Results 1,821-1,840 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (7 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the deficit in DART and commuter rail rolling stock is a major factor in ongoing overcrowding on rail and DART services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that 2018 social housing construction targets will be achieved by his Department, the local authorities and housing agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46049/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (7 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the social housing construction targets for all local authorities in 2018; the number of these homes that have been completed by the end of quarter 3 in 2018; and the number to be completed by the end of 2018, in tabular form. [46050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the housing (regulation of approved housing bodies) Bill will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas in view of the fact that over 500 voluntary housing bodies are not subject to statutory regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work has taken place on a consolidation project of the Road Traffic Acts in view of the reassurances of his predecessors that such a project was under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed road traffic Bill with graduated penalties for speeding will be introduced; the concerns that remain for him regarding road safety; the legislation he will prioritise in this regard before the next election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45395/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces cadets who graduated in each of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45863/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 10 May 2018, the progress made regarding discussions in relation to the creation of a UN parliamentary assembly in view of the recent decision at the 42nd Plenary Assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44757/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in his Department are involved in discussions regarding the creation of a UN parliamentary assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44758/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is monitoring the correspondence it receives regarding Brexit; if so, the areas which are of most concern to those contacting his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44759/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking with his EU foreign Minister colleagues to address the reports of human rights violations in Xinjiang directed at the Uighur nation in north west China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the actions of Irish and EU diplomats in China in ascertaining if large numbers of Uighur citizens have been incarcerated in retraining concentration camps in Xinjiang; the actions Ireland and the EU will now take to end this illegal practice by China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45329/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Real Estate Fund (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the review of retirement funds; the way in which budget 2019 increases in the State pension may impact on pensioners with an approved managed retirement fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44710/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Lending (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the necessary easing of Central Bank restrictions on the operation of credit unions and on a role for the credit unions to provide mortgage finance to the locked out generation of home buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when structural examinations will be carried out in order to ensure that there are no safety concerns with two school buildings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45237/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 405. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered recent suggestions from a person (details supplied) that proposed Government legislation should be assessed for the likely impact on litigation; if a litigation impact assessment for all legislation being produced by his Department will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45068/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to regulate the slot machine industry here; the work being undertaken in examining the use of amusement licences on premises in which gambling occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45478/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is undertaking to address casino type gambling here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45479/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 448. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the training facilities available at both Garda headquarters and the Garda training college for the Garda driving school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (6 Nov 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 459. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on recent statistics from UNCTAD that show that total foreign direct investment inflows into the State declined by €71 billion for the first half of 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44708/18]