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Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: Outrage will not solve any problem.

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: What the Government will do, just as the previous Government did-----

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: -----is to ensure our action plan is implemented and will continue to deliver reform.

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: I apologise for being late but this debate came much earlier than any of us expected. I welcome the opportunity to speak to this House on the motion concerning insurance in the context of cost of living. This is an issue of immediate and real relevance to Irish households, to our small and medium enterprises and to the long-term competitiveness of our economy. I would also like to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Financial Services (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: I thank the Senator for raising this important and topical issue. It is also a timely issue, as today the European Commission adopted its savings and investment account recommendation as part of the savings and investments union, SIU, strategy. Despite the impact of the higher cost of living in recent years, Irish households continue to have substantial savings, with approximately...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Financial Services (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: To be abundantly clear, I fully agree with the Senator. Irish savers are depriving themselves of a better return on hard-earned savings. A huge opportunity exists now, particularly in the context of the savings and investments union of the EU Commission, which, as the Senator said, only today published a recommendation on a new savings and investment account. The Irish Government has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the updated NCSE guidelines 2025 to 2026 regarding, insufficient consultation which has taken place with schools, SNA’s and parents; increasing flexibility of the scheme to allow for applications throughout the year; implement clear criteria for defining complex care needs/level three; and to increase training...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Museum Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline any grants available to a person wishing to convert an old building into an interpretive museum, and if there are any grants available for preservation of old buildings if used to educate, or as a museum. [51507/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline any grants available to a person wishing to convert an old building into an interpretive museum, and if there are any grants available for preservation of old buildings if used to educate, or as a museum. [51508/25]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (25 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The Minister sends his apologies. Unfortunately, he is in Brussels at a European Affairs Ministers' meeting so he cannot be here. He asked me to take this matter on his behalf. In relation to court sittings at Harristown courtroom, which is what it is known as at Castlerea Prison, the Courts Service has advised that there has been no change...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (25 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: Where the District Court sitting at Harristown is dealing with remands from other districts, it should be noted that it has no jurisdiction to finalise the charges or hear the trial and the matter must be remanded back. That is obviously the reason some prisoners are remanded back to their original location. Physical attendance for remands is a matter for the Judiciary. As the Senator...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (25 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: I thank Senator O'Reilly very much. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, sends his apologies. He is at the UN this week so he cannot take this Commencement matter. Electricity storage systems are part of the renewable energy future. Together with wind, solar and grid infrastructure, they are a key element of Ireland's transition to a low-carbon electricity system by delivering...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (25 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: I thank the Senator for acknowledging the important of battery electricity storage systems. They are vital assets to the overall operation and reliability of our electricity network during Ireland's renewable energy transition. It is not correct to say that there are no guidelines in place. The electricity storage policy framework for Ireland was published in July 2024 in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the reason podiatrists associated with the diabetes clinic are unable to take on non-diabetic patients (details supplied). [50719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (23 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 657. To ask the Minister for Health the reason incontinence surgery is not currently provided in Ireland (details supplied); if she plans to make this service available in Ireland; and if not, if there are alternative supports available to patients in need. [50177/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department is currently carrying out a review of the work and access scheme; and if he is aware of a number of issues which have been flagged with regard to this scheme (details supplied). [49379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 390. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will ensure that a local improvement grant, change of use request, is approved for a group (details supplied). [49531/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus ticket can be issued to a pupil (details supplied). [47781/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a modular build for a school (details supplied) will be expedited. [47828/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Robert Troy: 583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if primary education measures, to reduce class sizes, increase school funding, support inclusive education and strengthen rural schools (details supplied) can be prioritised in Budget 2026. [49132/25]