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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 390. To ask the Minister for Health his views that it is appropriate to refuse medical cards to children with Down syndrome on the basis of their parents' income (details supplied). [8938/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 397. To ask the Minister for Health if there is or will be provision made for all ambulance drivers to have satellite navigation devices installed in all ambulances in the future so as to avoid delays in ambulances getting to patients located in isolated rural areas throughout the country. [8974/15]

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: If he is one of the few, then the rest of them are not. What are the rest of them doing?

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I wish to inquire about a couple of legislative items. There have been 70 submissions made in respect of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013. When will this be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas? Second, national vetting legislation was passed more than two years ago. The Taoiseach undertook to consult with the Department of Justice and Equality as to why the...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this extremely important issue which affects tens of thousands of people across the length and breadth of this country. I raised this issue as a Topical Issue before Christmas. The Minister who was taking the debate said I was scare-mongering, that the issue was not so serious. We now know its seriousness because each of us meet constituents every day...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 105. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in respect of the €8,664,012.21 expended on guardians ad litem in 2014 to set down the number of persons receiving such payments in 2014; and if he will provide details in tabular form by decreasing value of the total payment made to each guardian ad litem in 2014. [9437/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (5 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the ongoing negotiations over a bilateral agreement on inter-country adoption between Ireland and the Russian Federation; when an agreement will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9799/15]

Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: To follow up on what Deputy Mathews said about the-----

Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: -----personal insolvency legislation-----

Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: I am not going into it. Countless numbers of people are before the court who are due to have their homes repossessed. The Taoiseach and Ministers have conceded that the personal insolvency legislation-----

Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: -----is not working as promised. When will the Government confirm that 37,500 people are in arrears of two years or more and run a real risk of having their homes repossessed? Can the Taoiseach confirm when comprehensive legislation will be brought forward to remove the banks' veto and ensure that people are protected? I have raised the mobility allowance on numerous occasions, and on...

Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: -----but it is precluded to new entrants. When will the new mobility allowance be introduced so that new entrants who have a serious disability will be able to avail of the new scheme?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's policy for schools where a child attending the school has a severe peanut allergy (details supplied). [10136/15]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: Regrettably, tá dearmad déanta nach mór ar mo Ghaeilge scoile. B'fhéidir go ndéanfaidh mé lorgaireacht ar an Aire Stáit agus foghlaimeoidh mé Gaeilge. Comhghairdeas leis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (11 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [10706/15]

Order of Business (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: The Children First Bill 2014, which has been promised since this Government took up office, will put the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing, thereby making the non-reporting of child abuse an offence. Given the revelations of this week and prior to Christmas, that legislation should be progressed through both Houses of the Oireachtas as a matter of priority. It is important...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of providing a child tax credit, in respect of each child under 18 years of age, at a rate of €300 a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10761/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has prepared costings in recent times in respect of tax relief for child care payments to a registered childminder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10762/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has been asked to compile a list of State-owned land and buildings to be used to provide child care facilities; when this will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10759/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Troy: 170. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current status of plans for a second early childhood care and education year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10763/15]