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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is intended to provide a motorway service area on the M6 between Athlone and Moate, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8533/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he considered bringing forward the date for publication of the junior certificate results to August to enable students to make an informed decision on subject selection for the leaving certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8337/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will amend the Valuations Act to ensure that the calculation of rates will be done in a fairer and more equitable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8052/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Staff Redundancies (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he envisages the next voluntary redundancies that will be offered to public sector workers; who will be eligible to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will allocate money to renovate Castlepollard Garda Station, County Westmeath, in view of the fact that it is currently a health issue. [8201/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will sanction the application for funding by Longford County Council in respect of a new library for Granard, County Longford. [8051/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme will be introduced to enable local authority tenants purchase their homes and to ensure that any new scheme will not actively discriminate against persons on social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8054/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he intends to deal with the water metering of multiple units in a block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8059/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be giving county councils any money this year to purchase homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when those who have been recruited for the Irish Prison Service will be called for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the position regarding the 2012, €35 million ring fenced allocation for community mental health; the amount spent in community mental health during 2012; the number of the promised professionals that have been hired to date; if he will provide a clear commitment that any unspent moneys will be spent together with the 2013 €35...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the anomaly which exists between monthly prescription charges for families in which no family member has a medical card and monthly prescription charges for families when one member has a medical card on medical grounds, if no family member has a medical card, that family pays a maximum of €144 per month for prescription charges, if one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will continue to cover the cost of the drug, Dispamine 250g per month on the medical card of a person (details supplied); the reason the drug is being removed as a permanent item on the medical card payment items list; and the reason Wilson's disease is not being recognised as a long term illness by his Department [8192/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Project Contracts (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the upgrade of the N4 between Mullingar, County Westmeath and Rooskey, County Roscommon. [8053/13]

Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: Everyone will agree that a person's fundamental right is the right to an identity. In this light, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs promised to introduce an information and tracing Bill. We are one of the few countries in the western world-----

Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: -----that does not have this legislation. When will it be before the House?

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Finance Bill. I will reply to a couple of Deputy Bernard Durkan's remarks. Thankfully, I do not go as far back as him, but he forgot to remind us of what happened in the 1982-87 period. I wonder why. He stated our debt would not be levelled on our children and grandchildren and, of course, presumed inflation would eat away at...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (20 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the decisions made at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in relation to Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8943/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (20 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 13 February 2013, if he will acknowledge that an estate (details supplied) in County Westmeath was in fact placed on the unfinished housing list under category three which the council submitted last year; the reason it was then categorised as finished; and if he will commit to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (20 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow an exemption for asylum seekers who only receive €19 per week, older persons and persons with disabilities from the increased prescription charges, such groups should be allowed an exemption from the increase as it is resulting in further poverty. [9155/13]