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Question· writtenPQ 1274asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 1233asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 1232asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 1201asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 1166asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 796asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 782asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 706asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 579asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 578asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 577asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 443asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 392asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 252asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 176asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 175asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 54asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023

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]

Question· writtenPQ 176asked

176. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given to notifying passport holders that their current passport will expire within a certain period for example, six months, thereby prompting renewal applications in a timely manner. [15848/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2023

176. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given to notifying passport holders that their current passport will expire within a certain period for example, six months, thereby prompting renewal applications in a timely manner. [15848/23]

Question· writtenPQ 18asked

18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the use of the ward of court process when vulnerable persons are transferred to long-term nursing home care. [6614/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2023

18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the use of the ward of court process when vulnerable persons are transferred to long-term nursing home care. [6614/23]

Question· writtenPQ 15asked

15. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the funding criteria for family resource centres. in particular centres (details supplied) in Ballynacargy and Athlone, County Westmeath, whose funding has remained largely the same since they first opened despite a significant expansion of services being provided. [14842/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2023

15. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the funding criteria for family resource centres. in particular centres (details supplied) in Ballynacargy and Athlone, County Westmeath, whose funding has remained largely the same since they first opened despite a significant expansion of services being provided. [14842/23]

Question· writtenPQ 602asked

602. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is consulted regarding matters of firearm regulation throughout the Firearms Expert Committee's review process, ensuring that its concerns regarding the firearms licensing process are heard. [15455/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

602. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is consulted regarding matters of firearm regulation throughout the Firearms Expert Committee's review process, ensuring that its concerns regarding the firearms licensing process are heard. [15455/23]

Question· writtenPQ 548asked

548. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if assistance is available to a single parent who is studying part-time and working part-time; and if there is a payment that persons on low income who are studying to improve their situation can avail of. [15010/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

548. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if assistance is available to a single parent who is studying part-time and working part-time; and if there is a payment that persons on low income who are studying to improve their situation can avail of. [15010/23]

Question· writtenPQ 469asked

469. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify entitlement to a State pension (non-contributory) for a person (details supplied); if this person should have received any of the cost-of-living supports which were put in place over the winter months; and if this person will be moved to an Irish pension during the course of 2023 following an agreement with the UK pensions service. [15285/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

469. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify entitlement to a State pension (non-contributory) for a person (details supplied); if this person should have received any of the cost-of-living supports which were put in place over the winter months; and if this person will be moved to an Irish pension during the course of 2023 following an agreement with the UK pensions service. [15285/23]

Question· writtenPQ 428asked

428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will request the relevant officials to engage and advise the two national schools in Moate, County Westmeath who is are exploring the possibility of a merger. [15370/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will request the relevant officials to engage and advise the two national schools in Moate, County Westmeath who is are exploring the possibility of a merger. [15370/23]

Question· writtenPQ 341asked

341. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised concerns regarding the persecution of Christians to the relevant international forums (details supplied); and the steps his Department is taking to raise awareness for and combat Christian persecution in other countries. [15012/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

341. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised concerns regarding the persecution of Christians to the relevant international forums (details supplied); and the steps his Department is taking to raise awareness for and combat Christian persecution in other countries. [15012/23]

Question· writtenPQ 266asked

266. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to protect LGBTQ+ teens from hate and harassment on social media, as well as to prevent harmful anti-LGBT ads from being targeted towards them; and if she will consider working with the Data Protection Commission to ensure gay teens' data is kept private and not used against them in online spaces. [14967/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

266. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to protect LGBTQ+ teens from hate and harassment on social media, as well as to prevent harmful anti-LGBT ads from being targeted towards them; and if she will consider working with the Data Protection Commission to ensure gay teens' data is kept private and not used against them in online spaces. [14967/23]

Question· writtenPQ 242asked

242. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the delay that solicitors are having acquiring capital acquisitions certificates from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Capital Acquisitions Tax Unit, Government Buildings, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, County Louth. [14805/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

242. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the delay that solicitors are having acquiring capital acquisitions certificates from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Capital Acquisitions Tax Unit, Government Buildings, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, County Louth. [14805/23]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will urgently investigate the circumstances in which a financial institution (details supplied) is continuing to sell mortgages on to third-party mortgage brokers, particularly in cases where a mortgage has never been in arrears and is fully serviced. [14707/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will urgently investigate the circumstances in which a financial institution (details supplied) is continuing to sell mortgages on to third-party mortgage brokers, particularly in cases where a mortgage has never been in arrears and is fully serviced. [14707/23]

Question· writtenPQ 122asked

122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the labour activation measures put in place by her Department, considering many sectors are facing recruitment challenges and unemployment stands at 10.2% youth unemployment and 3.4% for persons of 25 years plus. [14840/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023

122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the labour activation measures put in place by her Department, considering many sectors are facing recruitment challenges and unemployment stands at 10.2% youth unemployment and 3.4% for persons of 25 years plus. [14840/23]

Bill· Public2023/33current

Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to compel local authorities to provide members of the public and public representatives with substantive replies to written communications within a prescribed period of time and to allow for local authority chief executives to appear before the Public Accounts Committee of Dáil Éireann.

Question· writtenPQ 380asked

380. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently open a round of GLAS to accommodate the 14,000 farmers who have not been able to apply to the ACRES scheme but were part of GLAS in previous years. [14504/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023

380. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently open a round of GLAS to accommodate the 14,000 farmers who have not been able to apply to the ACRES scheme but were part of GLAS in previous years. [14504/23]

Question· writtenPQ 363asked

363. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form in each CHO region the current number of home helps employed; the nuance of vacancies; if there are plans to hire additional numbers; and his views on the optimal number to be employed in this critical service. [14567/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023

363. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form in each CHO region the current number of home helps employed; the nuance of vacancies; if there are plans to hire additional numbers; and his views on the optimal number to be employed in this critical service. [14567/23]

Question· writtenPQ 344asked

344. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding that is provided to meals on wheels services and consider increasing their allocated funding, given they provide invaluable services to communities and are urgently in need of more support. [14423/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023

344. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding that is provided to meals on wheels services and consider increasing their allocated funding, given they provide invaluable services to communities and are urgently in need of more support. [14423/23]

Question· writtenPQ 327asked

327. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if he has engaged with various airlines to see the additional measures that can be introduced to ensure all passengers passports/verified copy of passport is available to the authorities on arrival in Ireland. [14564/23]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023

327. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if he has engaged with various airlines to see the additional measures that can be introduced to ensure all passengers passports/verified copy of passport is available to the authorities on arrival in Ireland. [14564/23]