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Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: It is quite hard to make sure we are seen when we are so far away from one another. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. We are supporting the increase in the Estimates. Clearly, SMEs have suffered greatly in the last number of months. Our SME sector is the backbone of this economy. It is a sector which employs in the region of 1 million people. The forced closure of...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: I add my voice to the congratulations to the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. He comes into the role with a wealth of experience. It is very important that the new Minister can hit the ground running. Of all the Departments within the new Government, this Department perhaps has the most challenges. It is welcome the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, knows what needs to be done straight away. I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [12758/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be taxed on the emergency Covid-19 payment they received for a number of weeks whilst unable to work due to Covid-19 restrictions. [12769/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the clerical officer positions advertised by the Public Appointments Service with an application closing date of 24 March 2020 will be filled. [12905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding returning to full-time education in September 2020. [12744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision on an application for respite by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [12903/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the status of efforts to licence the drug patiserin in the treatment of hereditary amyloidosis. [13006/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 480. To ask the Minister for Health when the local centres that cater to adults with disabilities are reopening. [13182/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the remuneration available to owners of callow land along the Shannon catchment area. [13316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 626. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied). [13022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 629. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider accelerating the roll out of broadband to ten areas most adversely effected by the closure of Bord na Móna. [13288/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 673. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on appeals to the large-scale capital programmes; and if he will review an appeal by Westmeath County Council for a regional sports centre. [12845/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 691. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of driver tests; and when instructors will resume lessons. [13027/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the N4 upgrade; the justification for this spend; his views on whether it would be a better use of public finances to widen the current N4 and reroute the at grade access points; the stage to which the scheme is funded and contracted, respectively; and if there is a cost-benefit analysis report showing the need for the N4...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 769. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address an issue with regard to the second ECCE year for the coming term (details supplied). [13308/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 802. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the anomaly by which persons in receipt of a widow's pension can receive the emergency Covid-19 payment if they lose work due to restrictions but persons in receipt of a widow’s pension cannot qualify for illness benefit. [12743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 804. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons that are unable to work due to being high risk and are on an illness benefit payment cannot qualify for the higher rate of illness benefit of €350; and my attention has been drawn to the fact that an applicant can qualify for the higher rate of €350 for only two weeks before the payment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jun 2020)

Robert Troy: 887. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a list of new build social houses will be published for each of the years 2016 to 2019, by local authority; and the target for each year in tabular form. [13296/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of fibre broadband supply on a road (details supplied). [14348/20]