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Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: The real shame is to ignore the fact there are 1,600 children homeless in the State.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: With a knocked out clause.

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak about this important issue again. I have raised it previously in recent months. Despite my repeated efforts to clear up this matter by means of written parliamentary questions, some serious questions still remain unanswered. Since I last highlighted this issue on the floor of the Dáil, both of the representative bodies that had been engaged in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Troy: There is still a lot of misinformation out there. The Minister of State said the non-compliance rate with tyre regulations was 46% but while 46% of economic operators may not have registered, financially they equate to less than 5% of the total tyre activity in the market. The Minister also said a large proportion of waste tyres were stockpiled. The EPA confirmed that the five largest...

Other Questions: Garda Operations (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: For three years the Government has presided over the closure of Garda stations.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Westmeath, County Longford, County Roscommon and County Monaghan on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána in County Longford and in County Westmeath under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Regulations (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding illegal taxis (details supplied) operating in towns. [42453/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 367. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 22 October 2015, for details of the sources or the review of studies he undertook to make the claim (details supplied) that tax reliefs for child care have led to systematic inflation in child care costs in other jurisdictions, including in the Netherlands and in Australia. [42612/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an appointment for an operation without further delay. [42531/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to Grow, the world community mental health movement in Ireland so that it can continue supporting persons suffering from mental health problems. [42559/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services Funding (1 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of funding for a library to be constructed in Kinnegad in County Westmeath. [42561/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why there has been a delay in the publication of inspection and quality regulations for preschools; when these will be published; and if all registrations of preschool providers will be completed within the statutory three-year timeframe. [42947/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: The Minister will remember that back in May 2013, the whole island was shocked at the revelations in the "Prime Time" programme, Breach of Trust, an exposé of awful practices which had been going on in some early year settings. In light of that, the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs promised a comprehensive review and a speeding up of the publication of revised regulations...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: Despite the ongoing duplication of inspection systems in early years settings, it is questionable whether the procedure is robust enough to identify services that pose a risk to the health and welfare of children. There are massive gaps in oversight across many regions. That is why the Minister's predecessor, supported by all sides of the House, acknowledged the need for the publication of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: Inspections are being carried out under the old regime. Is that not true? If a new service is to open, is must open under the old registration process, despite the fact that it is two and a half years after being promised the new registration process would be complete. That is worrying, to say the least. There is duplication of inspection systems. Does the Minister believe we would be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: 4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reviews he has taken of the capacity and sustainability of the preschool and early education sector to provide for the extension of the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42684/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: Given that those working in the sector unanimously agreed the sector was not ready for the expansion of the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme until capacity and sustainability had improved, could the Minister outline what reviews of the capacity and sustainability of the sector his Department carried out before introducing the extension of this scheme in the most recent budget?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: Can the Minister clarify exactly how many spaces are available at present? In a reply to a parliamentary question I asked a few months ago, he said approximately 10,000 spaces were available. Assuming that, as Pobal found in a survey it carried out, approximately 6,245 of those places are available in rural areas, with 3,245 available in urban areas, and given that the expansion of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Preschool Services (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: The Minister has not confirmed whether 10,000 or 20,000 spaces are available. Perhaps he might do so. Even if the number is 20,000 which would be at the higher end of his expectations, he is talking about an additional 22,500 spaces in the free preschool year in 2016 and a further 13,000 under the community child care subvention scheme. That gives a total of 35,500 which represents a...