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Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: The health (miscellaneous provisions) Bill.

Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: What about Mullingar?

Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: Has the Taoiseach any indication as to when that may be?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person on a stamp 4 visa may apply for an Irish passport, or if that person must complete the naturalisation process, before a passport may be issued. [6964/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 333. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will review an investigation, previously carried out, based on the evidence brought forward by the parents of the child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6657/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 334. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on concerns that the new Tusla – Child and Family Agency regulations for child-care providers are putting an excessive administrative burden on child-care providers, and diverting valuable time to administrative tasks, that would be better spent caring for children. [6813/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed new gaelscoil for Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6714/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (17 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase 2015 funding, for local authority housing grants for the disabled; and for housing aid for older people. [6965/15]

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: And replace it with a fairer tax.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: The Deputy is taking it out of context.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: Yes, but it is not free to the people who provide the service. They still have to hire staff and light the facility. It is contributing to the overall costs. The Minister of State must ensure that a condition of any further exemption in the area of child care, which are educational facilities in the very same way that schools are, would be that any reduction would be passed on to parents...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I did not. The Deputy should be fair.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I acknowledge the positive job creation measures on which the Government has embarked, particularly the work of IDA Ireland on foreign direct investment, for which it is to be congratulated. My colleague, the previous speaker, Deputy McGuinness, talks about how each IDA Ireland job costs in the region of €13,000 to bring about. Such investment is welcome and we need those jobs. The...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: It did not escape my attention that they were towns which had serious political players in situ.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I hope that it is not done on political interference. Certainly, that is not the way we should look at significant investment. It should be done based on regional development and strategic importance. Returning to the Bill, I admire Deputy Spring. He and previous generations of his family did the State much service, but it worried me to hear a Government Deputy state he hopes the civil...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: Then I hope Deputy Spring will follow it up with amendments and that the Government will take them on board because, in fairness, many of his suggestions were valid. This debate is about listening to all sides of the House to see how we can improve this Bill. While I acknowledge what has been done in the area of foreign direct investment by IDA Ireland, that is not being done to support...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: Let us be real. Let us see what we can do to support these people. The town of Longford is on its knees. There is a meeting tonight in Longford about what we can do to support businesses. With the current format, there is no way that we can do anything. If the members on each of the local authorities want to give a rate reduction, it is of no benefit to the majority of independent...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: The suggestion is to abolish it, start afresh and make it based on profitability. At the end of the day, it is a tax on business. Why should a business pay the exact same commercial rates today as it was paying ten years ago when it was doing much better? For example, a shop in Mullingar that was connected to the construction sector and needed a large floor area to display large bulky...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this extremely important debate, which goes to the very core of supporting small businesses, particularly those in the retail sector. It deals with a very important component of our economy that has not in recent years received the attention it warrants. This Bill was published in August 2012, yet we are only discussing it in the Dáil two and...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: It is a pity the Government did not show some concern and has not resolved it at this stage.