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Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Autism Support Services
Thomas P. Broughan
359. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding per student in ASD special classes in primary schools; the amount of funding provided per student in secondary schools; his plans to remedy the disparity in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35454/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Autism Support Services
Thomas P. Broughan
360. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of inspections of ASD special classes in primary schools and secondary schools; the number of inspections that have taken place by county in tabular form; if specialist inspectors are employed for such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35455/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Disability Services Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
523. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his timeframe to ratify the optional protocol of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35635/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Law Reform Proposals
Thomas P. Broughan
606. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the issue of litigation funding and access to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35632/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Garda Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
642. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 12 February 2019, if he will report on Garda Operation Disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36119/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Thomas P. Broughan
643. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 26 February 2019 to which no reply was received, the number of juvenile anti-social behaviour orders in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 under Part 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36120/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Misuse of Drugs
Thomas P. Broughan
644. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 544 of 26 March 2019 (details supplied), if he now has to hand the report on crack cocaine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36121/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Garda Transport Data
Thomas P. Broughan
645. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 8 May 2019 to which no reply was received, the number of marked and unmarked cars and motorbikes attached to the north Dublin roads policing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36122/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Road Traffic Offences Data
Thomas P. Broughan
646. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 229 of 5 March and 545 of 8 May 2019 to which no reply was received, the number of drivers summoned for driving while disqualified; the number convicted and the penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36123/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Garda Resources
Thomas P. Broughan
647. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 22 May 2019 to which no reply was received, if he will seek additional resources for traffic policing in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36124/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Garda Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
648. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 28 May 2019 to which no reply was received, if he will report on Garda Operation Coatee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36125/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Garda Warrants
Thomas P. Broughan
649. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of committal warrants issued to gardaí in the R district in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of such warrants executed within 60 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36129/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Disability Services Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
997. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a multi-annual funding model for organisations in the disability sector, as advocated by the multi-annual investment programme proposal of the Oireachtas disability group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35634/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
1019. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all staff in HSE nursing homes are appropriately vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35717/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Thomas P. Broughan
1183. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 894 of 26 March 2019, to which no reply was received, when a reply will issue regarding waiting times for early intervention teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36126/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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HSE Properties
Thomas P. Broughan
1184. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 844 of 26 March 2019, to which no reply was received from Beaumont Hospital, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36127/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Farm Inspections
Thomas P. Broughan
1381. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on farming premises in 2018, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34945/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Harbours and Piers Development
Thomas P. Broughan
1424. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when construction works on the middle pier upgrade at Howth Harbour will commence; the length of time the project will take to complete; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36128/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Energy Conservation
Thomas P. Broughan
1502. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has no more funding available for its deep retrofit pilot programme; if applicants for the programme have been informed; the actions he will take to assist applicants in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35451/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Biofuel Obligation Scheme
Thomas P. Broughan
1515. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered introducing a biofuels obligation in the home heating sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35630/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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National Broadband Plan
Thomas P. Broughan
1517. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the network to be built under the national broadband plan will be in public ownership as recommended by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35715/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Electric Vehicles
Thomas P. Broughan
1518. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined the roll-out of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and incentives for persons to change to EVs in other jurisdictions, in particular Scandinavia, which may provide templates for action here to decarbonise transport systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35716/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Road Safety Strategy
Thomas P. Broughan
1588. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking on road safety and drink driving following reports on 18 and 19 August 2019 of low conviction rates in some parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35676/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Early Childhood Care and Education Staff
Thomas P. Broughan
1690. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure that workers in early years facilities earn at least the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35629/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Child and Family Agency Data
Thomas P. Broughan
1692. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of complaints by category and county received by Tusla 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. [35674/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure
Thomas P. Broughan
1694. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the number of programme weeks in the early childhood care and education programmes by two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36130/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
Thomas P. Broughan
1840. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce amendments to section 263 or other sections of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in relation to the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35627/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Meals Programme
Thomas P. Broughan
1841. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the hot school meals pilot project; her plans to roll out the service to all primary schools in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35628/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Private Rented Accommodation
Thomas P. Broughan
1930. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority to carry out inspections of private rented dwellings in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34940/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Private Rented Accommodation
Thomas P. Broughan
1931. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason improvement notices have not been issued in respect of all private rented dwellings which failed to meet the regulatory requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Private Rented Accommodation
Thomas P. Broughan
1932. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of improvement notices in respect of private rented dwellings which resulted in the carrying out of the prescribed works and successful passing of the follow-up inspection by the local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34942/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Private Rented Accommodation
Thomas P. Broughan
1933. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of tenancies which have ended as a result of the private rented dwelling failing the local authority inspections; the proportion of same which were registered HAP properties in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34943/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Housing Assistance Payment
Thomas P. Broughan
1934. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the criteria used to determine whether a housing assistance payment, HAP, property has passed or failed a standards inspection by the local authority for the purposes of HAP eligibility; the local authorities that employ the building standards regulations in respect of such inspections, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Homeless Persons Data
Thomas P. Broughan
1962. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of deaths of homeless persons by county in each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Local Authority Staff
Thomas P. Broughan
1979. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of engineer position staffing requests under each engineer grade received from either Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number received that were approved, pending or refused, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36131/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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An Bord Pleanála Data
Thomas P. Broughan
1980. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget for An Bord Pleanála in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36132/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Vehicle Registration
Thomas P. Broughan
145. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the regulations on the registration of motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31886/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Carbon Tax Yield
Thomas P. Broughan
147. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the expected yield in budget 2020 from increasing carbon taxes to €30, €40 and €50 per tonne, respectively; the way in which he plans to introduce incremental increases to bring the tax up to €80 per tonne by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33190/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Data
Thomas P. Broughan
192. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue which could be achieved by increasing the number of inspectors and auditors employed by the Revenue Commissioners by an additional 100 and 200 persons, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32922/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Data
Thomas P. Broughan
193. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from the introduction of a plastics levy; if this is being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Yield
Thomas P. Broughan
194. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the projections on additional tax yield if excise duties on petrol and diesel were equalised in budget 2020, by budget 2021, 2022 and 2023 in 2020 or in stages from 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32924/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Data
Thomas P. Broughan
195. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from the introduction of an aviation fuel tax of 1%, 3% and 5% respectively; the measures he is taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32925/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Data
Thomas P. Broughan
196. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from the introduction of a climate action responsibility levy added to corporation tax of 1%, 3% and 5%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32926/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Data
Thomas P. Broughan
203. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from the introduction of a 10% social responsibility levy on alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33140/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Data
Thomas P. Broughan
204. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield by increasing the tax on kerosene by 2%, 5% and 7%, respectively; the tax currently on kerosene used as a propellant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33141/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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National Educational Psychological Service Staff
Thomas P. Broughan
327. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided for at least an additional 20 NEPS psychologists to achieve his target for such posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33393/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Teacher Supply
Thomas P. Broughan
436. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the analysis on teacher supply panels for primary schools; if such panels will be in place for the September 2019 term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32011/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Education Policy
Thomas P. Broughan
437. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional release days for teaching principals will be provided for in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Special Educational Needs Data
Thomas P. Broughan
438. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools directed in June and July 2019 to provide special classes in September 2019; the number of such schools per county; the additional resources to be provided to the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Schools Administration
Thomas P. Broughan
439. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant administrative status to principals of schools with two or more special classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32014/19]