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Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I am explaining what it relates to. The wind energy guidelines have been repeatedly requested and have been repeatedly promised by the Government.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Thousands of submissions have been made in this regard.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Residents are petrified that new applications-----

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: -----will be made in the absence of the new guidelines.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I am.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I want to know from the Taoiseach-----

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I have spent weeks asking the Taoiseach when the new guidelines will be published.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Every time the Taoiseach responds, he says that he will get his office to correspond with me or that he will report back to me at a later stage.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: People are none the wiser on when these guidelines will be published.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Perhaps the Taoiseach will make us the wiser this morning.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: What about the statutory instrument?

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I do not think too many people in the midlands will find this funny.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Will the Deputy go back to his constituency and laugh at them?

Children First Bill 2015: From the Seanad (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I very much welcome the passage of this Bill. As the Minister will be aware, the Fianna Fáil Party has supported this very important legislation since its inception. As we approach the centenary of the 1916 Rising and having placed the children's rights referendum before the country almost three years ago, it is important we enshrine the rights of children in the Constitution. The main...

Children First Bill 2015: From the Seanad (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I appreciate that. The Minister and Taoiseach were provided with an opportunity to give an overview of the Bill.

Children First Bill 2015: From the Seanad (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I appreciate that but the kernel of the issue is that we can bring forward every piece of legislation we like but if it is not matched with the necessary resources, it will not be good enough. The proof of the pudding is in the statistics I have highlighted. The Taoiseach is right that we do not want to be intervening at a late stage. We must intervene and prevent problems from happening....

Children First Bill 2015: From the Seanad (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I am.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school in Kinnegad in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39635/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (11 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a Student Universal Support Ireland grant for a person (details supplied) is processed without further delay. [39744/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 146. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the person who sanctioned the withdrawal of funding from Arc Adoption services; the basis on which this decision was made; the contingency plan that has been put in place to deal with the consequences of the withdrawal of this funding on families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39795/15]