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- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: That has been happening for years.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: What is the cost?
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: It would be a first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: I welcome Dr. Geoffrey Shannon. He has always been very generous with his time in appearing for the committee. Each year he has appeared before the committee there have been recurring recommendations. As the author of this report, does he believe it would be appropriate to introduce an implementation plan, or a timeframe, to ensure he is not just labouring in vain and that the Government...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: It has been reported through the media.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: Dr. Shannon can say whether he believes he can answer it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: The Chairman of the committee was on the radio saying it would not go ahead. I wish to turn to the area of direct provision, which Dr. Shannon said is a grievous breach of international law. This practice has been condemned by a number of international experts. It is an issue of human dignity. How could it be resolved? The Department has commissioned yet another report but the time for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: There were three speakers who asked-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: I will wait.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: I want an opportunity to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: Hold on, Chairman. You enabled or facilitated a Deputy to make a charge against me. I want to make one simple point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Seventh Report on Child Protection 2014: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: Huge improvements were made in child welfare and protection by previous Governments. The previous Government appointed Dr. Shannon in his role as independent child rapporteur. I am sorry if adverting to deficiencies in the current system upsets certain members of the committee but I will not be silenced if I feel I should raise matters and be an advocate on behalf of vulnerable, less...
- Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate, which is quite timely. It is important that all sides of the House get an opportunity to contribute to Government policy. For the purposes of this debate, I will focus my contribution on three areas. One area is the issue of mortgage arrears. We cannot have a debate in the House without focusing on that issue. We need to examine the...
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: Today, more than 50 nurses and midwives went outside the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar on their lunch break to protest at the conditions in which they work.
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: They provide an invaluable service. Since the Government has come to power, the bed capacity has decreased, activity has increased because of the downgrading of Roscommon hospital and Navan hospital-----
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: The budget-----
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, could I please finish without interruption?
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: The resources-----
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: Resources have not been increased to match. If they had, 50 people would not have had to give up their lunch break today to protest in the rain at the state of the health service.