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Wed, 22 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Robert Troy
46. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the new laws introduced governing the use of e-scooters. [23204/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Tax Code
Robert Troy
53. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance to review the bands for inheritance tax in Budget 2025 (details supplied). [23205/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Robert Troy
93. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will approve an application for sports capital funding (details supplied). [23144/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Robert Troy
111. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the entitlement to illness benefit for those who are self employed. [23163/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
159. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) at Galway University Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Robert Troy
1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [18285/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Rebates
Robert Troy
75. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if any changes have been made in relation to the VAT refund order for farmers in place since 1972; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22685/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Reliefs
Robert Troy
87. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the help-to-buy scheme; if he has any plans to change the loan-to-value ratio under the scheme; if the upper price limit will be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22686/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
565. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a scope for a person (details supplied). [22444/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Robert Troy
594. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a service user (details supplied) has been discharged from mental health services locally following a request to bring forward their next visit as they felt they urgently required it. [22603/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Pharmacy Services
Robert Troy
642. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he can share the submission Ireland made to the EU Commission in relation to the proposed new EU pharmaceutical legislation. [22962/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Robert Troy
646. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 14 May 2024, to outline any financial assistance available to patients dependant on oxygen tanks, especially towards the purchase of the cylinders of oxygen. [23001/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Robert Troy
6. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when a decision will be taken on the location of the new Army headquarters; if Athlone will be considered given its central location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22145/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Robert Troy
26. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps being taken to resolve issues in the integrated pension system for those who joined the Civil Service after 1995, where currently in such cases persons who are retired from the Civil Service will have a State pension amount deducted from their Civil Service pension before they reach pension age, and therefore before they are in receipt of a State pension; and whether the Minister agrees this measure is completely unfair and should not apply until a recipient is actually in receipt of a State pension. [21981/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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European Council
Robert Troy
1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the special European Council on 17 and 18 April 2024. [18052/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Córas Iompair Éireann
Robert Troy
173. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline when CIÉ pensions for retired staff, or surviving partners of retired staff will increase in line with inflation (details supplied). [21335/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Bus Services
Robert Troy
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure an additional bus stop is provided on the old N6 at Temple Spa to allow for additional transport links for residents (details supplied). [21633/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Citizenship Applications
Robert Troy
426. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice whether there are specific arrangements in place for British nationals who have been married and working in Ireland for many years to apply for Irish citizenship; and if he will clarify the cost in applying for citizenship in such a case. [21221/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Robert Troy
482. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently review an application for payment under the young farmer capital investment scheme (details supplied). [21395/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Community Care
Robert Troy
499. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that community respite hours are commenced for a child (details supplied). [21233/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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International Protection
Robert Troy
524. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the review of transport services for residents at a location (details supplied). [21634/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Robert Troy
564. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is any financial assistance towards the cost of oxygen cylinders for people dependent on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21306/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Properties
Robert Troy
634. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to clarify plans for a disused HSE clinic (details supplied). [21756/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Rural Schemes
Robert Troy
5. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is taking any action regarding obstacles that can arise in carrying out projects under the local improvements scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20905/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Rural Schemes
Robert Troy
13. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the funding that remains to be allocated in 2024 under the various schemes managed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20906/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Middle East
Robert Troy
70. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on plans to recognise a Palestinian state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20903/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Middle East
Robert Troy
102. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on his recent visit to the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20904/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Business Supports
Robert Troy
165. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications received for the cost of business support grant on a county-by-county basis and the corresponding amount of grant awarded. [21101/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Transport
Robert Troy
166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if he will review the upper age limit of 70 years for persons driving a school bus, with a view to extending the age limit pending a clear annual medical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21117/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Robert Troy
219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the reason a couple, who are separated but forced to live together due to financial constraints, must be assessed jointly for a working family payment application. [21009/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Robert Troy
211. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the reason years spent teaching A levels in the UK cannot be recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland (details supplied). [20569/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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State Pensions
Robert Troy
319. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate why a person (details supplied), who now qualifies for a higher rate non-contributory pension, did not qualify for a similarly high rate when she first applied, and if this can be rectified. [20610/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
534. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hernia operation in Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [20338/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Pharmacy Services
Robert Troy
568. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether there is currently an issue regarding delivery drivers delivering medication and prescriptions to patients in cases where prescriptions have been filled by a qualified pharmacist; and to clarify the efforts being made to resolve this issue. [20487/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Robert Troy
591. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to explain how to establish a Jigsaw individual service in County Westmeath. [20634/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Disability Services
Robert Troy
607. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what State support for speech and language are available to a child with Down's Syndrome (details supplied). [20709/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Robert Troy
636. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment through CAMHS in the primary care centre, Mullingar. [20845/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Rural Schemes
Robert Troy
667. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an updated timeline on the new Leader fund; and when information on the various funding streams and criteria will be issued to local authorities and development companies. [20562/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Robert Troy
23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will approve the appointment of staff to operate the MRI scanner at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [19837/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Strategies
Robert Troy
35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the National Palliative Care Strategy will be published. [19838/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Angling Sector
Robert Troy
92. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a full update on legislation banning eel fishing. [19628/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Robert Troy
117. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the review into the ECCE programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Robert Troy
118. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his Department's progress on achieving a 50% reduction in childcare fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19216/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Public Transport
Robert Troy
191. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail/Bus Éireann to see how additional car spaces could be provided at Athlone bus and train station to incentivise people to use public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18798/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Robert Troy
293. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education to facilitate a new school transport bus route from Delvin to Mullingar, County Westmeath, under the revised guideline, as per School Transport 2030 - Review of the School Transport Scheme - Phase 3 Report (details supplied). [18931/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Development Contributions
Robert Troy
429. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that the development levy waiver also covers the cost of ESB connections and Uisce Éireann connection costs. [19500/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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State Pensions
Robert Troy
447. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a contributory pension investigation (details supplied). [18979/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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State Pensions
Robert Troy
448. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a contributory pension investigation (details supplied). [18980/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Nursing Homes
Robert Troy
626. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a nursing home place is made available for a person (details supplied). [18760/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Ukraine War
Robert Troy
755. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports in place to assist Ukrainian refugees with the cost of third-level education (details supplied). [18975/24]