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Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: -----she and her party are judging us on two years. Fianna Fáil and our partners in government-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: -----did not run away. We stood up to the challenge and we will deliver for this country.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: Last week, people in Sinn Féin looked across the water to the Parliament in Westminster from which they take their expenses but in which they do not take their seats. They saw mayhem, chaos and dysfunction and they said, "How can we get some of that over here?"

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: It seems to me that is the reason for the discussion this evening.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: Respectfully, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, this motion does nothing for the people we are here to represent.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: It is true that our country and our citizens are facing many challenges. The best way to address those challenges is to ensure we have a strong economy with the necessary resources to enable us to make interventions when they are needed, just as we did during the pandemic. It is because of the policies this Government has pursued that we are in a position to introduce a progressive budget...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the social housing income limits for County Westmeath will be reviewed. [36982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the child dependent cut off-age to 24 years in cases in which the child is still attending a third level course (details supplied). [37670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the reason that applicants who suffer from colour blindness cannot partake in apprenticeship courses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such applicants can partake in courses across other European Union countries and in Northern Ireland; and if he plans to resolve the matter. [36979/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the provision of broadband to an area (details supplied). [36868/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 256. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide clarity and information on the provision of core funding to approved childcare and early learning facilities; and the criteria that a facility must adhere to in order to qualify for core funding. [36803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 299. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps as a matter of urgency to ensure that a patient (details supplied) is approved for treatment under the treatment abroad scheme. [36786/22]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: I acknowledge the excellent work done on the full range of community employment, Tús and rural social schemes, supported by the Department of Social Protection, and the contributions these schemes and their workers make to communities throughout the country. At present there are some 27,000 people and 1,649 supervisors employed on the three main schemes. Overall, these schemes have a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: I thank both Senators. The success of Government policies is a challenge to the schemes, given we now have 2.5 million people in employment. When we have so many people in employment, fewer people are available to work on the schemes. To be fair to both the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, they have been listening and responding, and they have made...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. The Minister for Social Protection sends her apologies as she could not be here today. Significant maintenance and upgrade work to the Intreo centre on the Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, had been scheduled for 2022. Plans were put in place for staff to transfer to other Intreo centres for the duration of the work, with arrangements made for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: I know from my dealings with my local Intreo offices and community welfare officers that they do invaluable work. With face-to-face interaction, they are often there to reassure people when they are in a state of despair and in need. It is important that the service is maintained. It is also fair to recognise that more and more people are moving away towards interacting with State services...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Scientific Research (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: I thank Senator Malcolm Byrne for raising this issue. I know he has a great interest in this area and all new and emerging technologies. As alluded to by the Senator, in July last year, the Taoiseach and I launched AI - Here for Good: A National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Ireland. The strategy sets out how Ireland can be an international leader in using Al to benefit our economy...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Scientific Research (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: I fully concur with the Senator on the need to build public confidence in this technology. We have to build trust. One of the ways to do that is to ensure we have the proportionate regulatory framework in place. That is why Ireland, from our perspective, is working at a European level and feeding into the work being done there on the AI Act, which will set a harmonised set of rules for the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to establish the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) as a stand-alone statutory body, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). The Commencement Order, commencing the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 will be signed shortly, with the Establishment Order which is required to set up the CEA being signed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Jul 2022)

Robert Troy: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered driving instructors currently in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36615/22]