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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cycling Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: Appoint Seánie FitzPatrick as Governor of the Central Bank. Who suggested that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cycling Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: What about the minimum passing distance?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cycling Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: Will the Minister tell the House?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the additional €35 million committed in Budget 2019 to provide targeted support to the tourism sector will be spent. [45629/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: I will let the Minister go ahead straight away.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: Yes, that is it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: The increase arises because the Minister failed to retain the favourable VAT rate for the hospitality sector. He blamed everybody else instead of taking responsibility for the failure. The additional €35 million is welcome but this year's budget of €135 is still far below the €153 million it was in 2008. There is a way to come. When the Minister considers how to spend...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister had nothing to do with it. It is happening despite him.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the significant overcrowding on the DART network; and the steps he is taking to alleviate this issue. [45631/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the minimum passing distance legislation; and if there will be other cycling initiatives delivered in advance of a conference (details supplied). [45628/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if progress has been made regarding the consolidation of road traffic legislation. [45630/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the College Green area, Dublin 2, particularly in view of An Bord Pleanála's decision to reject planning permission for a civic plaza on this site; and if he will take steps to alleviate the traffic congestion in this area. [45632/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Reform (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 107. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the work of the Seanad reform implementation group and in particular its considerations on the extension of Seanad election voting rights to additional third-level institutions. [45028/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2019 (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance if there were changes made to the tax system in budget 2019 that would provide additional tax credits for stay-at-home parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44748/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of reintroducing tax-free shopping following Brexit. [45690/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes to the single parent tax credit; if he will consider putting in place an amendment to the rules by which both parents deemed to be providing substantial care to a child can be in receipt of this tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Interdepartmental Committees Reports (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 395. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the interdepartmental group established to consider increasing the level of parental leave paid during the first year of a child's life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44914/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that it is taking up to two years for immigration services to make a decision on applications under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999; his views on whether this is an excessive amount of time to decide on such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45037/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 509. To ask the Minister for Health if changes to the criteria on the medical card system will be made which would allow for more advanced dentures to be fitted under the scheme in specific cases (details supplied); his views on whether in specific cases in which dentures keep breaking the provision of the more advanced dentures would be more cost effective; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (6 Nov 2018)

Robert Troy: 686. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the general scheme of the human tissue Bill; and when he expects to be in a position to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation option. [45493/18]