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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: I thank Senator Higgins for raising this topic and affording me the opportunity to address the House about this important and timely issue. I have listened carefully and agree with many of the points that Senator Higgins has raised. The Senator will undoubtedly be aware that international trade is a competence of the EU under the treaties. In exercising that competence at the WTO, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: I reiterate what I said already. I acknowledge that this is a critical issue and I believe it is morally right to ensure that, regardless of where people are in the world, they have access to vaccines. We need a fair and equitable system. I firmly believe, as does the Government, that no one is safe until everybody is safe. Apart from being the morally right thing to do, it is also right...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider those on a temporary pandemic unemployment payment in terms of eligibility for social housing support (details supplied). [20977/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a July provision transport refund will be expedited on behalf of a student (details supplied). [20890/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will further review an appeal for school transport assistance by a person (details supplied). [20912/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has mitigated the potential for significant damage to Irish businesses which would have arisen from a ‘no-deal’ outcome. However, Brexit has fundamentally changed the trading relationship between Ireland and the UK and will continue to impact that trading relationship. Since the Agreement came into force, we have seen some short-term...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: Each year, Enterprise Ireland offers a programme of trade missions and events which support the goal of securing high-level market access for companies based in Ireland who are aiming to grow business overseas and increase domestic employment. In recent years the majority of Ministerial-led Trade Missions have taken place to the Eurozone, North America and Asia Pacific, which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Proposed Legislation (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 will include provisions to facilitate the transposition of the EU’s “ECN+ Directive” into Irish law and will represent a step change in competition enforcement for Ireland. Included in the provisions are a new civil enforcement regime for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) (as well as ComReg) with the power to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 288. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a household (details supplied) will be able to avail of e-fibre broadband. [20576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the speed reduction measures a local authority can introduce in a village which sits on a regional road with a speed limit of 50km per hour; and if a local authority can put speed ramps in place within the village confines on a regional road. [19211/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the management of Bus Éireann to ensure that all replacement intercity bus stock has the capacity to carry bicycles on board (details supplied). [19466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are means available through his Department in which a person could gain proof of the purchase of a vehicle as far back as 1981. [19615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any laws which forbid the use of national greenway infrastructure for equine or horse related activities; and his plans to review such legislation. [19616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 559. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the provision of a community employment supervisors pension scheme; and if this scheme will be in place shortly. [19614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 644. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if formal sports capital approval will be granted to a club (details supplied) as soon as possible. [19611/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 877. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts taking place between Ireland and the US administration in terms of regulating the status of the undocumented Irish; and his views on whether the recent election of President Biden offers an enhanced opportunity to advance the cause of the thousands of Irish citizens who find themselves in such circumstances. [20221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 942. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services that should be put in place by a primary school for a student who has a diagnosis of severe dyslexia and also dyspraxia; and the full in-class and home supports which should be put in place. [18470/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who have permission to travel abroad for education purposes will be expected to pay €2,000 to quarantine upon returning home at the end of their school term abroad. [18552/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 1156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if entitlement to a State pension through the ten year rule can be re-examined in cases in which an applicant has previous contributions in the UK which could be taken into account. [19607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Apr 2021)

Robert Troy: 1157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the minimum amount of pension income which a person resident here is expected to live off. [19609/21]