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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (21 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 91. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all private providers will be eligible to provide low-cost child care places under the changes announced to the community child care scheme in budget 2016, or only providers in areas with a low coverage of community providers; if the latter, how areas with low coverage will be identified; and if his Department considers the capitation...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (21 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 107. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the €47 million for the expansion of the early childhood care and education programme announced in Budget 2016 will be spent on higher Capitation rates; the amount on higher participation numbers; and the full-year costs of both initiatives. [36778/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (21 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consult with the Central Applications Office regarding a person (details supplied) who recently applied to study nursing and missed out by one point. [36798/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 41. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the length of time old age pensioners are on waiting lists for knee, hip and cataract procedures, and other treatments generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36564/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 46. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of rehabilitative services and facilities available in County Westmeath for post-operation patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Longford Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37010/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Westmeath Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37011/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 241. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 24 June 2015, when a response will issue; if he will provide the timeframe for which parliamentary question responses from Tusla Child and Family Agency should be expected, in general, for example as is given in parliamentary question replies by the Department of Health for the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 242. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding his Department provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2014; and in 2015; the portion of its budget this makes up; and if his Department will be providing ongoing funding support to the organisation in 2016. [36888/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for not introducing demand-side measures for making child care more affordable, such as child care tax credits or direct child care subsidies; for a list of the research studies that his Department has considered, as evidence that such child care tax credits or cash subsidies to parents and guardians for child care have led...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is given a retinopathy screening in the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, without further delay [36940/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Lighting (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 347. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure lighting is restored to an estate (details supplied) in County Longford without further delay. [36869/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. I compliment the Minister, which is not something that I do regularly, on bringing this adoption legislation as far as he has. It has received cross-party support over the past number of years. We recognise the importance of giving people the fundamental right to information about their identity, as the Minister described it. I also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: Does the Minister have any sneaking suspicion about the election date?

Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: You are all right, a Cheann Comhairle. I have a question for the Taoiseach which relates to a question I asked before the break last week. The Department of Justice and Equality is to issue a statutory instrument which will facilitate-----

Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: -----local authorities in dealing with families who are engaged in anti-social behaviour. It is a particular problem in a number of estates in my constituency. The councils, having gone through all the procedures and brought these families to task or to court, are not being facilitated. They are awaiting a statutory instrument from the Department of Justice and Equality. Will the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is fair that persons who have been forced to switch from a lone parent payment to a family income supplement due to age restriction, will not receive a Christmas bonus this year, as the family income supplement is not included in such payments. [37714/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Pension Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for a disability pension by a person (details supplied) in County Longford, whose application was refused on the basis of means. [37769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 520. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of items of legislation regarding legal birth parents' progression to become inclusive of surrogate families. [37252/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Human Reproduction (3 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 521. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons (details supplied) have not received a genuine reply addressing their surrogacy concerns. [37253/15]