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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Amendment No. 4 has already been discussed with amendment No. 2. Is Deputy Naughten pushing the amendment?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Amendment No. 6 in the name of Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh is out of order.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Amendment No. 8 in the name of Deputy Willie O'Dea is out of order.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Amendments Nos. 9 to 11, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: Will the Minister of State, please, keep to the amendment?

Topical Issue Matters (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the risk of over-regulating credit unions by the signing of an upcoming statutory instrument; (2) Deputy Jim Daly - the need to control the spread of knotweed and other invasive non-native species; (3)...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: The Taoiseach has sent notes about a question of mine to the Minister for Justice and Equality. My question concerns a statutory instrument awaited by many local authorities the length and breadth of this country so that they can deal with local authority tenants who consistently engage in antisocial behaviour. To be fair, I did receive a letter from the Minister for the Environment,...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: When can we expect this necessary legislation to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance how he will tackle the very high number of residential mortgages in arrears for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40358/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Care Costs (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has considered extending parental leave for parents of older children, for example, up to 12 years of age; and the cost of this. [40820/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Persons Supports (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 118. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that a number of young mothers with previous care experience are being housed in emergency hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation with their children; if any special or emergency measures are being taken to immediately address this issue, given that these young persons are a particularly at-risk and vulnerable group...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the rationale behind the practice of sending young persons into out-of-State care placements, rather than developing services and expertise here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40746/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why aftercare provision is unequal and inconsistent across different counties and regions; the details of any analysis that he, the Health Service Executive, or Túsla, the Child and Family Agency, has undertaken on the consistency of aftercare service provision; and the reason there is an exclusion clause for young persons who are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the joint protocol that was developed outlining that care leavers would be prioritised on the social housing list is being implemented by local authorities; the steps that are being taken to ensure the implementation of this protocol; the number of social housing units in each local authority that have been provided to care leavers...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 122. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why young persons who disengage and who are the most vulnerable are less likely to receive aftercare supports in the care system; and how it will be ensured that young persons who are not engaging in education and training receive essential aftercare supports in the future. [40776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Number 145 of 16 October 2014 which highlights that 43% of young persons in detention had an assigned social worker, while 35% of young persons in detention were subject to a recent care order under the Child Care Act 1991, the reason these young persons are not an eligible group for an aftercare plan...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection report finding with regard to the lack of suitable placements to meet the needs of some young persons in care, the steps he is taking to ensure these young persons have access to specialist supports and services and access to suitable placements promptly; if there...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disability Services Provision (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views that children with disabilities in the care of the State or in voluntary care should receive equal supports and services as children who are legally on a full care order; if these young persons should have equal rights to access an independent advocate as adults with disabilities. [40779/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to revisit the Child Care Act 1991 in order to reflect developments in social media and technology; his views that guidelines and procedures to address the issue of social media for children and young persons in care are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40780/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: 127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide figures and statistics from the Tusla - Child and Family Agency on the number of care-experienced young persons of 17 to 24 years of age who have children who are now in care; the years that these figures relate to; and the support framework that is in place to ensure that these parents are given the best opportunity...