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Tue, 23 May 2023
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Tax Code
Robert Troy
224. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the deposit interest retention tax on children's saving accounts. [24066/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Interest Rates
Robert Troy
230. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of a recent decision by Tullamore Circuit Court to instruct a vulture fund to offer fixed interest rates, he will engage with vulture funds operating in Ireland to ensure this option with be offered to all customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24127/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Employment Rights
Robert Troy
262. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recourse an employee has when their employer does not pay sick pay and they did not make a claim to the Department of Social Protection. [24394/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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School Transport
Robert Troy
311. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will make changes to the school bus route servicing an area (details supplied) [24750/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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School Transport
Robert Troy
312. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will alter the designated secondary school for an area (details supplied) with regard to school bus tickets. [24751/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Housing Policy
Robert Troy
418. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme to enable local authority tenants to apply for inter-county transfers [24401/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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School Meals Programme
Robert Troy
449. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the tendering process for the provision of meals for pupils at a school (details supplied). [24031/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Robert Troy
453. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their social welfare appeal. [24126/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Robert Troy
454. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive the €200 cost-of-living payment. [24128/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Robert Troy
496. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a supplementary welfare allowance appeal can be awarded for a person (details supplied). [24985/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Missing Persons
Robert Troy
573. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice given there are currently 857 missing persons and 44 unidentified bodies in Ireland, if he will consider establishing an independent body to review all the files to assist and supplement the work already carried out by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24962/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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European Union
Robert Troy
924. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when Ireland will be making its official response to the European Commission on the pharmaceutical review; if he will provide an indicative timeframe; and the consultation he is making with industry in Ireland. [24960/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Planning Issues
Robert Troy
87. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the planning reforms to be implemented; how these reforms will speed up the delivery of critical infrastructure; if he will facilitate conversion of over retail premises for residential accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23649/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Housing Policy
Robert Troy
149. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider pre-purchasing affordable housing units similar to social housing, and a mechanism to speed up their delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23648/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Citizens' Assembly
Robert Troy
192. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will establish a citizens' assembly on security in all aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23898/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Robert Troy
373. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their social welfare appeal. [23937/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
Robert Troy
428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the property section of the HSE with a view to forming a plan on the protection and enhancement of the old Famine Workhouse, a significant, historical building located at Old Longford Road, Mullingar. [23680/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Departmental Functions
Robert Troy
21. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the body that regulates courier companies; and where one goes when they have an issue with those companies. [23330/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Driver Licences
Robert Troy
28. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he has held or intends holding discussions with the Indian authorities regarding a mutual recognition of driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23634/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Aviation Industry
Robert Troy
29. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he has held any discussions with relevant airlines about the possibility of direct flights between Ireland and India, given the large number of Indian nationals who call Ireland home. [23635/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Financial Services
Robert Troy
31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to simplify switching mortgages. [23289/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Financial Services
Robert Troy
32. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has held with Central Bank on interest rates being charged by non-bank lenders in the mortgage market; the measures that can be introduced to enable mortgage holders to switch provider; if he will ensure that all lenders offer a fixed-rate option and prevent excessive rates crippling mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Departmental Policies
Robert Troy
45. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has any plans to reform the civil/public service to ensure greater accountability, transparency and that senior management is reflective of the diversity of society today. [23300/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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State Examinations
Robert Troy
79. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will grant extra time on examinations to candidates with dyslexia to complete State exams, both Junior and Leaving Certificate (details supplied). [23352/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Waterways Ireland
Robert Troy
116. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the work programme for Waterways Ireland completed on river Shannon maintenance since 2020 and scheduled for 2023. [23298/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Legal Services Regulation
Robert Troy
160. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the progress his Department has made on implementing the legal reforms suggested under the EU/IMF restructure programme. [23291/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Drug Dealing
Robert Troy
161. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the measures being introduced to tackle the illegal drug trade across Ireland. [23293/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Robert Troy
162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the supports being provided to a location (details supplied); if, in light of additional demands on domestic abuses service, he will ensure funding increases as part of Budget 2024; and if he will commit to funding a new purpose building for the location without delay. [23301/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Visa Applications
Robert Troy
175. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice his views on whether visa requirements for Indian citizens visiting Ireland are cumbersome; and his further views on reviewing same. [23636/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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International Protection
Robert Troy
192. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in considering proposals for housing asylum seekers, if consideration is given to the existing population of an area; and if he will commit, despite the pressures on accommodation, to ensuring proportionate numbers and public engagement. [23299/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Cybersecurity Policy
Robert Troy
212. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementing the recommendations of a report (details supplied). [23294/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Health Services
Robert Troy
213. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on establishing a digital health agency to drive the digital change in Ireland's health service. [23295/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Health Services
Robert Troy
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the money expended on private consultants in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Suicide Prevention
Robert Troy
215. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the engagement he has had to date with an organisation (details supplied); and the financial supports his Department is providing it. [23297/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Robert Troy
17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Women of Honour Group have expressed concerns to him about the membership of the External Oversight Body for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22847/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Robert Troy
36. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his response to the concerns expressed by the Women on Honour group that the terms of reference for the statutory inquiry recommended by the Independent Review Group into the Defence Forces are too restricted and narrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22848/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Trade Sanctions
Robert Troy
302. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of any Irish companies that are circumventing trade sanctions/trade embargoes with Russia; and the process in place to ensure that sanctions are being imposed. [22589/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Housing Provision
Robert Troy
410. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently intervene to ensure that a property is prepared and allocated by a housing body (details supplied). [22751/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Robert Troy
467. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when an applicant (details supplied) can expect a decision on their invalidity pension appeal. [23059/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Robert Troy
634. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for home help support can be approved for a person (details supplied). [22594/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
645. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in the Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [22642/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
647. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied). [22644/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Disease Management
Robert Troy
721. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the screening services available for children for type one diabetes in Ireland and across Europe; if screening is provided by public health systems; and if so, if there are any patient registries to help track progress of the disease. [23126/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Cost of Living Issues
Robert Troy
125. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the reason that a cost-of-living payment was not awarded to a person (details supplied). [21877/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Cost of Living Issues
Robert Troy
133. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the cost-of-living payment can be awarded to a person (details supplied). [22000/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Housing Provision
Robert Troy
377. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently intervene to ensure major issues are resolved at a housing agency development (details supplied). [21775/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Robert Troy
420. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of a disability allowance can enter full-time education and maintain their disability allowance payment. [21765/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Emergency Accommodation
Robert Troy
550. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently review transport services for the residents of a centre (details supplied); if he will ensure that a full assessment of the residents' transport needs are carried out as part of this review; if he is aware that there are currently just two buses per day which the residents can avail of and neither of these travel at suitable times for employment. [21620/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Public Transport
Robert Troy
20. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the delivery of additional rail carriages for the Dublin - Sligo line to immediately address the overcrowding on many services on this line. [20685/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Road Projects
Robert Troy
34. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will make available the necessary funding to ensure that the N4 road can progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20684/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Broadband Infrastructure
Robert Troy
112. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when will the property owner (details supplied) be able to avail of high-speed broadband. [20980/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Mental Health Services
Robert Troy
223. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will extend CAHMS services to assist further children who have ADS (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20855/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Robert Troy
258. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when community facilities which are currently being used as vaccination centres will be discontinued; if he agrees that such vaccination hubs are no longer necessary and the cost of renting such facilities no longer constitute value for money; and the continued use of some vaccination hubs is interfering with community use of buildings. [20921/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Illegal Dumping
Robert Troy
48. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide clarity on the rules surrounding the issuance of fines by local authorities for fly tipping or illegal dumping; if he will also clarify in terms of GDPR whether a fine can be issued where a member of the public finds contact details in illegally dumped materials; and, if this is not the case, if he will consider implementing changes to encourage this type of action by members of the public. [20427/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Robert Troy
73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will ensure the property management section of the Defence Forces approves a request for land leasing (details supplied). [20811/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Driver Licences
Robert Troy
79. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20318/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Robert Troy
260. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer's allowance on behalf of a person (details supplied). [20763/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Hospital Charges
Robert Troy
450. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure an inpatient hospital charge is removed for a person (details supplied). [20589/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
357. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery. [20071/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Robert Troy
19. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [19219/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Foreign Birth Registration
Robert Troy
121. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite an application for foreign birth registration for a person (details supplied). [18969/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Defence Forces
Robert Troy
157. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to regularise through licence agreements the community groups who are utilising Columb barracks, Mullingar since its closure; when he will transfer ownership to the LDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Bus Services
Robert Troy
180. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide information on plans to expand the Athlone town bus service to take in additional routes, given the success of the recently launched electric bus fleet. [19158/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Bus Services
Robert Troy
181. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to create additional bus services between Athlone and other towns in the midlands, given Athlone's status as a regional growth centre (details supplied). [19162/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
266. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of all expansion and new school buildings planned for schools in Athlone town in order to cater for the rapidly increasing population. [19164/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Robert Troy
23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when changes will be made to the fair deal scheme to incentivise long-term nursing home patients to rent out their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17945/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Hospital Equipment
Robert Troy
43. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to engage with HSE regarding provision of staffing for the new MRI scanner which is due to be delivered within next six weeks at the Mullingar Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Agriculture Supports
Robert Troy
118. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he intends to introduce to help the sheep sector. [18488/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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EU Directives
Robert Troy
123. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on negotiations with the EU on the possibility of an extension of the nitrates derogation in order to allow time for appropriate assessment of the effect of changes to previous regulations on water quality. [18487/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Robert Troy
142. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite an application for citizenship through the foreign births register of a person (details supplied). [18632/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Immigration Policy
Robert Troy
54. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who presented at Irish airports without a valid passport during each consecutive month since Covid restrictions were lifted; to outline the procedure in place to deal with such persons; and if such persons arrived from a country covered under the Dublin convention, as well as the number of people denied entry into Ireland under the Dublin convention since Covid restrictions were lifted. [18013/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Probate Applications
Robert Troy
60. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the actions that he has taken to deal with the prolonged delays in the probate office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Human Rights
Robert Troy
158. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what work Ireland is doing to improve the condition of human rights in Pakistan, and to protect opposition leaders there from being unjustly arrested or harmed. [16461/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Inland Fisheries
Robert Troy
175. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps his Department is taking to stop the decline of trout and other fish stock in the River Inny, which has been hurt by recreational fishing and slowed the fishing tourism business along the river. [16458/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Energy Policy
Robert Troy
176. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the competition that is present in the electricity market in Ireland; the components the ESB still has full control over; and his views on whether the current set-up of the electricity provision system is the best suited to encouraging robust competition in the market. [16540/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Taxi Licences
Robert Troy
246. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that taxi drivers are presently only able to transfer their plates on the event of their death, not even upon retirement or in case of ill health; and his views on whether this is fair. [16535/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Taxi Licences
Robert Troy
251. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with taxi drivers who rent their plates, rather than owning them. [16586/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Taxi Licences
Robert Troy
252. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that, for the purposes of insurance, taxi drivers must include the plate owner on their insurance policy, despite the fact that the owner does not drive the cab, greatly increasing the cost of insurance. [16587/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Taxi Licences
Robert Troy
253. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that rents for taxi plates have increased significantly due to a lack of supply. [16588/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Tax Code
Robert Troy
392. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering schemes to refund homeowners who have recently installed PV systems the VAT that they have paid, given they were unaware that the PV scheme would be amended and would not have known they could have waited to avail themselves of the 0% VAT rate. [17307/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Robert Troy
418. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a primary medical certificate appeal by a person (details supplied). [18107/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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National Lottery
Robert Troy
443. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason the National Lottery requires that small retailers, wishing to be agents of the lottery, put up a lifetime deposit rather than a deposit for only a number of years until they can gauge how business performs at their location. [16550/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
577. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will work to progress the issuing of a Schedule of Accommodation for a school (details supplied) in its new building development as soon as possible, in order that it can proceed to the next phase of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
578. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite the provision of instructions to a school (details supplied) advising them of their current construction projects so that they might proceed to the tender stage. [17686/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Robert Troy
579. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the status of an application submitted by a school (details supplied) which is in dire need of construction to accommodate increased enrolment, improve school conditions and ease its patronage transfer under the pilot scheme for school reconfiguration for diversity. [17688/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
600. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied). [18148/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Robert Troy
601. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for a new school building of a school (details supplied). [18149/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
602. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for additional buildings of a school (details supplied). [18150/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Policies
Robert Troy
706. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what decision-making led to declaring certain species on the open season list as being under threat; and what part the National Association of Regional Game Councils’ (NARGC) data on bag returns played in that process, if any. [16468/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Derelict Sites
Robert Troy
782. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to a previous Parliamentary Question, if his Department will urgently correspond with an organisation (details supplied) regarding two derelict properties which are owned at Sarsfield Square, Athlone, County Westmeath. [17088/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Housing Policy
Robert Troy
796. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the responsibilities for each director of service for housing in each local authority, in tabular form; his views on whether each directors sole responsibility should be housing given the size of the housing challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17300/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Robert Troy
880. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an invalidity appeal on behalf of a person (details supplied). [16670/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Robert Troy
945. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the contributory pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if an oral hearing can be arranged. [18025/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Agriculture Industry
Robert Troy
1166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that Ireland does not default to a maximum limit of 220 kgN/ha under the mid-term review of the nitrates action programme with the European Commission, something that could have disastrous consequences for farmers; and how the mid-term review’s data will be affected by the lack of time that measures introduced in 2022 and 2023 have had to improve water quality. [16594/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Robert Troy
1201. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if someone in receipt of a blind welfare allowance from the HSE will continue to receive this allowance when their blind pension from the Department of Social Protection switches over to the State pension. [16711/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
1208. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a childcare facility (details supplied) can urgently be considered for DEIS status. [16887/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
1232. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with stakeholders in the childcare sector regarding unintended consequences of the new NCS funding model; his views on the perceived lack of flexibility with this scheme in terms of part-time childcare; and his plans to review the administration of this scheme. [17017/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Childcare Qualifications
Robert Troy
1233. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the fact that under the new national childcare scheme, the capitation rate paid to services with level 8 graduates is far reduced from previous years; and if he has plans to review this situation in order to encourage the highest level of training possible within childcare settings. [17019/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
1274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the application for sustainability funding by a pre-school facility (details supplied). [17736/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Legislative Process
Robert Troy
1323. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the assisted capacity bill will be enacted. [18263/23]