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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: Many of them are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: I thank the CEO and her board members for coming in today. I compliment the Road Safety Authority on the good work it has done for many years in the areas of policy formation and advocacy and on playing a leading role on road safety. While last year was not the most successful year in the area of road safety, the trajectory over many years has been downward, which is very welcome. As I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: Is the lack of legal and financial expertise impeding the work of the board in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: I was not clear. Obviously, if someone has failed and gone into the red zone, there will be a list of issues they need to address. Is there a chart to show how an operator can hit the green zone if they meet particular targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: Does the chart show how they could find themselves in a subsequent or lower threshold if they do not meet certain marks, so that they do not have to fail it and they could aspire to the very highest levels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: I do not want to labour the point - I am conscious that my colleague must come in also - but is there minimum criteria for the six and what an operator needs to achieve to get into the green zone? I am not talking about somebody using the test to diagnose what is wrong. Is there a list of what they need to achieve to be in green and for the person who wants to act according to the law? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: A list to provide to people?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Bus Éireann report submitted to his Department in January 2016 on the way to resolve the financial difficulties at the company was rejected by his Department, even though it was essentially the same analysis as was presented in the latest report by a company (details supplied); and his views on whether due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met the Taxi Advisory Committee since coming to office to discuss the main issues in need of reform in the taxi industry. [6098/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 52. 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; the progress being made on redesigning a lower cost solution to the tunnel portion; and whether this solution involves the removal of the proposed station at Pearse Street. [6096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the research commissioned by Tourism Ireland predicting that the hospitality sector will struggle to maintain revenue and visitor numbers from Britain in 2017 as a result of Brexit; and the status of the plans his Department has in place to buffer the sector from Brexit. [6097/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (8 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made by his Department or a body under its aegis in securing funding for critical transport infrastructure under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many other countries in the EU have secured funding for transport projects and that of the EFSI...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for invalidity allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [5466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an emergency hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5722/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for physiotherapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5900/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will award a 2016 area based payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies Reports (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the report submitted by the NTA to his Department reviewing the operation of Part 2 of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009; and if he will provide a summary of the report's findings and recommendations. [5453/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary Question No. 723 of 31 January 2017, if he will provide an explanation for the reasons provided by NewERA for being of the view that there were shortcomings in the previous business plan submitted by Bus Éireann management to address the loss making situation in its commercial Expressway business. [5842/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (7 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been spent on the DART underground and DART expansion projects to date, including design and planning stages. [5881/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (2 Feb 2017)

Robert Troy: 164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to adjust the system whereby a person (details supplied) who was self-employed is not entitled to the same benefits as a PAYE employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4970/17]