Results 12,061-12,080 of 15,848 for speaker:Robert Troy
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: The balance of the money which was not utilised for the after-school programme went into the establishment of this programme.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: It is welcome that the level of funding has been maintained this year. This comes on the back of a disproportionate cut under the subhead in recent years. That said, it is welcome that the funding is being maintained. Is it through these funds that the money is made available to the various education and training boards, formerly the VECs, which administer funding to various youth groups...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: On subhead C5, I note that there is a reduction of 25% in the allocation. I would have imagined that it was under this subhead we would have been dealing with the allocation of funding for the early years strategy, a strategy which the Government promised a number of years ago would deal comprehensively with our vision for the development of this crucial sector. What is the position on the...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: Will the cross-departmental groups on the affordability of child care feed into this strategy? Will the cross-sectoral team tasked with supporting children with special educational needs going into mainstream settings feed into the early years strategy?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: I do not mean to be pedantic, but I would have thought given the fact that when the early years strategy was first mooted it was going to be the overarching policy document and would be the framework and roadmap of how we want to see this crucial sector develop over a period of years, that the cross-departmental group on affordability of child care would feed into the early years strategy, as...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: I echo the sentiments expressed by Deputy Ó Caoláin, including his acknowledgement of the good work done by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children since its formation a number of years ago. Often when listening to speakers one would think there had been no positive developments in the area of child welfare and protection under the previous Administration. However, the Office of...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: I know that.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: I acknowledge the contribution made by the former Ombudsman for Children, Ms Emily Logan, which is also acknowledged internationally by virtue of her new appointment. I, too, wish Dr. Niall Muldoon well. I do not know him personally. He has big shoes to fill. I read in the Minister's press release that a large number of applications for the post were received, which is positive. I wish...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015) Robert Troy: I would like to be associated with those remarks.
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: I congratulate the INMO on securing additional front-line staff for a number of hospitals this week. Last week I raised the issue of the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar and the Taoiseach seemed to belittle my enthusiasm about advocating the rights of the staff at that hospital, where there are 100 fewer whole-time equivalent nurses and midwives in the past five years. I want to ask...
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: On legislation in the area of children, the Taoiseach said before that this was the most reforming Government in the area of child welfare. I want to ask about two pieces of legislation, first the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012. That was enacted by both Houses of the Oireachtas over 12 or 18 months ago. When will the commencement order be signed?...
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: No one made that comment
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: We can go back to the record.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: Was it right or wrong?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: The Taoiseach is the leader of his party.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: Was it right or wrong?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2015)
Robert Troy: He is trying to influence them.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: It is outrageous.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: What are the associated costs?
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: What is the cost?