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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Does anyone wish to speak to the amendment?

Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 10. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is actively pursuing plans to force banks to reduce variable interest rates for mortgage customers; if he is concerned by the high rates charged by banks that are no longer active in the new mortgage market, and are therefore not subject to competition pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40357/15]

Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Will the Minister continue to pursue plans to force the banks to reduce the variable interest rates charged? Is he concerned about the high interest rates being charged by banks no longer active in new mortgage markets and, therefore, are not subject to competition pressure and will he make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister for his response. He is right, it is a very big issue because 300,000 households with young families are being screwed and crippled by interest rates. In some instances, the interest is twice the rate of that in other EU member states. Some people are paying €4,000 a year on a €200,000 mortgage more than is being paid in Northern Ireland. That is not...

Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: There are 300,000 households on variable interest rates. Only 700 people switched their mortgages to date this year. That is minimal. People do not switch because of the charges associated with switching, legal fees, valuation and other professional fees that are involved. People in negative equity and those in mortgage arrears cannot change because no financial institution wants to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance how he will tackle the very high number of residential mortgages in arrears for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40358/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Care Costs (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has considered extending parental leave for parents of older children, for example, up to 12 years of age; and the cost of this. [40820/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Persons Supports (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 118. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that a number of young mothers with previous care experience are being housed in emergency hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation with their children; if any special or emergency measures are being taken to immediately address this issue, given that these young persons are a particularly at-risk and vulnerable group...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the rationale behind the practice of sending young persons into out-of-State care placements, rather than developing services and expertise here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40746/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why aftercare provision is unequal and inconsistent across different counties and regions; the details of any analysis that he, the Health Service Executive, or Túsla, the Child and Family Agency, has undertaken on the consistency of aftercare service provision; and the reason there is an exclusion clause for young persons who are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the joint protocol that was developed outlining that care leavers would be prioritised on the social housing list is being implemented by local authorities; the steps that are being taken to ensure the implementation of this protocol; the number of social housing units in each local authority that have been provided to care leavers...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 122. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why young persons who disengage and who are the most vulnerable are less likely to receive aftercare supports in the care system; and how it will be ensured that young persons who are not engaging in education and training receive essential aftercare supports in the future. [40776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Number 145 of 16 October 2014 which highlights that 43% of young persons in detention had an assigned social worker, while 35% of young persons in detention were subject to a recent care order under the Child Care Act 1991, the reason these young persons are not an eligible group for an aftercare plan...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection report finding with regard to the lack of suitable placements to meet the needs of some young persons in care, the steps he is taking to ensure these young persons have access to specialist supports and services and access to suitable placements promptly; if there...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disability Services Provision (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views that children with disabilities in the care of the State or in voluntary care should receive equal supports and services as children who are legally on a full care order; if these young persons should have equal rights to access an independent advocate as adults with disabilities. [40779/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to revisit the Child Care Act 1991 in order to reflect developments in social media and technology; his views that guidelines and procedures to address the issue of social media for children and young persons in care are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40780/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide figures and statistics from the Tusla - Child and Family Agency on the number of care-experienced young persons of 17 to 24 years of age who have children who are now in care; the years that these figures relate to; and the support framework that is in place to ensure that these parents are given the best opportunity...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Reports (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 128. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why a number of recommendations made in the Ryan report have yet to be implemented, for example, Action 65, a longitudinal study on outcomes for young persons leaving care, and Action 69, a once-off life skills programme; if the Ryan monitoring group is still operational; if he will provide details of the body that is monitoring to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of Tusla - Child and Family Agency in achieving comprehensive care planning, effective matching and adequate supports to maintain placements while children and young persons are in care. [40783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a private general practitioner can refuse an appointment for a private patient; the criteria applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40750/15]