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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education Standards (23 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 398. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of consultation he had, and the rationale for his decision to extend the requirement for Further Education and Training Awards Council Level 5 for early childhood care and education scheme to the workforce by 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25122/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (23 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 426. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that some patients are left waiting for physiotherapy (details supplied) so long that they have to make the decision to be treated privately as they cannot stick the pain any longer, in some cases taking out loans to cover the cost of treatment. [24706/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (23 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 665. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will instruct her Department to conclude negotiations and ensure that the heritage structure of Granard Mote in County Longford is concluded without any further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25073/15]

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Bill. We finally get to speak on it after all the delayed starts over the past two days. The original principle underpinning the Children Act 2001 was that detention should always be a last resort for children. As society has evolved over recent years and the past decade, practices that were once acceptable are no longer acceptable. I welcome the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank our contributors. They are welcome to our third session on the challenges facing this critical sector. I congratulate the Association of Childhood Professionals on the fantastic work done in recent months in bringing this issue to the fore, including the public rally outside Leinster House in February as well as the regional rallies some weeks ago. This has certainly helped our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 158. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 10 June 2015, when the legislation to regulate surrogacy will be enacted; and if it will prevent persons who are unfit to have a child from doing so. [23992/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Data (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Longford and Westmeath who have signed up for the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23320/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 406. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to end direct provision without further delay, as the living conditions are extremely unsuitable and almost one-third of those involved are children; and her further plans to provide alternative accommodation. [23073/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 431. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the rights of the church and religious orders will be protected following the inclusion of the provision that marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex in Article 41 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23054/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the person's circumstances. [23210/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Complaints Procedures (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 582. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 14 February 2015, if he will examine a case (details supplied) regarding the Health Service Executive. [23281/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons seeking placement approval under the fair deal scheme in counties Longford and Westmeath; the average duration of wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23319/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 765. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes due to be built under the social housing 2020 strategy in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23316/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (16 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 766. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment recipients in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2014 and to date in 2015, and estimated for 2016. [23318/15]

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government is taking them all away.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: We should have full attendance in the House for such an important issue, so I call a quorum.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill. I do so in substitution for my colleague, Deputy Michael Moynihan, who is unable to attend the debate. In 2006, the then Commissioner for Data Protection, Mr. Billy Hawkes, warned that a code which identifies unique addresses instead of wider areas would pose data protection problems. He stated that individual post codes for each dwelling...

Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government sets Dáil business. A number of weeks ago we saw publication of the children's rights report where the Government received an F grade for its total and abject failure in regard to child poverty, with one in eight children now living in consistent poverty. The Tánaiste promised during the Order of Business that she would secure a Dáil debate in regard to how, as...

Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government sets the agenda.

Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: Thousands of people are being left behind.