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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the RSA as a regulatory agency to determine whether it is performing its statutory functions in an effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8135/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the recently announced regional and local roads grant for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the 2019 national roads allocation. [8274/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the 2018 local and regional roads grant was spent in 2018. [8275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 595. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further funding will be made available in 2019 to assist counties in carrying out local improvement scheme works in the coming months; and the level of funding he expects to be allocated to each county council in this regard. [7943/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8380/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 677. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value and number of housing assistance payment, HAP, payments made in each of the years 2016 to 2018, by county in tabular form. [8369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount each local authority returned unspent in housing adaption grants, housing aid for the elderly and mobility grants by county in tabular form. [8370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses bought previously occupied, bought under a turn key development or constructed in each of the years 2016 to 2018, by county in tabular form. [8371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is leeway on the income thresholds for housing adaptation grants under exceptional circumstances. [8372/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for approval in cases in which a local authority submits approval for turnkey development; and the funding options for same. [8373/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: A number of years ago the Government published a national sexual health strategy, which is a framework for the sexual health and well-being of the population. A key goal of this strategy was to have equitable, accessible and high quality sexual healthcare across the regions. In the midlands, more than 6,000 full-time students attend Athlone Institute of Technology, yet no sexual health...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: I welcome that because I am not being alarmist. Ten shops have closed because of this measure that the Government introduced, three in my own constituency Edgeworthstown, Athlone and Rochfortbridge. They were all small family businesses which had no option but to close their doors. The Minister is now saying that he will look into this, on foot of what I have asked him to do, to accelerate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance if the report on the impact of the increase in betting tax to date will be accelerated in view of the reported impact this measure is having on the sector. [7339/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: During the Finance Bill, the Minister gave a very clear commitment to the House that in the first quarter of this year he would undertake a review of the impact of the increase in betting tax on that industry. Where stands that review now?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: While I welcome the fact the Minister is undertaking the review, that he is waiting until July to publish it is simply not good enough. Ten shops have already closed since 1 January. That is 50 jobs lost since then. Nine of the ten shops are independent bookmakers, not multinationals but small, family-owned businesses. There are about 50 other small, independent bookmakers hanging on by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to address the perceived spiralling cost of insurance for the leisure industry. [7340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to help alleviate the cost of insurance on the leisure industry; and his views on whether insurance price rises within the sector have become highly inflated. [7457/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility that the United Kingdom will lose its membership of the common transit convention; and if he has raised these issues with his European and UK counterparts. [52201/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (14 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the performance of the diesel rebate scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many hauliers are dissatisfied with the design of the scheme; and if he will consider reforming same. [52197/18]