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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: The lack of progress, in particular with regard to the Children First legislation, leaves children vulnerable. Only yesterday a report in The Irish Times cited a 20% increase in the number of care orders in the past year. There is a concern that the absence of the Children First legislation means we do not have a proper framework for reporting with regard to child protection. The Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: I also welcome the fact that HIQA is now conducting investigations. It is very important. We have had four reports, one of which unfortunately highlighted vast areas of improvement required in the north-west Dublin area. It is to be welcomed that this has been identified and I hope serious action is being taken in this regard. Members of the Oireachtas have not had an opportunity to feed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the legislation she will introduce between now and the summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17523/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: I welcome the Minister's confirmation, but both Bills have been promised repeatedly. The child and family support agency Bill was to be with us before Christmas, as was the Children First legislation. Both Bills were in section A of the Government's spring legislative programme and again the Minister is saying they will be dealt with during this term. She will forgive me if I am somewhat...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: The physical infrastructure is in place.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister for her reply. It is fair to say that child care services are not a luxury; they are an essential public good. According on an OECD report, in this country, unfortunately, working families on an average wage spend 45% of their monthly income on child care costs, while the EU average is 15%. As a country we spend 0.4% of GDP on child care, while the European average is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: I acknowledge we are in stringent times but child care is an essential public good. The Minister must make it a priority within the Department. She rightly referred to the vast increase in direct payments over the previous ten or 12 years. In a national newspaper article after Christmas the Minister mooted the idea of reallocating a proportion of expenditure from direct payment to child...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she is taking to make child care more affordable here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she is helping children with special needs access crèche and pre-school care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17288/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider protecting lower ranking bank staff from the further pay cuts outlined in the Mercer Report in recognition of the fact that lower ranking bank officials have already experienced overall pay cuts of between 6-11% since 2008 due to bonuses being scrapped. [17030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the Mercer Report into pay at Irish banks, if he will outline the proposed timeframe for the implementation of the report’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the procedure to withdraw the pre-retirement additional voluntary contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17001/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve a school transport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [16645/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has received any communications in relation to concerns that 100 jobs are at risk in a legitimate tobacco factory in Mullingar, County Westmeath, if draft EU proposals on tobacco are agreed which mandates a minimum pack size of 40g for roll your own tobacco; if the Department of Health consulted with his, as Minister with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo [17433/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Death Review Group Report (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she has taken following on from the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17524/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when inter country adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16789/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health following the consultation on the draft European Tobacco Directive which was concluded on 16 January 2013 and you confirmed on 5 March 2013 that 6,400 responses were received and you also confirmed that the results of the public consultation and consultations with other Government Departments will feed into the discussions which are taking place with all Member...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that all Government Departments are mandated to conduct a Regulatory Impact Analysis to objectively look at legislative proposals and examine the reasons for it, the alternatives to it, the costs and the benefits; if a regulatory impact assessment was conducted by his Department in relation to the draft Tobacco Products Directive and the date...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Apr 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health the reason applicants, who have been both medically approved and satisfy means testing, are experiencing a four to five week delay before the fair deal scheme commences [16141/13]