Results 14,441-14,460 of 15,871 for speaker:Robert Troy

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (28 Mar 2023)

Robert Troy: 602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is consulted regarding matters of firearm regulation throughout the Firearms Expert Committee's review process, ensuring that its concerns regarding the firearms licensing process are heard. [15455/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Georgia (29 Mar 2023)

Robert Troy: I welcome our guests this morning. I remarked to my colleague, Deputy Harkin, a moment ago that Georgia's ambassador to Ireland is in the Houses so frequently that he is like the 167th Member of Dáil Éireann. He is doing incredibly good work in representing his country. I will not rehash previous contributions but one area in which, as the ambassador knows, I have a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (30 Mar 2023)

Robert Troy: 15. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the funding criteria for family resource centres. in particular centres (details supplied) in Ballynacargy and Athlone, County Westmeath, whose funding has remained largely the same since they first opened despite a significant expansion of services being provided. [14842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (30 Mar 2023)

Robert Troy: 18. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the use of the ward of court process when vulnerable persons are transferred to long-term nursing home care. [6614/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2023)

Robert Troy: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to notifying passport holders that their current passport will expire within a certain period for example, six months, thereby prompting renewal applications in a timely manner. [15848/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: The report into the secondment of the former Chief Medical Officer was published yesterday. The Government has had the benefit of this report for a number of months. Will the recommendations of the report be implemented to ensure appointments such as this in future will be done in a structured, open and transparent way? Will there be any consequences for the failure to implement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people who presented at Irish airports without a valid passport during each consecutive month since Covid restrictions were lifted; to outline the procedure in place to deal with such persons; and if such persons arrived from a country covered under the Dublin convention, as well as the number of people denied...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that he has taken to deal with the prolonged delays in the probate office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what work Ireland is doing to improve the condition of human rights in Pakistan, and to protect opposition leaders there from being unjustly arrested or harmed. [16461/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to stop the decline of trout and other fish stock in the River Inny, which has been hurt by recreational fishing and slowed the fishing tourism business along the river. [16458/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the competition that is present in the electricity market in Ireland; the components the ESB still has full control over; and his views on whether the current set-up of the electricity provision system is the best suited to encouraging robust competition in the market. [16540/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that taxi drivers are presently only able to transfer their plates on the event of their death, not even upon retirement or in case of ill health; and his views on whether this is fair. [16535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with taxi drivers who rent their plates, rather than owning them. [16586/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that, for the purposes of insurance, taxi drivers must include the plate owner on their insurance policy, despite the fact that the owner does not drive the cab, greatly increasing the cost of insurance. [16587/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that rents for taxi plates have increased significantly due to a lack of supply. [16588/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 392. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering schemes to refund homeowners who have recently installed PV systems the VAT that they have paid, given they were unaware that the PV scheme would be amended and would not have known they could have waited to avail themselves of the 0% VAT rate. [17307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 418. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a primary medical certificate appeal by a person (details supplied). [18107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 443. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the National Lottery requires that small retailers, wishing to be agents of the lottery, put up a lifetime deposit rather than a deposit for only a number of years until they can gauge how business performs at their location. [16550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will work to progress the issuing of a Schedule of Accommodation for a school (details supplied) in its new building development as soon as possible, in order that it can proceed to the next phase of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Robert Troy: 600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied). [18148/23]