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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: I am sorry to interject but I am conscious that we have only limited time. Specifically, I asked about someone coming to Dignitas to utilise its service. What alternatives does it offer? What due diligence does it do? What paperwork was Mr. Luley referring to when he spoke about documentation and what is the timeframe? I ask him to please constrain his answers to those questions.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure adequate road maintenance funding is in place in Budget 2024 to ensure the safety of roads for road users. [41323/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all of the current services linking Athlone with Tullamore, via Moate, following the withdrawal of a private service on this route earlier in the year. [41456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will adjust the cap on pension contributions in Budget 2024 (details supplied). [41438/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify who in the State is responsible for assessing the performance of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman with respect to Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for consumer disputes (the ADR Directive). [41298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if he can clarify which Oireachtas Committee is responsible with respect to the workings of the FSPO and the protection of consumers who have purchased financial products in the State (details supplied). [41299/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify who is responsible for ensuring that the changes introduced by section 51(2) of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017, extending the statute of limitations beyond six years, are implemented in the manner anticipated by the Houses of the Oireachtas when making those changes; and who is charged with ensuring that the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, FSPO, rejected or refused to investigate 2,296 consumer complaints in 2022, which represents 49% of complaints, i.e., complaints that did not go to investigation in any form; and if he is surprised at the level of rejections and refusals given, that it is also the responsibility of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance of the 2,296 complaints rejected/refused by the FSPO, how many of these complainants were actually advised/directed to the FSPO in 2022, by the financial institution processing the complaint in question. [41302/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the FSPO, when reporting under S.I. No. 343/2015, does not report the required, under EU law, statistic "(e) the average time taken to resolve disputes", and instead uses a fabricated statistic, "closed", which is a term not recognised or defined (details supplied). [41303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the term "closed", which is most commonly utilised by the FSPO when assessing its complaint handling performance, as it is not a term used or defined by the European Commission when assessing the performance of Alternative Dispute Resolution entities in Member States. [41305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if, given that the ADR Directive recommends that "A properly functioning ADR entity should conclude online and offline dispute resolution proceedings expeditiously within a timeframe of 90 calendar days...", and that the FSPO has the option to refuse complex cases or redirect them to the Courts, he is not surprised by this statistic of 934 days versus the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain how, when reporting to the EU for the year 2021, the FSPO reported that 4,279 complaints were "accepted for handling" with only 130 identified as "refused" or "rejected" against its own published "Overview of Complaints 2021", which showed that only 2,676 complaints were handled through investigation or mediation. [41306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the FSPO, when rejecting/refusing consumer complaints, makes no reference to relevant European Law, such as the Unfair Terms in consumer contracts Directive (UCTD) when raising opinions on its jurisdiction to investigate. [41307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) will be progressed without delay; and if she will provide an update as to the current status of same. [41322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the recruitment of a NEPS psychologist to service schools in Westmeath; if she is aware that multiple schools in south Westmeath have been informed that they will not have access to a NEPS psychologist for the foreseeable future; and if she agrees that this will have a hugely adverse impact on the possible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an entitlement to PRSI benefits for an Hungarian national who is working part-time during the college term and full-time on holidays in order that his contribution record while here is kept up to date. [41409/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, given the recent ballot by the GRA, she will acknowledge that morale within An Garda Síochána is low; if she will consider using the mechanism of the Workplace Relations Commission to address issues between management and rank-and-file gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41316/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving gardaí as of 1 September 2023, in comparison to September 2021; how many retirements in that period; and how many recruitments. [41317/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Sep 2023)

Robert Troy: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, as part of Budget 2024, he will ensure that sufficient funding is in place for an organisation (details supplied) opening the remaining four beds in their respite facility and ensure that all beds are open 52 weeks in the year. [41319/23]