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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister for her reply. She knows all Members support the referendum on children’s rights. Earlier, we were all across in the playground in the Merrion Square park calling for support of the referendum. While it is an important step in recognising children’s rights, it is not a panacea. Since my appointment as my party’s spokesperson on children and youth...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill; the key measures likely to be contained in the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46940/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am glad that she has re-emphasised her priority in this regard because this is legislation that affects between 45,000 and 50,000 people and it is quite important. It is legislation the Minister promised on assuming office 18 months ago. When we talk about giving children rights in the context of the children's referendum, a child's key right is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: The right of identity is a core right under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. By not having legislation in this area, are we in breach of that United Nations agreement?

Other Questions: Child Welfare and Protection Services (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: Deputy Naughten has asked me to speak on his behalf and I thank the Minister for her reply. As the Minister knows, the Deputy is quite anxious in this regard and has asked me to try to ascertain a definitive time frame for the publication of the report. I acknowledge that it was only presented to Mr. Gordon Jeyes this week and that the Minister has not seen it yet. She will need time to go...

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Recruitment (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: I welcome that at long last the target promised under the Ryan implementation plan has been met. I am somewhat disappointed that the Minister cannot provide information on the numbers employed on temporary contracts but perhaps she can confirm whether the additional staff employed under permanent contracts were transferred from temporary positions and if those positions were ever filled....

Other Questions: Youth Health Issues (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: This gives us an opportunity to speak a little about Question No. 16, to which we will not get, which asks about the national playground policy. The Minister should consider updating that policy to ensure equipment installed in playgrounds is exercise friendly and that it helps children to maintain an appropriate weight. It is welcome that the survey was an initiative driven by young...

Other Questions: Retail Guidelines (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: As the Minister said, this question is somewhat similar to a previous question about the early sexualisation of children. I welcome the work that has been done in this regard. The Minister has said she feels that the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland rules that will govern the advertising of food and drink to children represent an important step in the process of combatting the alarming...

Other Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: This question is similar to Question No. 1.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Benefit Payments (25 Oct 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the engagement she has had with the Department of Social Protection on the subject of child benefit expenditure for 2013; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is concern among families that child benefit maybe significantly cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46941/12]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: Two weeks ago, in light of the huge uncertainty among residents in the midlands region regarding the impending industrial wind farms in a residential area, I asked whether the Taoiseach could confirm whether the wind farm legislation initiated in the Seanad will come before the Dáil. What level of consultation has the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, held with his counterpart in the United...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation to Ireland under the rural development programme 2007 to 2013 broken down measure by measure; the expenditure to date; his views on whether the full allocation will be spent under each measure; the implications for the programme and the common agricultural policy in Ireland if any measure fails to spend its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the context of Budget discussions, he has raised the issue with the Department of Finance in relation to the importance of maintaining the farm taxation measures introduced in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48261/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite a tax clearance application in respect of a person (details supplied) that has been waiting on their certificate for a considerable period of time and is causing them concern. [47980/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the possibility of introducing driving lessons and driving theory as a compulsory component of the transition year programme in the interest of creating road safety awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47651/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a second level school for the town of Kinnegad, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [48534/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the reason persons that are self-employed and suffer from illness are treated differently by her Department and the Department of Health when, for example they cannot work due to their illness and require social protection assistance or when their illness is only newly recognised. [47963/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied). [47726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [47727/12]