Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 7 of 105
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Further and Higher Education
Robert Troy
14. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the centre of excellence for electric vehicles in Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9075/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Student Accommodation
Robert Troy
46. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the ability of technical universities to borrow funds to provide their own student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Departmental Schemes
Robert Troy
93. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 30 January 2024, the steps a customer can take having already raised the issue with the supplier and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (details supplied). [9331/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
196. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on plans for two primary schools in Moate, County Westmeath (details supplied); if amalgamation plans will be progressed to meet the educational needs of the town into the future; and if short term works for the schools will be outlined. [8710/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Hedge Cutting
Robert Troy
277. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide urgent clarity regarding the ending of the cutting season (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8945/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Social Welfare Appeals
Robert Troy
317. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an invalidity pension application for a person (details supplied) is approved on appeal. [9204/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Agriculture Schemes
Robert Troy
389. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently give consideration to a scheme which would assist landowners in removing dangerous roadside trees, particularly those affected by ash dieback, and encourage landowners to plant trees at the lower end of landholdings; and his views on whether ash dieback is becoming an extremely urgent issue to deal with in the ash tree population. [8952/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Departmental Contracts
Robert Troy
492. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that all contracts put to tender are awarded to companies that meet the tender criteria; and if it were to be identified where one clearly did not meet the stated criteria in the tender specifications, what the recourse would be. [8714/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
written
Departmental Schemes
Robert Troy
667. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the outdoor recreation application by a group (details supplied). [9297/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
written
Wastewater Treatment
Robert Troy
163. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expedite an application (details supplied) for a domestic wastewater treatment grant for a person. [8471/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
written
Wastewater Treatment
Robert Troy
164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the administration of the recently enhanced domestic wastewater treatment system grant; and if applications are being selected randomly rather than on a priority basis from an environmental impact point of view. [8473/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
written
Wildlife Regulations
Robert Troy
166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allow an extension to cut diseased ash trees to 1 March 2024 to ensure all dangerous trees are removed as soon as possible, given the large number of trees to be felled at the same time. [8559/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
Energy Conservation
Robert Troy
133. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date in February 2024 that the new low-cost home energy upgrade loan scheme will be launched. [7530/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
State Properties
Robert Troy
147. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe required for the conclusion of Columb Barracks to be transferred to the LDA for the purposes of providing housing and associated social/community developments. [7548/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
Tax Code
Robert Troy
217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will urgently review the thresholds for capital gains tax; if he agrees that it is unfair to have a different threshold for non-relatives, particularly in the case where it affects the child of a partner or ex-partner; and given the recent High Court case involving a widow's pension payment, if he agrees that this issue needs to be re-examined. [7707/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
Tax Code
Robert Troy
218. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the issue of capital gains tax in a case (details supplied). [7710/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
278. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the future plans for a school (details supplied). [7595/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
State Bodies
Robert Troy
344. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Tailte Éireann is subject to any criminal investigation by the fraud squad at the moment for a total of nine allegations against them including fraudulent concealment and misrepresentation. [7552/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
Agriculture Schemes
Robert Troy
452. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify if a person (details supplied) can qualify for the Shannon callows scheme. [7569/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
written
Mental Health Services
Robert Troy
534. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress on reforms regarding the serious concerns surrounding Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) which have been reported repeatedly for years (including both the very concerning review of CAMHS in the Mental Health Commission and Maskey reports) and yet families across Ireland have seen no urgent action or prioritisation of reform, 22,000 children referred to CAMHS each year continue to be failed as a result. [7561/24]