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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I thank the Chairman for convening this meeting. It is extremely important that we are all here today to discuss this matter. We were all horrified, shocked and sickened after watching the cruelty, emotional abuse and physical heavy-handedness of staff caring for children. We witnessed the exclusion and isolation of children, seeing children being flung on to a sleeping mat and being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I welcome what the Minister said in her opening address. Some actions will require a short to medium-term approach to restore confidence and trust. One such action that can be taken straight away - the Minister alluded to it in her contribution - is to amend the Child Care Act 1991. It is unbelievable that big businesses, making profits in excess of €1 million, if found to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I request some leniency as I did not get to speak on the issue in the House. All I am seeking is an extra minute. The crèche has stated that it conducted an investigation of the events outlined following the resignation of the covert worker. What oversight had the HSE of this investigation? The HSE was made aware of the incidents filmed in a letter on 21 March. What actions did it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Mr. Jeyes has said he has no knowledge of the letter dated 21 March, which I mentioned earlier. Will the Minister publish a timeframe for the targets she has set? Will we see the Children First legislation before the summer recess? In the absence of that legislation, it will be extremely difficult to prosecute anybody who is breaching the regulations.

Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money sanctioned from the Dormant Accounts Fund for projects in the past three years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28056/13]

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Amendments Nos. 5 and 12 are related and will be discussed together.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Amendments Nos. 6 to 11, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 13 to 18, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 62. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is hoped to publish the next Dormant Accounts disbursement plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost that will occur in relation to the installation of the water meters; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the rollout of the water meters including cost of installation, cost of cubic metre per household and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the companies who are installing the water meters in households; if they have the any plans to replacing the existing network at stages where leaks exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 219. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be given an appointment for orthopaedic care. [28354/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (13 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant the recommendation made within the relevant report for full time special needs assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [28413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (13 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve a Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) who has appealed the decision made by SUSI to disallow their application. [28431/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (13 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is committed to maintaining the value of total child income support payments at 33% of the adult social welfare payment rate. [28562/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I welcome and thank the panel of ladies who have joined us to give us their opinions. It is clear that early childhood is a critical time in assessing the beginning of the movement towards obesity. The figures and statistics provided are startling, particularly the fact that Ireland is the fifth worst of the 27 EU countries and that one in four of our schoolgoing children is either...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 23. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm whether Defence Forces personnel face a downgrade and possible dismissal if they are injured while taking part in leisure activities [29104/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on concerns (details supplied) about the adverse effect of the increase in student teacher ratio on protestant secondary schools around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 294. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason County Longford has received a 17.7% cut in rural development funding. [28636/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 326. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the €300 charge for the installation of water meters will be charged to residents in estates (details supplied) in County Westmeath where the actual piping and infrastructure for meters are already in place and all that is required now is the slotting of the actual meter into the hole. [28883/13]