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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (20 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in enacting the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. [37913/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (20 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding funding for a location (details supplied). [37914/18]

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: It is disappointing that the Minister did not feel the need to wait for the full debate. Several questions were asked of him and he is not here to answer them. How was the consultant, Jarrett Walker, appointed? Were other consultants considered? Why is there a lack of reference in the documentation to people with a disability? Will there be an extra period of public consultation? What...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: That in itself is an acknowledgement that the draft was wrong from the start. We do not apologise nor should we apologise for representing the views of the old, the infirm and the disabled. This motion calls for a meaningful consultation. That includes consultation with Dublin Bus drivers, the people who work at the coalface day in, day out, and who know what network will work. The draft...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: He is being accurate.

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: It was wrong to put it out for consultation during the summer months because, rightly or wrongly, it created a perception that the views of the public were not welcome. Will the Minister ensure the drivers who provide the services day in and day out will have their views taken on board? Will he guarantee that any redesigned network in draft format will be readvertised to ensure the service,...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— public bus and rail services provide an essential environmentally friendly service and their use should be promoted; and — Dublin Bus provides a vital and necessary public service for all citizens in Dublin and its greater area and should receive investment to ensure that its services are maintained, improved and enhanced...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Regulations (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: For the fourth time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Regulations (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: On target two years later.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Regulations (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: That is a joke.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Services Provision (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the considerable issues that are presented by the recent review of Irish Rail timetables; the steps he will take to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37872/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Services Provision (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: That refers to the people using the service.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Services Provision (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: I will take the opportunity to seek clarification from the Minister. He has responsibility for the funding given to Irish Rail to purchase new rolling stock. If I can be very clear, as the Minister said I was not so in my original questions, have the reconditioned carriages been ordered? If so, when were they ordered and when does the Minister expect delivery of same? That is, in what...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Services Provision (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: When will the new ones be introduced?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Driver Licence Applications (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether asylum seekers should be able to obtain driver licences in view of the recent decision to award the right to work to asylum seekers. [37874/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Driver Licence Applications (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: What is the Minister's view on whether asylum seekers should be able to obtain driving licences, in view of the recent decision to award asylum seekers the right to work?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Driver Licence Applications (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister referred to the decision made by the Supreme Court in May of last year to strike down as unconstitutional the absolute ban on asylum seekers working. This has forced the Government finally to address the need to reform the direct provision system. The Minister is right - historically asylum seekers could not work. Because of the Supreme Court decision, however, they now have a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Driver Licence Applications (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister has already himself confirmed that asylum seekers in other EU states have access to a driving licence. The challenges, therefore, are not insurmountable. The Minister needs to set a tight timeframe so that we have something to work towards. If he does not set such a timeframe, this problem will have the potential to go on and on. People who come to my clinic and I am sure...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Services (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: I used Mullingar as an example and at the outset I listed every commuter line that is experiencing serious disruption. The reason we are experiencing serious disruption is that quite simply we do not have sufficient rolling stock in our ownership to expand our services. That is a fact. I asked the Minister a specific question about the last time Irish Rail ordered new rolling stock. When...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Services (19 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: When are they going to be delivered?