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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 316. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the latest EUROSTAT data as a percentage of the GDP, GNP and GNI of each member state; and the amount expended on research spending based on latest annual data. [53303/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 317. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of GNI here; and the amount expended on research spending in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [53304/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 318. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of capital expenditure in public research and development in each of the years 2005 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the 2020 budgeted figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53305/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 319. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of SMEs that received Horizon 2020 funding in each year since the programme became operational by county, in tabular form. [53306/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 320. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of Horizon 2020 funding allocated to SMEs on an annual basis by county since it was established, in tabular form. [53307/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 321. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if information (details supplied) regarding mentoring supports since the UK referendum to leave the EU in June 2016 will be provided. [53308/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 322. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of drawdowns issued under the microfinance scheme on 1 December 2018 and 1 December 2019; the value of approvals on the same dates; the drawdown and approval by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53309/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied) [52762/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 477. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment with the school-age team will be expedited for a pupil (details supplied). [53313/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 557. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a property (details supplied) cannot avail of broadband. [52755/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (17 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 732. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the publication of the updated wind energy guidelines; and his views on whether it is completely unacceptable the updated guidelines have not been brought forward at this stage. [53578/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied). [52484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a critical skills employment permit application made by a company (details supplied) is taking a long time to process. [52300/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (12 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: 144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants to the regional technology clustering fund by county and academic institution; the approved applications to the fund announced on 6 December 2019; the funding approved for each; the number of applicants not approved by county and academic institution; the reason for refusal; if there is an appeal mechanism...

Domestic Violence: Statements (11 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: This is an important issue but, as a previous speaker has said, it is unfortunate that statements such as this tend to be used almost as fillers at the end of the day or on occasions in the Dáil that are not conducive to maximum attendance for various reasons. When commencing the debate, the Minister was very self-congratulatory about the work the Government has done, citing the...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: I too welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. I will preface my remarks by saying that insurance is there for people who have legitimate claims, who are legitimately injured or who experience a legitimate loss of income. I do not think that anyone is trying to undermine or reduce that legitimacy. People are trying to address the exorbitant increase in insurance...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: There does not seem to be much concern about the tens of thousands of jobs that are currently under threat because of the exorbitant increases in insurance premiums. As my colleague has said, this is not the first Bill that has come before the House to address this. My party brought forward the Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018. In that, in the event of a claimant being...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: I wrote to the Minister.

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: The Minister has yet to respond. It is ironic that we are debating this legislation the weekend after Amy Molloy, an investigative journalist with the Irish Independent, to whom I give credit, published details of an undercover investigation she carried out during which she found that at least seven firms are sending clients to the same orthopaedic surgeon. She also found that some medical...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: Apart from people on waiting lists for home help I want to raise an issue relating to HSE community healthcare organisation area 8. When a home help person rings in sick, no one is discharged to the houses that he or she was due to call to. One day, an elderly lady in my constituency was left cold until after lunch in a soiled bed because no home help called out. People in my constituency...