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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (15 Apr 2015)

Robert Troy: 609. To ask the Minister for Health the policy that is in place to ensure the benefits of breastfeeding are highlighted to new mothers. [14696/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (15 Apr 2015)

Robert Troy: 815. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the form of geo-engineering or climate control actions that are being performed in the County Westmeath area in view of the fact that persons have photographs of a substances being sprayed in the sky and are concerned for health reasons. [14698/15]

Order of Business (1 Apr 2015)

Robert Troy: I have three questions. One is on the awaited tenant purchase scheme. During the past 18 months, no local authority tenant has been eligible to buy his or her council house, despite repeated promises that the legislation will be published within months. Can the Taoiseach give a definitive timeframe in which we will know when the new scheme will be announced?

Order of Business (1 Apr 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government has repeatedly promised that it will bring the adoption (tracing and information) Bill before the House. When will it happen? The Taoiseach is aware that for the past two years, the mobility allowance has been closed to new applications. Although the Government has promised to deal with this in the short term, two years on, we still await the publication of the health...

Order of Business (1 Apr 2015)

Robert Troy: Before summer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Apr 2015)

Robert Troy: 128. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13604/15]

Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I call the Minister of State, Deputy Harris, who, I understand is sharing time with Deputy Connaughton.

Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I compliment my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on bringing this motion forward because high standard variable mortgage interest rates are an important issue that face hundreds of thousands throughout the country. Those with such mortgages feel very aggrieved at the hands-off approach the Government has taken on this issue. We bring forward this motion on foot of our previous Private...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding mechanism available from her Department to support community text alert schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13325/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 434. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for funding by Attic Youth Café in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13327/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 527. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 10 February 2015, the level of negotiations he has had regarding utilising St. Joseph's Hospital in County Longford and St. Mary's Hospital in County Westmeath as a step-down facility; in view of the fact that in the previous reply by SNR the official outlines the current status, and that any further increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 528. To ask the Minister for Health the space currently utilised by the Health Service Executive for the provision of mental health services and other services on the St. Loman's Campus in Mullingar in County Westmeath; the space that is not utilised; and the future plans for same. [13321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 529. To ask the Minister for Health the time frame for the recruitment of a second palliative consultant for the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and the terms of the contract. [13322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment process for the recently announced new positions at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; the timeframe for same; the number of positions that are replacement positions, new positions and positions transferred from agency staff to permanent staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13323/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve an application for additional classrooms in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13326/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 684. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the eligibility criteria for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland warmer homes scheme, which only applies to family income supplement applicants, jobseekers with a child under seven years of age and persons in receipt of fuel allowance; the reason persons in receipt of invalidity allowance or...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Tyre Disposal (26 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State. While I accept this is not his direct responsibility, I ask him to bring back to the Minister the points I intend to raise. The Minister of State referred to the extensive consultation the Department is having with the industry. However, the representative body that represents more than 90% of the service providers, the Independent Tyre Wholesalers and...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Tyre Disposal (26 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to raise this extremely important issue. The tyre industry accepts that it must comply with duty of care obligations and protect the environment. All tyres collected, recycled or repossessed should be disposed of or reused in an environmentally friendly manner using acceptable methods, whether recycled or used as fuel in cement kilns. The proposal by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Establishment (26 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a commitment that this Government will ensure that the 24,000 workers in the early childhood education sector will be included in the low pay commission. [7762/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (26 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 173. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the finding in the most recent Measuring the Pressure report from the Child and Family Agency, that there were 12 children listed on the child protection notification system, and 17 children in County Donegal awaiting allocation of a social worker (details supplied), despite the fact that these children had met the threshold...