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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 611. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30700/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 112. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that vacancies in specialised areas that are exempt from the public sector embargo are being filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 106. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether services for persons with spina bifida are sufficient to their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the current status of the Geraldine Hall Leader application for funding; the stage the application is at; and if funding will be made available for this project. [30204/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Staff (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current regulations that determine the retirement age of home help workers within the Health Service Executive; if he will outline the current retirement procedures that are applied to home help workers [30240/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the new rural taxi licence, that is, the qualifying conditions and so on, the impact that this will have on existing taxi licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. As is the current theme of the Government, it is a hands-off approach. It is not the Government's fault; it is someone else's fault.

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: The Minister of State should allow me to speak for my two minutes.

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State. I have acknowledged that there is less money in circulation and a reduction in domestic demand, but I also asked the Minister to acknowledge the State’s responsibility and the costs the State can control such as rates. The payment of rates should be based on a business’s ability to pay according to profits made not on an archaic basis such as the...

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: It was launched four or five weeks ago by our party spokesperson on the environment, Deputy Barry Cowen.

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: The Minister of State asked me for suggestions and I am giving him some. I was not in government.

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: The Minister of State is in government now. Businesses are suffering. The Minister of State sought proposals and I am making them. First, the Government must review and amend how valuations and rates are charged. If, according to the advice of the Attorney General, it is necessary to introduce a constitutional amendment to bring about the abolition of upward-only rent reviews then the...

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I take it the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, has drawn the short straw as he is responding to all the Topical Issues this evening. With no disrespect to him - he is a Minister of State I admire and he has been obliging to me in the past and is very approachable - this is disgraceful on a day when we talk about political reform. The Government promised that the Topical Issues Debate...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak to the Bill. This morning, on the Order of Business, I called on the Government to withdraw this legislation. It is proposed to hold a referendum in the autumn which, if passed, will not take effect to 2016 at the earliest. Moreover, the abolition of the Seanad will not proceed unless Fine Gael and the Labour Party can stay the course. This...

Message from Joint Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: The Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 (section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order 2013.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Is ten minutes each agreed? Agreed.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I have two issues. Will the Government consider withdrawing the Bill facilitating abolition of the Seanad in view of the lack of any real substantive Dáil reform on the table and the lack of support from the Government's Deputies and Senators? The referendum will cost €14 million, which could be better spent on special needs education. I also ask about the Children First...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Will we see it before the summer recess?

Other Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the agri-environment option scheme 3 programme and the number approved, broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29362/13]

Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Deputy Bannon should have pursued it before this morning.