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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: I apologise; the Minister for Defence.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: As we must move on to the next question, unfortunately there is not time for the Minister to reply.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Excuse me, Minister; is that the reply to Priority Question No. 3?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: One Deputy at a time, please. Deputy McGrath has the floor. He has four minutes if he wishes to use them.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Question No. 4 is in the name of Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Sorry, Minister; if I may make a point-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: With due respect to the Minister and to the Deputies present, I am informed that six minutes are allowed for a Priority Question. Of that six minutes, the Minister has two minutes in which to reply. If the Deputy asking the question wishes to utilise the four minutes remaining he or she can do so.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Two minutes, one minute and one minute are the times for Other Questions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: A time allocation of two minutes, one minute and one minute is used for Other Questions. I am the Acting Chairman. I am being advised by the clerk in front of me.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: I am adhering to the advice I have been given. The Chair is impartial. The Deputy has four minutes. I am carrying out the advice to the letter of the law. We must move on to Priority Question No. 4, from Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl. The Minister has two minutes to read out his reply and Deputy Ó Fearghaíl has a further four minutes, which can be broken into segments....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: The format for other questions is that there are six minutes per question. The Minister is allowed two minutes for his initial reply. Thereafter, there are to be one minute contributions and the total should be no more than six minutes. Since the first response is to involve a grouping of three questions, I understand the Minister is allowed six minutes in which to make his initial reply,...
- Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Deputy Eoghan Murphy has signalled he wishes to ask a question and following him I will call Deputy Naughten.
- Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: May I remind both Ministers and Deputies that there is one minute for both a supplementary question and reply in fairness to all Members? Deputy Naughten now has 30 seconds left for his supplementary.
- Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Unfortunately, time has elapsed and we must move on to the next question.
- Other Questions: European Council Meetings (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: As these two questions are being taken together, there will be a little more time for supplementary questions.
- Other Questions: Overseas Missions (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will participate in any new United Nations missions over the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54790/12]
- Other Questions: Overseas Missions (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: The Minister's initial reply should be six minutes.
- Message from Select Sub-Committee (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: The Select Sub-Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Civil Defence Bill 2012 and has made no amendments thereto.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: Prior to the general election, many of the leading members of the parties now in government competed with each other in their negative descriptions of the economy. They knew full well the impact the global economic crisis was having on our island. Even with that knowledge, they proceeded to make election promises. It was on the basis of those promises and various other commitments that...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Robert Troy: My colleague referred to the lack of reform and he is correct in that regard. The changes to PRSI for people who earn just over €18,500 will not do much to encourage those at the lower end of the spectrum to return to employment. The jobs strategy introduced by the Government just after it entered office proved to be a disaster. More people are unemployed now than in 2011. What has...