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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to address the spiralling cost of insurance; the timeframe for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33986/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing VAT reclamation on petrol hybrid company vehicles in the interest of moving towards sustainable mobility and in a bid to help reach emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34391/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider supporting an amendment to the Finance Act to introduce a capital exemption to persons who lease their properties to councils or approved housing bodies on a long-term lease as a method of incentivising landlords to rent to persons on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason a volunteer centre (details supplied) is the lowest-funded centre in the country with only two part-time staff trying to provide service in County Longford and outreach centres in Ballymahon and Granard; his views on whether these centres are pivotal to support volunteerism; and if he will revise the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his future plans for volunteer centres; his views on the pivotal role they play in supporting volunteerism; his further views on the fact that they have experienced disproportionate cuts during the recession; and if he will partially restore the cuts with an increase of 10 % in 2017. [34386/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of vacant housing units in counties Longford and Westmeath. [34395/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a comprehensive assessment will be carried out on a person (details supplied). [34393/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 282. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to revise the recruitment policy for nurses; if he will consider devolving the human resource responsibility to each hospital which would speed up the process from the current centralised process; if he will consider reviewing the Garda clearance procedure in terms of the need for new clearance if moving from a voluntary hospital to a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a provision (details supplied) will exclude counties Westmeath, Offaly, Cavan, Longford, and Tipperary; if this tender relates to the commitment in the programme for Government that a new lakelands brand will be established; and when the works will be completed. [34387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Port Tunnel (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the figures for the current usage of Dublin Port tunnel, in tabular form, broken into the different charging categories based on the time of usage; and if a comparison of the actual figures with the projected figures at the time of planning will be provided. [34388/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for the past five years to the various sporting bodies and to the Olympic Council of Ireland, in tabular form. [34390/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a company (details supplied). [34396/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (10 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce regulations for rickshaws. [34397/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: Over two years ago the HSE initiated the service improvement team's report on the disability sector to ensure services such as St. Hilda's in Athlone and St. Christopher's in Longford were adequately funded. That report was completed more than 12 months ago but we are still awaiting its publication. As a direct consequence of that, services such as St. Christopher's are not being adequately...

Other Questions: Garda Resources (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Westmeath are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Westmeath have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34679/16]

Other Questions: Garda Resources (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: I wish to ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the recorded crime statistics for County Westmeath are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Westmeath have access to the PULSE system; and, if not, if she can supply the details of the Garda stations without access to the PULSE system.

Other Questions: Garda Resources (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: I accept the Minister’s bona fides when she says that burglaries have reduced by 36% but I have grave reservations about the reason for the reduction and I am concerned that people are not reporting burglaries. In recent weeks I have attended a number of community alert meetings in my constituency. People at those meetings asked what the point is of reporting a burglary because there...

Other Questions: Garda Resources (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: I accept that information on crime goes to Castlebar and that the system operates on a 24-hour basis. However, the Minister did not respond to the point I made about some people not having confidence in making reports to the Garda about burglary incidents and that may be a reason for the number of burglaries being down by 36%. In Westmeath, kidnapping is up by 400%, controlled drug...

Mental Health Services Funding: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. It is disappointing that we are back here debating this issue again. We are debating this issue again because the people on the far side of the House have not lived up to their commitment to an additional €35 million in spending in this area. In fact, only an additional €15 million will be spent. The excuse...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Nov 2016)

Robert Troy: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Westmeath on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34681/16]