Parliamentary questions

NAMA Property Sales

Robert Troy

73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice being carried out by the National Asset Management Agency whereby it is selling property without adequate advertising, thereby reducing the opportunity to realise the best possible price for the asset; if he will make inquiries into this practice and ensure it ceases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43557/14]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Robert Troy

96. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he has had talks with the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform with regards to improving the conditions of the lower ranks of the Defence Forces as they are finding difficult to manage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43515/14]

Domestic Violence Refuges

Robert Troy

145. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his Department's future funding plans for the domestic violent service providers and refuge from January 2015; if there are any changes envisaged; ;the level of funding that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/14]

Domestic Violence Refuges

Robert Troy

146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will reverse funding cuts to Safe Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43556/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Robert Troy

162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a fair deal scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43547/14]

School Completion Programme

Robert Troy

102. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding that will be provided for the school completion programme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43451/14]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Robert Troy

119. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on whether the Health Service Executive will include sofosbuvir or Sovaldi in the general medical scheme and community drugs schemes. [42775/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Robert Troy

141. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to explain the way the Health Service Executive will address the funding needs for services for persons with disabilities in Longford-Westmeath, with specific reference to St. Christopher’s Services, Longford and St. Hilda's, Athlone, County Westmeath. [42776/14]

Proposed Legislation

Robert Troy

164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to bring forward legislation to ensure that fathers' names are mandatory on all birth certificates. [42929/14]

Registration of Title

Robert Troy

298. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application of land registry in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be expedited. [42912/14]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Robert Troy

438. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [43320/14]

Water Services Provision

Robert Troy

500. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which the voluntary committees that look after group water schemes may apply to have their schemes taken in charge. [42930/14]

Water Services Provision

Robert Troy

540. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct Irish Water to provide the necessary funding to complete phase 2 of the water mains upgrade of the Green Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath and also ensure that residents will not be charged for water until such upgrade takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/14]

Departmental Reports

Robert Troy

557. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on when a report will be published by his Department on addressing cyberbullying; the actions he will take to address the issue of cyberbullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43273/14]

Internet Safety

Robert Troy

558. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the activities of the Internet content advisory group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43274/14]

Departmental Bodies

Robert Troy

584. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm whether the State-owned Arramara Teoranta has been sold to a Canadian company (details supplied) and if she will outline the terms and conditions of sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42928/14]

Property Tax Exemptions

Robert Troy

71. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on exemptions from the property tax for full-time mature students with a mortgage whose only means of income are social welfare payments until such time as they finish college and return to the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42691/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Robert Troy

103. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disadvantaged area aid payment in respect of a person (details supplied) will be processed without delay. [42641/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Robert Troy

106. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disadvantaged area aid payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be processed without delay. [42677/14]

Army Personnel

Robert Troy

112. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the future use of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42690/14]

School Management

Robert Troy

217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the sole interim manager has been re-appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if so for what period; when a new board of management will be constituted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42692/14]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Robert Troy

151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath in receipt of social welfare who are encouraged to take up employment as officers during polling days are then penalised by her Department for their day's work. [40930/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Robert Troy

158. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure the determination in view of the delay of an appeal for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [41015/14]

Departmental Reports

Robert Troy

572. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to disseminate a school readiness research report commissioned by his Department and the Department of Education and Skills in 2013 ​which​ was awarded to DIT and MIC, ​at a ​cost​ of​ €92,000, ​and submitted to his Department and the Department of Education and Skills in May-June 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/14]

Disability Services Funding

Robert Troy

616. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the €75,000 cut to a centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [41183/14]

Hospital Staff

Robert Troy

622. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on staffing levels and shortages at the country's largest paediatrics diabetes centre in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [41208/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

647. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been waiting for an appointment in Tullamore hospital. [41296/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

648. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an appointment in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [41308/14]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Robert Troy

671. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a blood test called brain natriuretic peptide (details supplied). [41423/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

693. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be given a date for their operation at the eye and ear hospital in Dublin without further delay. [41516/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

696. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a request for an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital due to a serious back compliant which is worsening and affecting their ability to continue working. [41537/14]

Care of the Elderly Funding

Robert Troy

706. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the recent rate reductions in respect of the tender process for the provision of services for the elderly in the community will not compromise the standard of services being provided to the elderly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41569/14]

Data Protection

Robert Troy

1012. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the requirement for customers to give their personal public service numbers to Irish Water; and if he will instruct Irish Water to delete all records of PPS numbers already received. [41351/14]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Robert Troy

1060. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will publish the new wind energy guidelines; if the public will get a further input; the period of time these guidelines will be in effect for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42036/14]

Energy Policy Review

Robert Troy

1078. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set out his views on a comprehensive energy policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42037/14]

Heritage Projects

Robert Troy

1154. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the culture and heritage listing being prepared will be finalised; the eligibility criteria for inclusion on the list; if there is a specific process to be followed for an interested area to submit an application for consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42237/14]

Medical Card Applications

Robert Troy

118. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will review the application in view of a change in circumstances. [40498/14]

Cash for Gold Trade

Robert Troy

341. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 3 December 2013, if she will provide an update on the cash for gold regulations. [40297/14]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

350. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the more than €2 million cut in the sectoral programmes for children and young persons in his Estimate for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40078/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Robert Troy

376. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in view of the fact that their review has been ongoing since July 2014. [39887/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Robert Troy

430. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40088/14]

Departmental Contracts

Robert Troy

63. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason pre-school providers (details supplied) are waiting up to six or seven weeks to receive contract payments from his Department; when this will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39426/14]

Irish Water Administration

Robert Troy

144. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the reservations persons have regarding declaring children's PPS details on the Irish Water application form, if he will engage with the Department of Social Protection to see if it would it be possible for the child benefit section to issue a certificate of declaration proving that the parent was in receipt of child benefit in respect of this child turning 18 thereby confirming they were entitled to a supplement for the child from Irish Water. [39419/14]

Budget 2015

Robert Troy

21. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate the widow's pension to the original payment in budget 2015. [38991/14]

Early Childhood Care Education

Robert Troy

148. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total spend to date on the following two DCYA training funds for early childhood services, that is, the support and training fund in 2013 totalling €900,000 and the learner fund in 2014-15 totalling €3 million; and if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated by county by county in a tabular form in respect of funding uptake. [38995/14]

Prescription Charges

Robert Troy

184. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Government levy on chemists for prescription tuberculosis medication was correct or incorrect. [39099/14]

Medical Card Applications

Robert Troy

129. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card on both medical and financial grounds in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [38616/14]

Student Assistance Fund

Robert Troy

196. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that funding for the student assistance fund is increased in the upcoming budget, as its reduction in recent years has had a detrimental effect on students. [38667/14]

Waterways Ireland Feasibility Study

Robert Troy

286. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which the Waterways Ireland feasibility study on the Longford branch of the Royal Canal will be published. [38674/14]

Excise Duties

Robert Troy

61. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance in view of the repeatedly increased alcohol tax, if he will refrain from any increase in this budget. [38396/14]

Proposed Legislation

Robert Troy

97. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce laws targeting sex buyers to end exploitation, abuse and trafficking. [38386/14]

Social Welfare Schemes

Robert Troy

130. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of 19 to 25 year olds disqualified from participation on social welfare training schemes as they are not in receipt of a relevant social welfare payment due to their parents' income. [37984/14]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Robert Troy

259. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason host families are not Garda vetted when taking foreign students during the year and or the summer. [37977/14]

Medical Card Applications

Robert Troy

385. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied). [38239/14]

School Evaluations

Robert Troy

516. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure regarding evaluation of a school; and if a school may seek to be revaluated or must it wait until her Department schedules an evaluation. [38240/14]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Robert Troy

40. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the way he plans to address the growing disparity between tracker mortgage rates and the standard variable rate charged by the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37065/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Robert Troy

92. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the action he and the Health Service Executive will take to assist St. Christopher’s Services to continue providing a safe and quality service to the residents of Morlea House, County Longford, and Marian Avenue, Ballymahon, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36485/14]

Health Services

Robert Troy

119. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure better co-operation and engagement between primary and community carers and the acute sector regarding services such as home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36486/14]

Child and Family Agency Expenditure

Robert Troy

320. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 12 June 2014, if he will provide in detail the expenses claimed by members of staff attending Health Service Executive child care conferences; his views on the number of staff attending these conferences; and the section of the HSE to which they are affiliated. [36576/14]

Home Help Service Provision

Robert Troy

392. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate adequate home help hours in respect of persons (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36832/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Robert Troy

397. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [36847/14]

National Monuments

Robert Troy

638. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to explain the position regarding jointly funding the purchase of the Motte in Granard, County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36693/14]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Robert Troy

1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the financial position of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; if he will need to bring forward a Supplementary Estimate for the agency this year; the extent to which the budgetary position is impacting on the provision of services by the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36076/14]

Youth Services

Robert Troy

4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when funding will be provided to the Attic Youth Café in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36077/14]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

8. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children with special needs accessing mainstream preschool education and the plans in place to provide the additional supports required to facilitate children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35730/14]

Child Protection Services Provision

Robert Troy

11. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action he proposes to take following the Child and Family Agency reporting that over 9,000 instances of abuse or neglect involving children are awaiting a social worker to be assigned to the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35728/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

14. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a Supplementary Estimate for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35727/14]

Youth Cafés Expenditure

Robert Troy

18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when funding will be provided to the Attic Youth Café in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35729/14]

Early Childhood Care Education Standards

Robert Troy

25. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on the recently announced review of early childhood education programmes and the announcement of ten new early years inspectors to the Department of Education and Skills, if this signifies a departmental shift in terms of responsibility for early childhood education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35731/14]

Army Personnel

Robert Troy

109. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he has received proposals regarding the future use of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath; the Government's plans for the future use of this facility. [36179/14]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Robert Troy

148. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date of publication of the terms of reference of the inquiry into the mother and baby homes; the level of consultation he and his predecessors have had with the interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36178/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Robert Troy

197. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the application for the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied). [36240/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Robert Troy

211. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment to be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36315/14]

Fuel Laundering

Robert Troy

56. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of petrol stretching; if his attention has been drawn to the pressure that has been placed on gardaí to resolve a series of issues resulting from this practice; if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship that has been placed on motorists who through no fault of their own have lost considerable money as a result of this practice; and if he will instruct Garda management to allocate extra resources to affected areas as a matter of urgency. [36094/14]

Fuel Laundering

Robert Troy

57. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of petrol stretching; if his attention has been drawn to the pressure placed on Customs and Excise to resolve a series of issues resulting from this practice; if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship placed on motorists who through no fault of their own have lost considerable money as a result of this practice; and if he will ask the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland to investigate the matter and ascertain role they may have in compensating affected motorists. [36095/14]

Fuel Laundering

Robert Troy

154. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of petrol stretching; if his attention has been drawn to the pressure that has been placed on Customs and Excise to resolve a series of issues resulting from this practice; if his further attention has been drawn to the financial hardship that has been placed on motorists who through no fault of their own have lost considerable money as a result of this practice; if he will instruct management at the Customs and Excise and at the Revenue Commissioners to treat this issue as matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36093/14]

Alcohol Pricing

Robert Troy

155. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance in view of the high percentage excise increase of wine in the past two budgets, if he will refrain from any excise increase in this budget. [35225/14]

Alcohol Pricing

Robert Troy

340. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on below-cost selling which affects wine retailers here. [35527/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Robert Troy

353. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a nursing home support payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35281/14]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Robert Troy

502. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is to be more funding made available to Westmeath and Longford local authorities for housing aid for older people, housing adaption grants for people with a disability, housing adaption works to a local authority house and grant schemes. [35547/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Robert Troy

526. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in terms of the need for fixed-line broadband in Carrickboy, County Longford. [35536/14]

Defence Forces Properties

Robert Troy

25. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34555/14]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Robert Troy

31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel permanently and solely based in Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath. [34556/14]

Substance Misuse

Robert Troy

177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans for dealing with the problem of binge drinking. [34900/14]

Pension Provisions

Robert Troy

77. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that all community employment supervisors are now receiving their pension entitlements following the Labour Court recommendations. [33385/14]

Child Maintenance Payments

Robert Troy

689. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate the delays in acknowledgements and responses of other countries in relation to the maintenance recovery section with specific reference to a person (details supplied). [34697/14]

Youth Services Funding

Robert Troy

709. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will facilitate a meeting with members of a youth centre (details supplied) in County Longford to discuss the possibility of releasing necessary funds for a facility. [33794/14]

Child Safety

Robert Troy

713. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the number of interventions under section 12 of the Child Care Act notified to Child and Family Agency every month to date in 2014; the number of individual children involved; the number of such interventions that resulted in the child being admitted to care; the number of such interventions that resulted in the child being returned immediately to their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32972/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes Funding

Robert Troy

819. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure there are no further cuts to the drugs initiative in budget 2015 (details supplied). [33155/14]

Health Services Funding

Robert Troy

964. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate funding is allocated to a care centre (details supplied) in County Longford in view of the fact that it currently faces a deficit of over €450,000 due to extreme budgetary cuts since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33747/14]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Robert Troy

982. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a trial drug called Fampyra for treatment of MS continues to be covered by the Health Service Executive after November 2014. [33792/14]

Medical Card Applications

Robert Troy

1098. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [34444/14]

Health Services Provision

Robert Troy

1162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a gall stones procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford [32973/14]

Human Rights Issues

Robert Troy

1204. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria (details supplied) in April 2014, most of whom remain in captivity; and his plans to communicate to the relevant diplomatic authorities of Nigeria. [34135/14]

School Transport Provision

Robert Troy

1346. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will add an additional stop to the Mullingar to Kilynon Turin secondary school Bus Éireann route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33809/14]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Robert Troy

1470. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant funding to Longford County Council for works that are proposed for Willow Park halting site; and whether it is proposed to provide eight new bays at a cost of approximately €1 million. [33007/14]

Fire Stations Upgrade

Robert Troy

1471. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant funding for an extension to Longford town fire station at a cost of €450,000 - the application for funding was made by Longford County Council. [33008/14]

Road Projects

Robert Troy

1669. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure funding is allocated for the following projects for which the National Roads Authority recently received submissions: minor realignment schemes at N55 Ardagullion, N55 Ballymahon to Kilcurry, N63 Barnacor to Cloonfore, and N55 Ballymahon to Tang national roads projects, and the N4 Mullingar to Roosky scheme. [33006/14]

Departmental Contracts

Robert Troy

269. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in the investigation of sites of State-awarded contracts where it is claimed that widespread social welfare fraud is being carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32802/14]

State Properties

Robert Troy

300. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the disposal of the old Garda station in Ardagh, County Longford. [32803/14]