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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: I did not mean to be.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: It is important that the inquiry be inclusive. It is also important that the stakeholders - the women who lived in thee institutions and the survivors - have their voices heard. It is important that the inquiry be issue based. We are not talking only about a set number of institutions commonly known as mother and baby homes. The malnutrition, abuse, neglect, forced adoptions, illegal...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I fully appreciate that we are talking in particular about the Supplementary Estimate regarding the establishment of the commission of investigation into the institutions that were commonly known as mother and baby homes. However, if the Chairman will allow me - I think he did say that, while we may not call for an increase in anything, we may make...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: Yes, and that is very important, but at a time when we are talking about child welfare and child protection, the CEO of Tusla himself looked for additional expenditure and warned that the very basic level of social and child protection services would be reduced if we did not get additional funding. I appreciate the Minister's frankness in terms of-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: As the Chairman knows, that is not the way I have conducted myself since I came onto this committee. I do not engage in theatrical-style stunts. The subhead is welcome because it enables the commencement of the commission of investigation into institutions commonly known as mother and baby homes. I have spoken to survivors who spent time in these institutions and know that they do not like...

Business of Dáil (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: There were not too many Government Deputies here on Friday. Look up who spoke in the debate.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Valuation Office (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in the Valuation Office issuing a valuation on a property (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the timeframe for a valuation; if the local authority will be compensated for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46748/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Valuation Office (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in the Valuation Office issuing a valuation on a property (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the timeframe for a valuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46747/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [47025/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in details the consequences there will be to personnel numbers for the State examination section of her Department if the reforms of the junior certificate as outlined will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47047/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Inspections (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 445. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason his Department carries out audits on the contractors who work on the SEAI housing insulation grants in December, when it would be more effective to have the audits in summer and allow the contractors to continue providing insulation in the winter months. [47233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 455. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland that are dedicated to policy advice on biomass matters. [46792/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 456. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland will be taking in implementing the new bioenergy action plan. [46793/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 457. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the industry sources, other than semi-State organisations, that have been consulted on the draft bioenergy action plan since publishing. [46794/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Workplace Relations Services (9 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: 463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding workplace issues at Bord na Móna; if these issues were brought to his attention since his appointment; and the actions he proposed to take in relation to same. [47058/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: What €400 figure?

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: How long has this Government been in power? When it negotiated a change to the troika agreement, it clapped itself on the back. If there was a figure, why did it not renegotiate it? Why did thousands of people need to take to the streets for the Government to see sense and roll back somewhat? It has not rolled back half enough because in the budget it announced a rebate of €100...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: This Government set the terms and conditions and it signed off on the decision to award bonuses or performance related pay. This Government demanded PPS numbers. Only six week ago I tabled a parliamentary question inquiring into the necessity for PPS numbers and I received two full pages of a reply which set out the rationale for them. Fast forward six weeks and they are no longer needed....

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: How much will be invested in infrastructure over the next several years? The biggest investment is in the installation of meters, the cost of which was underestimated and will be closer to €600 million than €500 million. We are taking money out of the National Pensions Reserve Fund to invest in water meters at a time when we have a crisis in homelessness. According to the...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: Deputy Bannon was not in Government at the time.