Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

265. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51570/19]

Garda Reports

Thomas P. Broughan

272. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 2018 annual report of An Garda Síochána will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51645/19]

Garda Recruitment

Thomas P. Broughan

273. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of competitions for Garda members to join the north Dublin roads policing unit held in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51646/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

287. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 17 September 2019, if the report is now to hand in view of the fact An Garda Síochána has confirmed it was answered on 14 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51709/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

288. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Courts Service will provide direct data on disqualified drivers in court to the national vehicle drivers file electronically in view of the fact that the new handheld devices have been rolled out to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

300. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget and number of staff working in her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51559/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

399. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51568/19]

Home Care Packages Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

456. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 411 and 412 of 3 December 2019, the breakdown of the home care budget for CHO9; the funding allocated, for example, to the provision of hours, administration in CHO9 and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51814/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

486. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51558/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

512. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51561/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

532. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51573/19]

Traffic Management

Thomas P. Broughan

538. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Dublin city centre resignalling project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51648/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

545. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the Road Safety Authority, RSA, of using an external provider to carry out the task of manually inputting the data received from the Courts Service on court disqualifications by year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51708/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

546. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the data and information on the national vehicle drivers file will be made available via direct feed to An Garda Síochána for their handheld devices; when the process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51711/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

565. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget and number of staff working in her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51560/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

590. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51572/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

627. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the budget and number of staff working in her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51565/19]

Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

Thomas P. Broughan

643. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of discussions for pensions for persons (details supplied); the changes she will make to the Pensions Act 1990 and Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 to assist the pensioners in accessing pension payments. [51791/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

674. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

693. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budget and number of staff working in her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51562/19]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Data

Thomas P. Broughan

34. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects and groups receiving funding under the social inclusion and community activation programme in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50422/19]

Community Development Initiatives

Thomas P. Broughan

37. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) distributed by a union; the measures he will introduce to support the community development sector in view of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50423/19]

Defence Forces Training

Thomas P. Broughan

43. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the skills for life employment support scheme; the overall budget; the number of participants to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50743/19]

Third Level Institutions Governance

Thomas P. Broughan

105. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Code of Governance for Irish Universities 2019; the date by which the universities must apply the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50749/19]

Garda Resources

Thomas P. Broughan

131. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional funding provided for extra Garda resources in 2020 in view of recent events in the Border region and in northside areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50710/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Thomas P. Broughan

177. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the status of the development and implementation of the code of governance for local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50750/19]

Voluntary Sector

Thomas P. Broughan

178. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the independent review group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50751/19]

Youth Services Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

330. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the 2020 funding allocations for youth organisations under the youth service grant scheme will be made and communicated to beneficiaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50719/19]

Youth Services Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

331. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to launch the new targeted youth funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50720/19]

Climate Action Plan

Thomas P. Broughan

332. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposed special fund for youth action on climate justice announced on 9 October 2019; the objectives of the fund; the allocation to the fund; the timetable for the establishment of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50721/19]

Youth Services

Thomas P. Broughan

333. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the national quality standards framework for youth projects and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50722/19]

National Youth Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

334. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for a new national youth strategy when the current strategy comes to an end in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50723/19]

Children and Young People’s Policy Framework

Thomas P. Broughan

335. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the membership of the Children and Young People’s Policy Consortium; the number of meetings of the consortium in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the overall attendance record of each member since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50724/19]

National Youth Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

336. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 1.3 in the national youth strategy to identify ways in which arts, culture, sports and youth organisations can co-operate at a local level to enhance quality and developmental opportunities for young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50725/19]

National Youth Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

337. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 2.4 in the national youth strategy to strengthen co-operation between formal education and non-formal learning sectors to address early school leaving, including the use of flexible, youth-friendly approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50726/19]

National Youth Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

338. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 2.5 in the national youth strategy to develop a national system for the recognition of non-formal and informal learning in line with the EU Council recommendation in 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50727/19]

National Youth Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

339. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 5.5 in the national youth strategy to increase young persons' political engagement through the promotion of voter education programmes and other initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50728/19]

Youth Work Supports

Thomas P. Broughan

340. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the work of the North-South Education and Training Standards Committee for Youth Work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/19]

Departmental Reviews

Thomas P. Broughan

341. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposed restructuring of her Department; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50730/19]

Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations

Thomas P. Broughan

342. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action her Department has taken to date to implement the recommendation in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs report on tackling child obesity in November 2018 that the Government should endeavour to ensure that the youth work sector has the necessary supports to strengthen the work in enhancing the knowledge and skills of young persons in relation to healthy eating and active living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50731/19]

National Volunteering Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

363. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of the national volunteering strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50745/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Thomas P. Broughan

381. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more by county in tabular form. [50732/19]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Thomas P. Broughan

382. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons who participated in the youth employment support scheme to date by county in a tabular form. [50733/19]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Thomas P. Broughan

383. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the budget of the youth employment support scheme in 2018 and 2019; the expenditure of the scheme in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50734/19]

Jobs Initiative

Thomas P. Broughan

384. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age that have been supported by the JobsPlus youth scheme to date by county in a tabular form. [50735/19]

Jobs Initiative

Thomas P. Broughan

385. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the funding allocation for the JobsPlus scheme has been cut from €20.2 million in 2019 to €10.1 million in 2020 as set out in the budget 2020 expenditure report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50736/19]

Jobs Initiative

Thomas P. Broughan

386. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the funding allocation for the back to education allowance scheme has been cut from €61.67 million in 2019 to €56.7 million in 2020 as set out in the budget 2020 expenditure report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50737/19]

Jobs Initiative

Thomas P. Broughan

387. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the funding allocation for the back to work enterprise allowance scheme has been cut from €70.36 million in 2019 to €37.32 million in 2020 as set out in the budget 2020 expenditure report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50738/19]

Training Support Grant

Thomas P. Broughan

388. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that received a training support grant in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the expenditure on the scheme in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50739/19]

Labour Activation Measures

Thomas P. Broughan

389. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the development of the Pathways to Work Strategy 2020-2024; the timetable for the publication of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50740/19]