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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 (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Robert Troy: We asked a few questions in our original contributions.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Robert Troy: This is an opportunity to debate the matter.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Robert Troy: The Minister mentioned alcohol. The debate is my opportunity to respond and ask her about key issues. The Chairman was present for the meeting before Christmas and will know how forcefully the independent rapporteur spoke about the issue. Today's meeting is the first opportunity that I have had to ask the relevant Minister about the matter. It is only right and proper that I pose the...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Robert Troy: I welcome the Minister and her officials. I acknowledge that a number of positive developments have taken place in the Department in the past 12 months. We have finally seen the establishment, on a legal basis, of the Child and Family Agency from 1 January this year. I wish both the board and the staff well in their new roles. It is a reform that was broadly supported by all sides of the...
- Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: I am amazed that a Labour Party Minister has acknowledged in the House that what he has introduced is unfair. He said in reply to Deputy McConalogue earlier to justify this announcement that there was unfairness prior to the introduction of this scheme because other schools were introducing it. However, this is an opportunity for the Minister to ensure fairness in every school and he can...
- Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: It is unfair.
- Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: Why did the Minister cut the allowance?
- Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: The Minister cut the allowance.
- Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend his Department’s support for book rental schemes in order that more schools and pupils can avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2350/14]
- Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: I wish to follow up on what my colleague highlighted with regard to the seriously discriminatory policy the Minister is pursuing in the allocation of resources for the provision of the school book rental scheme. As I have stated, it is an inequitable and very unfair policy and the mechanism by which the Minister is implementing it needs to be radically reviewed to ensure fairness and equity...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Child Care Education Issues (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department will take in 2014 to ensure a high quality early years education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2351/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a recent change in policy regarding the reasonable allocation scheme. [2810/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 425. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the new legislation pertaining to noise pollution. [2301/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [2737/14]
- Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: I am sharing my time with Deputy Cowen. I will speak for only a couple of minutes. At the last general election Fine Gael and the Labour Party came into government promising greater accountability, transparency and efficiency within the public service. The information that has leaked from Irish Water in the past few weeks shows that this like many other promises was flushed down the...
- Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: Did Fine Gael not say it intended to bring about change?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: I thank the Chairman and will try to be very brief. I want to ask some supplementary questions. In respect of question No. 23 and the money follows the patient model, how will this work in terms of non-elective and emergency activity? It will be more difficult to predict what is emergency and non-elective. How will that element of funding be adjudicated on and costed? Will the Minister...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance review in respect of a person (details supplied). [1944/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (15 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure the recently annouced book rental grant moneys are released to those schools who have taken the initiative and set up a partial book rental scheme of their own, (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55457/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (15 Jan 2014)
Robert Troy: 791. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a medical card on discretionary grounds. [55550/13]