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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the 2015 to 2017 targets for capital and current funded social housing units under the social housing strategy 2020 are out of date, given that they are based on social housing waiting list applicant numbers from the housing needs assessment of 2013, rather than the numbers of local authority waiting...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: In the light of the unprecedented number of families on social housing waiting lists and the unprecedented number of people who are homeless, I ask for an update on the social provision targets for 2015. How many housing units have been commenced this year? How many housing units have been completed - fully constructed and occupied - so far this year?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: The Minister of State has not answered my question about what has been commenced and completed this year. He has spoken about what is happening in working towards the 2020 social housing strategy which I suggest is based on flawed figures from the 2013 report. It alludes to the presence of 90,000 people on housing waiting lists, but my colleague has discovered on foot of freedom of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: The question remains the same. How many units have been commenced this year? How many will be completed this year through acquisitions, the refurbishment of voids or construction? Perhaps the Minister of State might answer this straightforward question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I apologise for being late to the start of the meeting. I will read back over the contributions later. I thank the witnesses for coming forward. I have met some of them in connection with other issues. I compliment them on the work they have done in advocating the need for the Bill and for bringing it to where it is today. All political parties welcome the publication of the Bill. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank all the contributors, both those before us and those at previous sessions today and other days. They spoke honestly and movingly in sharing what I can only imagine is possibly the most painful life experience they have gone through. Today it hit home to me how fortunate we as legislators are to be in a position to bring about legislation that can have a real and meaningful impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 13 October 2015 if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38933/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the replacement school for an area (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason for the delay; and when she expects to be in a position to approve capital grants. [38827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (5 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when applications will open for new private developers for funding under the Leader programme; the criteria for same; and the maximum amount of funding available. [38711/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Expenditure (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the rural environment protection scheme in Counties Westmeath and Longford in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38480/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 134. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he acknowledges that the announcement of the availability of the refund of preschool fees on 21 October 2015, with a deadline of 23 October 2015, was unfair and unpractical (details supplied); if he will allow for an extension of the period allowed to apply for the refund. [38568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 137. To ask the Minister for Health when the mobility allowance will be reinstated, and new applications accepted for it. [38517/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists who were employed by the Health Service Executive, covering counties Longford and Westmeath, for each year from 2008 to 2015 to date. [38485/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses who were employed at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38486/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting treatment at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014; and the average waiting periods each year. [38487/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care hours that have been allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38488/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care beds that were assigned for patients in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency personnel who were employed by the Health Service Executive to serve counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38490/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were in receipt of discretionary medical cards in counties Longford and Westmeath, in each of the years, 2008 to 2014. [38491/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Publication (4 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 162. To ask the Minister for Health when the dementia strategy will be published. [38523/15]