Results 7,961-7,980 of 15,836 for speaker:Robert Troy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the significant financial shortfall in Iarnród Éireann, especially with regard to the capital budget for the rail network; and his views on whether closing certain rail lines is a potential solution. [41967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase the tourism marketing budget to mitigate the decline in visitor numbers from the UK; and his plans to implement a business support fund to aid small to medium tourism businesses affected by the decline in visitors from Britain. [41968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an overview of his submission to the mid term review of the capital plan; and his views on whether the capital budget for transport infrastructure is adequate. [41970/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the decision to allow the DART underground railway order to lapse was a mistake that could ultimately waste millions of euro; and the progress being made on redesigning a lower cost solution to the tunnel portion. [41969/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding implementation of the Industrial Relations Commission recommendations for Bus Éireann; and the commitments he made to management and unions during the recent industrial dispute. [41971/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of a school (details supplied) on the school buildings list; and when these works will be carried out. [43050/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for bus escort funding for a school (details supplied) will be expedited. [43051/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Longford Westmeath ETB sub office in Longford town; if this service for the area will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the levels of assistance provided through the assistive technology grant (details supplied). [43199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a GLAS 2 2016 payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43071/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (11 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason an organisation (details supplied) is only allocated 1.5% of the overall homeless budget in view of the fact that there is a greater need; the formulae used to allocate the moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/17]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duties (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: Following on from the issue my colleague raised earlier, I want to add my voice to the concern that we intend to fund many of the increases announced in the budget from stamp duty. As Deputy Calleary has said, the Minister was one of the people who advocated against funding day-to-day expenditure through stamp duty, which is a tax that is not guaranteed. It is transaction based so there is...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I mentioned to my colleague, Deputy Calleary, that while I do not have a difficulty with the increase in the price of cigarettes, the amount of illegal tobacco entering the State is a major issue, particularly in Border counties. The problem is also moving further south. Raising the price of a packet of cigarettes forces people to look for alternative sources of tobacco. People are hooked...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulatory impact assessment he has carried out prior to tax changes he plans announcing in budget 2018. [42724/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that the average class size here is now the fifth highest in the OECD and the highest in the eurozone. [42907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied). [42574/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the prefab replacement programme for schools; and the length of time a school can expect to be waiting for inclusion in this programme. [42893/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of insurance to schools (details supplied) will be examined; and if the possibility of putting in place a national school insurance policy will also be examined. [42894/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is equitable for small rural and older schools to pay the same insurance premium as large urban schools. [42895/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the recent drop in capitation payments for schools from €200 to €165 is justified; and the reason for the large gap between the capitation payment received at primary and secondary levels. [42896/17]