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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: When will that review be concluded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: The Minister used the example of Georgia, which was not on the safe list initially, even though it was a country that had applied for membership of the EU. By virtue of that alone, it would render it a safe country. I am just pointing out that the delay in the Department taking actions is undermining the confidence of the people in the system. I am conscious that I am curtailed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: Would the Minister agree that this figure is reflective, considering that in her own contribution to this, the Minister referenced that 13,000 came into Ireland last year. If we are talking about 30,000 seeking asylum across the EU, how would that figure be realistic considering that 13,000 came into Ireland last year? I have one final question. The Minister said that investing in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: There is no other country that is not a member of Schengen that has not opted into that visa information system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: The Minister has been in place for four years and the number of safe countries that Ireland has designated is much lower than, say, even the likes of Holland. Why?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 7. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider abolishing the punitive means test for the carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18203/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 21. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her assessment of the impact of the Supreme Court's recent decision to award a pension to a widower who was not married but had children with his former partner; if this will have an impact on other retrospective and future cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18202/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (25 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 295. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours have been allocated to a person (details supplied). [18430/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently address a situation whereby elderly patients of nursing homes are faced with exorbitant fees to avail of private ambulance services to attend medical/hospital appointments; and if he will review this issue and put in place a more sustainable system of medical transport in such cases. [18529/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (25 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 358. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the outdoor recreation application by a group (details supplied). [18603/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 117. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the review into the ECCE programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 118. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his Department's progress on achieving a 50% reduction in childcare fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19216/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Irish Rail/Bus Éireann to see how additional car spaces could be provided at Athlone bus and train station to incentivise people to use public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18798/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate a new school transport bus route from Delvin to Mullingar, County Westmeath, under the revised guideline, as per School Transport 2030 - Review of the School Transport Scheme - Phase 3 Report (details supplied). [18931/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that the development levy waiver also covers the cost of ESB connections and Uisce Éireann connection costs. [19500/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a contributory pension investigation (details supplied). [18979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a contributory pension investigation (details supplied). [18980/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a nursing home place is made available for a person (details supplied). [18760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place to assist Ukrainian refugees with the cost of third-level education (details supplied). [18975/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 775. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will urgently examine making amendments to cater for situations where one landowner on a road is refusing to sign up to the local improvement scheme, either as a contributor or has no objection to the scheme, thus depriving other landowners of the opportunity to avail of the scheme. [18982/24]