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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (15 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this important issue. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport, who has responsibility for the overall policy and Exchequer funding for the national roads programme, which includes the motorway network along with national primary and secondary roads. As the Senator may be aware, once funding arrangements have been put in place with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (15 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: The Senator is right. There has been disappointment. Nobody likes to see a road project on schedule moving backwards. We want to see these projects continue to move forwards. Funding of €5.1 billion has been allocated to the roads programme up to 2030, and in that context the bare minimum required is certainty regarding when these projects can move to the next stage. The local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (15 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: I am responding on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for business, employment and retail, Deputy English, who sends his apologies for not being able to be here. I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. Everybody knows she is s a very strong advocate for this sector and has worked tirelessly in this area. This debate gives us an opportunity to reaffirm to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (15 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: As the Senator knows, the establishment of the JLC for the sector is fulfilling a programme for Government commitment. It is a significant and welcome development. It is an independent process and I encourage bodies representing both employers and employees to engage with the JLC process because it can yield significant positive benefits for both parties. An agreement on a new set of terms...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (15 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: The reporting obligations to the entities referred to by the Deputy vary according to the type of incorporated body and the legislation relevant to each entity. From a company law perspective, companies are required to file an annual return with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) comprising of a B1 annual return form and the financial statements, where applicable. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (15 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: 323. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way that the Irish language translation of a village name can be corrected such as in a case (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [8179/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: Ireland continues to be an attractive location for foreign direct investment, with strong FDI results in recent years, despite Covid-19 and a downturn in global FDI. I have not been notified of companies leaving because of changes to corporation tax or any other costs to businesses. In fact, the trend has been very positive, with IDA Ireland recently announcing that the number of people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation continues to be a key policy priority of mine and this Government. Throughout 2021, my Department has overseen the development of nine new regional enterprise plans to 2024, including for the west, which covers counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. These plans are developed by regional stakeholders who are keenly aware of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: The draft plan is completed. We worked with the stakeholders and I took the opportunity to acknowledge the good work that the stakeholders have done over the past six months in bringing the plan and we will launch it in March. No doubt the Deputy will be invited to the launch.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: To return to what I said at the beginning, these are bottom-up plans. They are plans that are derived by the key stakeholders themselves in each region. They are the people who know the opportunities and threats in their respective communities. The Ireland west plan is chaired by a very good entrepreneur who has created a very successful company and job opportunities in the west and who is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: In the context of drafting this legislation, it was not just PIAB that we engaged with. We engaged extensively with key stakeholders, including the Alliance for Insurance Reform and community groups. We had a public consultation that 240 people made submissions to and that informed the drafting of this legislation. Some of the provisions we are making are due to requests and suggestions...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: The insurance issue will not be resolved by PIAB alone. We have embarked on a cross-government approach that has been led by the Minister and we have made some good inroads in this area. For example, an office to promote competition has been established, because we need competition in the market for venues such as the one the Deputy alluded to in his constituency. The scope of the national...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: I thank Deputy for taking this question. PIAB was established in 2004 to assess personal injuries compensation in a timely and cost-efficient manner. The board has delivered major benefits by providing a low-cost, quick and fair option in injury compensation. It annually saves tens of millions of euro that would otherwise be paid in costs by parties, and ultimately be a cost borne by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: We are very much in unison on this. Everybody in the Oireachtas wants to ensure that the authority is up and running as quickly as possible but we want to ensure that it is up and running correctly from the very first day. That is why we need to ensure that the drafting error that was discovered in the amendment Bill is addressed. We have a mechanism to do so in regard to the Bill the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: As the Deputy will be aware, last year I brought the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas, and for which we received cross-party support for which I am thankful. On 22 December 2021, it was signed by the President into law. This landmark legislation will transform the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, into a statutory and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: We all abhor white-collar crime and that is why we prioritised this legislation in the previous session. As I said, I am thankful for the support we received from the committee, of which the Deputy is Chairman, and indeed all Members of this House, to progress the necessary legislation. Deputy Quinlivan is correct; one of the key aspects is to ensure that the authority is adequately...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: Last week the Government launched the new National Digital Strategy called Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework. It sets out a high-level framework to support our ambition for Ireland to be a digital leader, at the heart of European and global digital developments, it has four main dimensions: - Digital transformation of business - Digital infrastructure - Skills -...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: Regional development remains a top priority for my Department and IDA Ireland. The IDA has made great strides in boosting investment in regional locations. Of the 246 investments won in 2020, more than half went to regional locations. Similarly for 2021, of the 249 investments secured by the IDA, 133 were for locations outside Dublin. The IDA’s Regional Property Programme, supported...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: I intend, subject to Government approval, to introduce new and enhanced consumer protections measures shortly with the publication of the Consumer Rights Bill 2022 and its introduction into the Houses. The purpose of this Bill is to give effect to a number of EU consumer rights Directives, including: 1. Directive 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to enhance and reform the role of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). This commitment is being given effect under Action 19 of the Government’s ‘Action Plan for Insurance Reform’. In 2022, I intend to enhance and strengthen the PIAB to facilitate an increase in the number of personal injury claims PIAB...