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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make additional resources available to St. Christopher's services, County Longford to ensure that they can reverse a decision of a number of years ago to reduce respite services from seven nights a week to five (details supplied). [34934/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the level of funding that is made payable to St. Christopher's services, County Longford to take account of the carry over deficit they have and the recent improvements they have made to comply with HIQA inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34935/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 562. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair and equitable that section 38 organisations and the HSE are in a position to pay staff increments, while smaller services such as St. Christopher's in Longford are not in view of the stringent financial position they are in (details supplied); his plans to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 680. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be allocated to the N2 Corracrin-to-Emyvale road project in order to allow the planning stage to progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34696/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trade Fairs (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 683. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to attract the Web Summit to return here in view of the hugely successful web summit in Portugal recently and considering that this event was originally held in Dublin; if he has held any discussions with the promoters in terms of the supports that can be provided to facilitate such a return; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 701. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department in conjunction with IDA and Enterprise Ireland have taken to replace the jobs in the midlands since the closure of a factory (details supplied) and the announcement from a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34939/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 719. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of overseas trips the Minister of State with responsibility for defence has taken since the formation of the Government; and the precautionary measures taken before each trip. [34407/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the VAT return figures on a monthly basis since the start of 2016; and his views on whether end of year targets will be met. [33987/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to address the spiralling cost of insurance; the timeframe for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33986/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing VAT reclamation on petrol hybrid company vehicles in the interest of moving towards sustainable mobility and in a bid to help reach emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34391/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider supporting an amendment to the Finance Act to introduce a capital exemption to persons who lease their properties to councils or approved housing bodies on a long-term lease as a method of incentivising landlords to rent to persons on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason a volunteer centre (details supplied) is the lowest-funded centre in the country with only two part-time staff trying to provide service in County Longford and outreach centres in Ballymahon and Granard; his views on whether these centres are pivotal to support volunteerism; and if he will revise the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his future plans for volunteer centres; his views on the pivotal role they play in supporting volunteerism; his further views on the fact that they have experienced disproportionate cuts during the recession; and if he will partially restore the cuts with an increase of 10 % in 2017. [34386/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of vacant housing units in counties Longford and Westmeath. [34395/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a comprehensive assessment will be carried out on a person (details supplied). [34393/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 282. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to revise the recruitment policy for nurses; if he will consider devolving the human resource responsibility to each hospital which would speed up the process from the current centralised process; if he will consider reviewing the Garda clearance procedure in terms of the need for new clearance if moving from a voluntary hospital to a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a provision (details supplied) will exclude counties Westmeath, Offaly, Cavan, Longford, and Tipperary; if this tender relates to the commitment in the programme for Government that a new lakelands brand will be established; and when the works will be completed. [34387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Port Tunnel (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the figures for the current usage of Dublin Port tunnel, in tabular form, broken into the different charging categories based on the time of usage; and if a comparison of the actual figures with the projected figures at the time of planning will be provided. [34388/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for the past five years to the various sporting bodies and to the Olympic Council of Ireland, in tabular form. [34390/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a company (details supplied). [34396/16]