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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (18 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her response to the Supreme Court judgement that her Department acted in breach of the Constitution during the recent Children’s Referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56975/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Unemployment (18 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contribution her Department will make to tackling youth unemployment in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56681/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (18 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the recent Indecon report on youth work; if it informed any of her policy choices with regard to Budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56977/12]

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: The Minister is operating under an illusion.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: As a relatively new Member of this House, I am deeply frustrated and disappointed by the manner in which the Government has scheduled debate in the House this week. As an elected representative of my constituency, I was given a mandate to represent the views of the constituents of Longford-Westmeath. This week, two very important issues which will affect every family, not just this year but...

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: I guarantee the Tánaiste's party will not be in government for 14 years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of satellite inspections and on farm inspections undertaken by his Department across all the direct payment scheme covering land eligibility, cross compliance and any other areas of inspections for 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55973/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he is making on the resumption of the live export trade to the Middle East and North Africa, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt; the position regarding veterinary certificates for live cattle to these markets; the availability and certification of boats suitable for transport to these markets; when he expects exports to resume; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Poverty (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether Budget 2013 will result in more children in poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56025/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [56067/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grants (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the respite care grant and the percentage of recipients who are not in receipt of the carer's allowance, that is the number of persons who exceed the income limit for carer's allowance but who receive respite care grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56089/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding being allocated for the School Completion Programme in 2013; the way it compares with 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56026/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in low income households that will benefit under the community childcare subvention programme in 2013; the way this compares to 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56126/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the low number of voluntary and Health Service Executive notified child-minders nationally, her plans to regulate this sector by bringing all paid child-minders under the Child Care Pre-School Regulations 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56132/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that the only local support to non-regulated child-minders is provided through the Health Service Executive funded child-minders advisory worker post within a number of county childcare committees, the way in which this sector will be supported when HSE funding is discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Education (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that childcare funding schemes are presenting more demands on childcare services to avail of particular training or have certain competencies, and that in service training is often carried out by early childhood staff voluntarily on their own time, the solutions she will put forward to address this issue; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Education (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if resources for a national implementation programme regarding síolta, aistear and the national literacy and numeracy strategy will be a key feature of the forthcoming national early years strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56135/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if discussions have taken place with Health Service Executive regarding the discontinuation of complementary funding supports to county childcare committees as a result of a refocus of role of the Child and Family Support Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56136/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the proposed discontinuation of Health Service Executive complementary funding used to provide essential low cost and accessible continuing professional development opportunities and quality compliance supports for childcare staff through county childcare committees, the way in which these valuable supports will be provided at...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the financial supports she will put in place to assist full-time working parents who pay fees for childcare provision who are outside the bands of the community childcare subvention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56138/12]