865. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if, in light of her plan to review the legal aid system, she will consider increasing the threshold in terms of eligibility for people to avail of legal aid particularly for family law cases. [36559/23]
847. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a citizenship certificate will be issued without delay and sent to an applicant (details supplied) whose citizenship was granted at a ceremony in Killarney on 19 June 2023. [36365/23]
776. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy which prevents a person in receipt of a widow's or widower's pension availing of illness benefit while out sick (details supplied). [36990/23]
775. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average processing time for appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36982/23]
774. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the number of refusals in each welfare scheme that is, illness, invalidity, carer's, jobseeker's allowance, and so on; the subsequent number of reviews in advance of appeals; and the number of appeals upheld for each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form. [36981/23]
716. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who engaged in welfare fraud across all categories of social welfare payments for the years 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [36551/23]
714. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will bring forward social welfare reforms to ensure that when people lose their jobs their welfare rate will reflect their previous salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36549/23]
713. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their carer’s allowance review. [36507/23]
633. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person can avail of the tenant-in-situ scheme if one’s landlord is a family member. [36565/23]
632. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing properties that have been retrofitted with energy upgrades, by county, in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [36564/23]
631. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a register for derelict properties on a county-on-county basis; and if so, if he will provide the number of registered derelict properties, by county. [36563/23]
630. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends on publishing guidelines for the development of solar farms so they can be developed in a sustainable way and which ensures community input. [36562/23]
476. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an appeal by a school (details supplied) under the school grant scheme. [36552/23]
395. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his plans to tackle the huge increase in the number of non-registered hairdressers; and if he will acknowledge that they have a competitive advantage against those hairdressers paying commercial rates. [36576/23]
394. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider establishing an export credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36575/23]
381. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of the works permit will be completed; the last date for submission for public consultation. [36061/23]
380. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will publish the report commissioned by his Department on establishing an export guarantee scheme and if he will consider establishing an export guarantee scheme for businesses that export. [36059/23]
366. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the funding will be available through the Shared Island fund for enterprise development across Northern Ireland. [36577/23]
241. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the national rail review, he will commit to a feasibility study on opening a rail line between Connolly station and Mullingar. [36568/23]
240. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the town bus service for Mullingar, County Westmeath. [36567/23]
171. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if licence arrangements have been put in place to accommodate all community groups that have been utilising Columb Barracks over the past number of years. [36573/23]
79. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if will he consider extending the deadline date for works to be completed under the initial just transition funding. [36060/23]
288. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will urgently intervene to ensure an apprentice (details supplied) is offered a placement in September to complete stage 6 of his course. [34722/23]
849. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) or alternatively refer this patient through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [34338/23]
596. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently review the transport links provided to the residents of an accommodation centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath; his views on whether this level of transport is insufficient and blocking residents from taking up employment; and if he will ensure additional services are put in place and that a bus stop is put in place outside the facility. [33455/23]
503. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the rules and penalties which apply for unauthorised and unlicenced entry to a person’s land in connection with hare coursing or fox hunting. [33973/23]
493. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the research by a company (details supplied) on models to control legal costs, commissioned by her Department when this report will be submitted to her Department; and the reason is it a year late. [33832/23]
491. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice what measures are in place to track legal costs in order to measure the effectiveness of the actions; and what are those measures saying about the effectiveness of the actions. [33830/23]
490. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 17 May 2023, what has been the impact of all of those actions in terms of the ultimate Troika request of reducing legal costs. [33829/23]
147. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange for an additional bus stop to be placed on the R446 at Temple Spa, Horseleap (details supplied). [33450/23]
362. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for home help support can be approved for a person (details supplied). [33426/23]
223. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on changes to the borrowing framework for technological universities. [32859/23]
211. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently consider developing a green field hospital facility to service Athlone (details supplied). [33064/23]
201. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the processes and discussions that led to the decision to add an additional 18 months to the existing six-month timeframe for closing nursing homes to repurpose their businesses (HIQA Guidelines). [33024/23]
740. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the upcoming LEADER programme; the budget for this programme; and what headings projects will be funded under. [32788/23]
649. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Dún Laoghaire (details supplied). [32589/23]
606. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied), or if this person can be treated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [32320/23]
446. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the rules and penalties which apply for unauthorised and unlicenced entry to a person's land in connection with hare coursing or fox hunting. [32088/23]
338. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide information on all facility upgrade grants which are currently available to sports clubs. [32783/23]
337. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on when the next round of sports capital funding will be open for applications. [32782/23]
236. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if consideration can be given to the introduction of a Government savings scheme similar to the special savings investment scheme which ran previously. [32563/23]
195. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on all Bus Éireann services which now stop in Moate, County Westmeath, on a daily basis. [32297/23]
73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the need to address the unintended anomalies in the core funding for early years settings. [32578/23]