Heather Humphreys, TD

Aine Collins TD has welcomed plans by the Government to examine every community in the state to determine whether it is being served with high broadband speeds or if state intervention is needed to deliver the speeds required by the National Broadband Plan. The Nationwide Broadband Mapping Plan will identify where advanced broadband services are already in place and where plans exist to deliver such services over the next three years. "The commitment was given in the Programme for Government to deliver next generation broadband to every home and business in the State," Collins explained.

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress of the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence on the implementation of its strategy and evidence of the impact it is making on the recent figures showing an increase in domestic abuse against children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she is satisfied regarding the availability of adequate funding for youth support services throughout the country...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent of any new initiatives she has in mind to address specific areas or deficiencies...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which lack of adequate of housing and/or poverty continues to impact most particularly on children and adolescents...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to monitor the issue of youth unemployment...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she is satisfied regarding the availability of adequate resources within her Department...

Enterprise Ireland Seed & Venture Capital Programme Report 2012 published by Minister Bruton.

The Government is conscious of the value of providing for an excellent court system and has continued to provide substantial resources to the Service with a supplementary estimate of €5 million provided last year on top of the original net budget of €54.1 million.

Ministers Varadkar and Coveney jointly launched a multi-faceted, cross Departmental, Cross Agency safety initiative for the Irish Fishing Industry in Union Hall today.