation to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2498/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 348. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a catch-up vaccination programme for all children in relation to the meningitis B strain in view of recent cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2436/19]