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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 327. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is issued a refund for the houshold tax without further delay. [28884/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 346. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the qualifying conditions required of a person who has registered their septic tank to avail of the grant scheme which was announced as an incentive for persons to register; the persons that can avail of same; and to whom a person applies. [29238/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 370. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will prioritise the enactment of the National Vetting Bill; and if he will outline the time frame for same. [28845/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 487. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs where existing community employment participants work in childcare and hold the FETAC Level 5 Major Award in Childcare, if they are deemed to count as part of the required adult/child ratio; if their job title changes to that of trainee childcare practitioner under the new pilot, what their status will be, if they will be classified as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 488. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs where existing community employment participants work in childcare and do not have the full FETAC Level 5 Major Award, if they count as part of the required adult/child ratio; if their job title changes to that of trainee childcare practitioner under the new pilot, what will their status be (details supplied). [29063/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (18 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a forum on long term residential care to bring together all of the relevant stakeholders involved in the provision of such care for older persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28755/13]

Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Hot air.

Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Deputy Bannon should have pursued it before this morning.

Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: In his judgment yesterday Mr. Justice John McMenamin referred to the issue of forced marriages, particularly of under-age girls. He cited a legal lacuna in this area. Can the Government commit to introducing legislation in this regard? I understand the Government has had the 2012 report by the independent Government rapporteur on child protection since January of this year. Can the...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: There are two tranches of legislation in the system.

Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: What about the legislation in the Seanad?

Other Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the agri-environment option scheme 3 programme and the number approved, broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29362/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on the application for an aquaculture licence in Galway Bay for a large fin fish farm by Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29368/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (19 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason couples who live together are assessed jointly for social welfare but are still unable to transfer tax credits with revenue based on their cohabitation. [29454/13]

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I have two issues. Will the Government consider withdrawing the Bill facilitating abolition of the Seanad in view of the lack of any real substantive Dáil reform on the table and the lack of support from the Government's Deputies and Senators? The referendum will cost €14 million, which could be better spent on special needs education. I also ask about the Children First...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Will we see it before the summer recess?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: Is ten minutes each agreed? Agreed.

Message from Joint Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: The Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 (section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order 2013.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak to the Bill. This morning, on the Order of Business, I called on the Government to withdraw this legislation. It is proposed to hold a referendum in the autumn which, if passed, will not take effect to 2016 at the earliest. Moreover, the abolition of the Seanad will not proceed unless Fine Gael and the Labour Party can stay the course. This...

Topical Issue Debate: Decline in Town Centres (20 Jun 2013)

Robert Troy: I take it the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, has drawn the short straw as he is responding to all the Topical Issues this evening. With no disrespect to him - he is a Minister of State I admire and he has been obliging to me in the past and is very approachable - this is disgraceful on a day when we talk about political reform. The Government promised that the Topical Issues Debate...