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Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is in the process of launching a new policy on the end of life for used tyres. The Minister has refused to engage with or meet one of the key representative bodies, the Independent Tyre Wholesalers and Retailers Association. He is introducing a monopoly in this area. Why or how does the Government think it can bring forward...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: It concerns a national policy.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: I appreciate that, but it could have the potential to cost jobs and increase the price of tyres.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: On promised legislation, I refer to the social welfare Bill that is due. When will it come before the House to give Members an opportunity to pass an amendment so we can ensure that the Department of Social Protection will cease being cheerleaders for the banks and advising customers to have their payments made through banks, to the detriment of-----

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: -----post office services?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: If this continues we will not have a post office left in rural Ireland and the Government is overseeing this.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Human Reproduction (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the legislation to regulate for surrogacy will be enacted; and if it will prevent persons who are unfit to have a child from doing so. [22669/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment at University Hospital Galway in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [22558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (10 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 205. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reinstate the Arts Council funding which funded extremely successful and noteworthy projects such as the Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival (details supplied). [22539/15]

Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: The Taoiseach is a great man for talking down the clock.

Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: Will we get any answers tomorrow? That is the real question.

Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: Paddy likes to know.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: After the election.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: Why did the Taoiseach not come out and articulate that? Why did he not say that?

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: If it were anyone other than Denis O'Brien, he would have said it.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the various changes in eligibility criteria for persons applying for the State pension (contributory), introduced since budget 2012 to date in 2015; the reason these changes were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 530. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the qualifying criteria for persons availing of free legal aid; if she has considered putting a limit on the number of times persons can avail of same for repeat criminal offences. [21372/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 602. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding awarded to the resource centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath in the past four years [21373/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of children held on remand since January 2013, on a monthly basis; the average length of time these children are held on remand; the percentage of children held on remand who are eventually sentenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21389/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disability Services Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: 608. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will ensure that the funding from Tusla is not removed from agencies such as the Disability Equality Support Agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21399/15]