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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (22 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment for a pupil (details supplied) with the school age team will be expedited [17583/20]

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (24 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: I take it everyone can hear me through my mask. It was produced by a local company in Westmeath, Mergon, if anyone wants to acquire one. I will just plug that company. I am pleased to be in the Seanad as Minister of State with responsibility for trade promotion, digital and company regulation and to have the opportunity to present the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (24 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: I thank all Senators for their kind words. I hope they will always be as kind to me when I come before the House in the future. I will appreciate it for today. Senators Ahearn and Lombard referred to the July stimulus package. It is an ambitious project and of real substance. It comes to €5 billion, or €7 billion if one takes into account the credit guarantee scheme. Some...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (24 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: I thank Senator Murphy for his kind words. He mentioned the July stimulus package and I will not go back over that again. Senator Seery Kearney mentioned the good work done by voluntary directors and made a good suggestion on an information campaign so people are aware. Many people serve on voluntary boards, and I have done so myself in the past, and they are not fully aware of their...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: I thank Senator Gavan. I should have mentioned Debenhams workers, since the matter was raised by a couple of speakers. We cannot introduce legislation today that will deal with the situation retrospectively. I support the workers. As a previous speaker said, the Minister of State, Deputy English, the Tánaiste and I have met them. The workers raised important matters of concern which...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: For clarification, the scope of the current review is wide-ranging and encompasses issues from registration with the Registry of Friendly Societies to operational governance and winding-up issues relating to co-operatives. Based on the review, a general scheme of a co-operative societies Bill is being prepared which will provide co-operative societies with a distinct legislative identity...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: The amendment has been ruled out of order. I hear what both Senators have said about rights of access for trade unions. In order to introduce such an amendment, stakeholder engagement is required. In response to what was said about meat plants, I accept there was an issue and corrective action was taken by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In some instances, it has been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person can retrospectively apply for the help to buy initiative if they satisfy all of the conditions in cases in which they were not aware of the scheme's existence and where the home was constructed in 2018. [18284/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 640. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans with regard to the provision of Halal meat. [17972/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 973. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) [18336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 1051. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultant will be appointed for a person (details supplied) without further delay. [18937/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 1091. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 7 July 2020, if clear and concise directions will be issued to nursing homes in order that they are clear in relation to guidelines allowing residents day visits to relatives in homes. [19128/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Covid-19 payment (details supplied). [19250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: 218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason social welfare offices cannot deal with payment anomalies that have arisen regarding the emergency Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment until 10 August 2020 when the payment officially ceases; and her plans to extend the payment beyond 10 August. [19270/20]

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: I move: "That the Bill be now a Second Time." I am pleased, as Minister of State with responsibility for trade promotion, digital and company regulation, to present the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 for the consideration of the House following its successful passage through the Seanad. The Bill will provide for the first phase of measures intended to mitigate...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: I thank all of the Members who have contributed to the debate, which has been largely positive. As quickly as I can, I will go through some of the issues raised and there are other issues that I will leave and go through on Committee Stage because there might be a better opportunity then to tease them out with the Deputies. A number of Deputies noted that the Tánaiste and Minister,...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: Perhaps we will have an opportunity while discussing amendments to make more points.

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: At the outset, I did not hear Deputy MacSharry's contribution in the Dáil. For my part, in my dealings with Westmeath County Council, Longford County Council, the HSE, the people who are running the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Garda and other bodies, many people went over and above the line of duty to facilitate the smooth running and operation of their respective roles. That goes...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle will be aware of my views on co-operative movements. She herself raised a question about the issue the first time I took oral questions, at which stage I confirmed to the House, and I am happy to do so again, that work has commenced on comprehensive legislation relating to the co-operative movement. That work is under way, and it is my intention to work with the...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Robert Troy: Amendment No. 9 has been ruled out of order. The right of access requires consultation with stakeholders, and it is not appropriate to include it in this Bill. I will not make a confirmation or commitment to support any legislation in the absence of seeing it. I wish to take this opportunity, however, to refer, as I did in my concluding remarks on Second Stage, to an assertion that was...