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Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: Politics is about choices. There are alternatives. The choices we make say a lot about us as a society. Let us decide that we wish to protect the most vulnerable members of society. The Government should go after the people who are fraudulently claiming social welfare. It should increase taxation for those who can afford to pay it and cut child benefit for the people who do not wish to...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: The Government should just keep its promises.

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: Holding on to the reins of power.

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: I hope ye do a better job than ye did in 1982 to 1987.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a student maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55877/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55878/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Budget 2013 (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether Budget 2013 was a tough and unfair budget on young persons and youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55943/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Service Staff (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way more social workers will be appointed in 2013 in view of the reduction in the allocation for the Health Service Executive Vote for 2013 in respect of children and family services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55944/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Benefit Payments (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way her aspirations for childcare will be impacted by the reduction in child benefit [55945/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for hospitals dealing with patients with mental health issues and his views on whether advice and opinions of the patients family are taken into account with regard to the way the patient is treated and their aftercare. [55852/12]

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: I guarantee the Tánaiste's party will not be in government for 14 years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of satellite inspections and on farm inspections undertaken by his Department across all the direct payment scheme covering land eligibility, cross compliance and any other areas of inspections for 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55973/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he is making on the resumption of the live export trade to the Middle East and North Africa, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt; the position regarding veterinary certificates for live cattle to these markets; the availability and certification of boats suitable for transport to these markets; when he expects exports to resume; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Poverty (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether Budget 2013 will result in more children in poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56025/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [56067/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grants (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the respite care grant and the percentage of recipients who are not in receipt of the carer's allowance, that is the number of persons who exceed the income limit for carer's allowance but who receive respite care grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56089/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding being allocated for the School Completion Programme in 2013; the way it compares with 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56026/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in low income households that will benefit under the community childcare subvention programme in 2013; the way this compares to 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56126/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the low number of voluntary and Health Service Executive notified child-minders nationally, her plans to regulate this sector by bringing all paid child-minders under the Child Care Pre-School Regulations 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56132/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that the only local support to non-regulated child-minders is provided through the Health Service Executive funded child-minders advisory worker post within a number of county childcare committees, the way in which this sector will be supported when HSE funding is discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the...