Results 41-60 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (17 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided in 2020 for the upgrade of the East Pier at Howth Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52882/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Biofuel Obligation Scheme (17 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of biofuel in petrol, diesel and other carbon oils; the targets regarding these percentages; the reason other countries have much higher targets; and the steps the EU is taking with regard to vehicle manufacturers supporting the movement towards high percentage biofuel blends. [52690/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (17 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure of his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under headings (details supplied); and the projects funded under B8.1 Smarter Travel/Sustainable Urban Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (17 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 635. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which childminders have been included in the consultation and development of the draft childminding action plan; the way in which the uniqueness of childminding in a non-centre based environment will be protected in the action plan; if changes can still be made to the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications Data (17 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for the invalidity pension refused in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52883/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (17 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the emergency management and fire and public safety Bill will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52880/19]

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Fourteen months ago, in the run-in to budget 2019, I advocated additional new net policy spending, including new revenues, especially for the Departments of Health, Education and Skills, Housing, Planning and Local Government, Justice and Equality, and Children and Youth Affairs. However, the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil austerity Governments since 2008 have resolutely refused to fund...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The Tánaiste was pursuing some efforts to realise a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine. We had meetings here and I know he has been in the area. Are those efforts abandoned now, given that the Israelis are now heading into their third general election in a very short time or are they still ongoing? What is the possibility? The reality is that we need to have and should work...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (12 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 19 September 2019, the status of the report on the assessment of the hare population here; if full protection will now be granted to the Irish hare; the status of the RHD2 outbreak and the control of the outbreak; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51121/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to collect and disseminate national statistics on the socio-economic backgrounds of the prison population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52414/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the data already collected and collated on the prison population including socio-economic backgrounds, levels of educational attainment, history of contact with other State services and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52415/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on detected rates for crimes; the number of crimes that relate to gang activity, murders and assaults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52470/19]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: A central item on the agenda for tomorrow and Friday is the next multi-annual financial framework, MFF, for 2021 to 2027, which was published in May. This next budget for the European Union comes at a period of great change and massive challenges posed by major migration into the Union, climate change, to which my colleagues have alluded, and coping with Brexit in Ireland's case. We are all...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I ask the Taoiseach about Dr. Johnny Connolly's report, Building Community Resilience. The reality is that the Taoiseach is neither tough on crime nor tough on the causes of crime. In terms of the Dublin South-Central constituency, that report is an indictment of the failure of the Department of Justice and Equality, the Minister and policing to be able to keep law and order and protect the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: You have lost control of the district.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Can I contribute on the same topic?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Homeless Persons Data (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time families are being kept in family hubs before being accommodated in housing; the number of exits from family hubs in each year; the reason for the exits, for example, housed, exit into HAP tenancy, exited homeless services, housed in voluntary housing body or local authority housing and so on; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Applications (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the waiting times for processing of HAP applications by each local authority; the additional resources he will release to ensure that waiting times are reduced down to one to two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51113/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the restrictions experienced by Irish citizens who do not meet the residency time limits criteria with regard to the lower tier of third level registration and tuition fees; his plans to reform the regulation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51984/19]

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak briefly on the OECD report on SME and entrepreneurship policy in Ireland. I welcome that it has been put before the Dáil. Hopefully, the Minister will move forward quickly and publish her unified strategy document for the future. Small and medium-sized enterprises are a vital part of our economy and employ over 70% of the workforce of...