Results 401-420 of 15,883 for speaker:Robert Troy
- Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how the valuation office calculates the value to be attached to a building for the purpose of setting the rates to be charged. [37058/11]
- Written Answers — Cláir Forbartha Pobail: Cláir Forbartha Pobail (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 391: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Ãitiúil Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Ãitiúil cén uair a chuirfear Comhlacht PaÃrtÃochta Leader ar bun; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [36614/11]
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the qualifications required for a person to operate as a registered childminder. [37060/11]
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the guidelines in place for childminders. [37061/11]
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the tax-free threshold applicable to childminders. [37062/11]
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grant aid available to a person opening a crèche and to a person setting up as a childminder. [37063/11]
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (29 Nov 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the possibility of allowing persons who lost their licences to use their cars to travel to work as is the case in Australia. [37064/11]
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Ye did not stop it.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Does he stand over his pledge to students?
- Industrial Development (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for debate during Topical Issues. This matter was discussed the other evening at a town hall meeting of Mullingar's business community, which I attended. I would like to give some background to this matter. I will preface my remarks by saying I do not hold the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, personally responsible for any...
- Industrial Development (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: We have had enough of that today. A 68-acre site was purchased by IDA Ireland in 2002. It was intended that a great new technological park for the town of Mullingar would be developed on the site. Permission was granted to install all services on the site in 2003. The park is now fully served by road, broadband, electricity, public lighting and footpaths. The attention to detail was such...
- Industrial Development (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The IDA's policy states it would be in keeping with the authority's stated policy objective of balanced regional development to have 50% of projects delivered to regions outside Dublin and Cork. The Minister of State correctly pointed out that the midland region is receiving investment and he stated the gateway hub of Tullamore, Athlone and...
- Industrial Development (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: The IDA is bringing investors to the other two towns.
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works intends to introduce a requirement that State-funded construction contracts specify the use of an imported substitute product instead of indigenously produced cement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38177/11]
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has carried out an impact assessment on its proposal to specify the use of imported substitute materials instead of indigenously produced Irish cement in State-funded construction projects. [38178/11]
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a proposed requirement being prepared by the Office of Public Works which will require State-funded construction contracts to specify the use of an imported substitute product instead of indigenously produced cement would be without precedent within the EU; if his further...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the withdrawal of State funding from an organisation (details supplied) with more than 8,000 members which, when closed, will result in the loss of 12 jobs. [38104/11]
- Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: Did the Government advertise the position?
- Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: With regard to the lack of credit available to small and medium enterprises, when is the long-promised Bill on the partial loan guarantee scheme for small businesses coming before the House? We were promised it would be during this session but there is still no sign of it.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)
Robert Troy: It is interesting to note that not one Government Deputy has spoken in favour of this regressive VAT increase. Last week I attended a meeting of more than 60 retailers in Mullingar and they were outraged by the proposal. They are still outraged by the Government's U-turn on Columb Barracks.