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Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Transport Infrastructure Provision
Robert Troy
260. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the roll-out of the three bus rapid transit schemes in Dublin; and if they will go ahead. [18975/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Public Transport Provision
Robert Troy
261. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the tenders for Dublin Bus orbital routes and when new transport providers will be operating on these routes. [18976/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Robert Troy
262. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has undertaken any contingency planning for the effects of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union; and the areas in which this contingency planning has been undertaken and the key proposals that have been formed. [18977/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Vehicle Testing
Robert Troy
263. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an investigation into the levels of health-damaging pollutants emitted by diesel or petrol car models in the Irish market in the aftermath of an emissions testing scandal (details supplied); if he has undertaken a study measuring the differences in nitrogen oxide emissions measured in laboratory and under normal driving conditions as the Department of Transport in the United Kingdom has done; and if so, the results of these investigations. [19031/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Free Travel Scheme
Robert Troy
136. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the proceedings of the interdepartmental working group between his Department and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine and report on the current and future operation of the free travel scheme, including the removal of the cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15828/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Home Care Packages Provision
Robert Troy
147. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received the home care help that his Department authorised in April 2016. [18656/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Road Signage
Robert Troy
200. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the policy of Transport Infrastructure Ireland for granting permission to erect signs on motorways that provide information on facilities available in towns bypassed, that is, brown signs; and why permission is granted in some cases for towns to put up these information signs but not in other cases. [18636/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Legislative Programme
Robert Troy
23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Technological Universities Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18258/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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School Transport
Robert Troy
102. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue Bus Éireann received for contract maintenance as referred to in the European Commission State-Aid Final Decision of 18 October 2014 in each of the years 2005 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [18521/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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School Transport Expenditure
Robert Troy
151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 2 June 2016, if he has specifically asked the auditors of Bus Éireann's statement of account to certify that the revenue he provides to Bus Éireann for school transport services is not used to cross-subsidise its other transport activities. [18522/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Local Authority Expenditure
Robert Troy
202. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of the kilometerage reimbursement scheme incurred by local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form. [18249/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
Robert Troy
224. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why there is a disparity between refuse providers in that some charge for recyclables while others do not; if he will address this in the review he is to undertake in the coming 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18453/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Public Sector Staff Expenses
Robert Troy
343. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average annual cost of the mileage reimbursement scheme within the public service in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and 2016 to date in tabular form. [18247/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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HSE Expenditure
Robert Troy
421. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average cost of the kilometerage reimbursement scheme incurred in respect of employees of the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [18248/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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General Medical Services Scheme
Robert Troy
422. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the status of a charge general practitioners impose on regular blood tests in respect of patients who are suffering from a long-term illness and who are registered under the medical card scheme; if it is standard practice to impose a charge of €20 on each blood test; and if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) where the general practitioners imposed a charge of €30. [18250/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Robert Troy
448. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be fitted with an item through the medical card scheme. [18502/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Robert Troy
452. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that the sole sarcoma specialist position is being discontinued from the end of the month at St. Vincent's Hospital resulting in the lack of a specialist in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18525/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
454. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [18545/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Robert Troy
489. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a payment to a person (details supplied) who was awarded an agricultural payment some time ago. [18384/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Bord na Móna
Robert Troy
497. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of acres of bog in total under the control of Bord Na Móna; those that are special areas of conservation, national heritage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/16]