Results 14,161-14,180 of 16,028 for speaker:Robert Troy

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 are related and may be discussed together.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: Amendments Nos. 14 and 16 are related and will be discussed together.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: Amendment No. 15 is out of order.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: I understand the Deputy has contributed three times.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: As we allowed him some leniency, we will also allow the Deputy some leniency.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: The Minister of State cannot reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the position that many students at Athlone Institute of Technology are now facing due to ongoing problems with the Student Universal Support Ireland [21896/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (9 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 190. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is putting in place to deal with a projected increase in the young population, under 14 years, of up to 100,000 by 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22028/13]

Fodder Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 May 2013)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue, an issue that is affecting farmers the length and breadth of the country. I commend my colleague, Deputy Ó Cuív, on giving Members on all sides of the House the opportunity to outline their concerns about how this fodder crisis has been handled heretofore. Many Members have commended the Minister on the role he has played...

Fodder Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 May 2013)

Robert Troy: The issue still remains that over the past several months farmers have incurred many costs they normally would not. They have had to purchase additional fodder and feed. These are costs that will remain even after the cattle are put back on the land. What will the Minister do to help those farmers in extreme financial difficulty? Will he pledge to ensure that the agri-environment option...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (8 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends increasing the number of places on the agri-environment options scheme 3 to cover all eligible applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (8 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacists are covered under the remit of the Ombudsman; and if not, his plans to extend the Ombudsman's remit to cover such complaints [21721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 100. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to foster EU cooperation in the area of maritime security and surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: North-South Implementation Bodies (7 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 247. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will approve the lease agreement between Waterways Ireland and Longford County Council with respect to Abbeyshrule Tidy Villages, County Longford who have applied for grant funding from Longford Community Resources. [21199/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Impact Assessment Usage (7 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 366. To ask the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take in view of the fact that no regulatory impact assessment was conducted objectively into the review the draft Tobacco Products Directive despite 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 same; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (2 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in respect of the 2012 allocation of €35 million which was ring fenced but not spent; the additional community facilities that have been put in place; if this commitment has now been met; when the 2013 commitment of a further €35 million will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20859/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (2 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 231. To ask the Minister for Health in his capacity as a member of the Council of Health Ministers, if he is supporting the European Commission’s proposal to have a minimum pack size of rolling tobacco of 40g as proposed in the European Tobacco Products Directive. [20944/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (2 May 2013)

Robert Troy: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the way he as Health Council Chair and his Department can openly support and put forward any position for Ireland in the debate on the European Tobacco Products Directive which is currently underway with EU Member States during the Irish Presidency, when he stated that the analysis of the 6,400 responses received by his Department on 16 January to the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 23: In page 7, subsection (1)(h), lines 43 to 46, to delete all words from and including “including” in line 43 down to and including “purpose” in line 46 and substitute the following:“designed to respond to the broad range of needs of learners whether they are on the Live Register or not, including social, cultural and civic development...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Robert Troy: That is a very good point. In my constituency I am aware of many men who worked in construction and were in receipt of social welfare benefits for nine months, but cannot get other allowances because their wives are working. The rule disqualifies them from participating in any scheme. There are initiatives such as Men's Sheds which help to deal with mental health issues affecting men who...