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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: The Minister has spoken about the challenges and difficulties that exist in the health area, for example with regard to staff turnover. Any Deputy who engages with his or her constituents, particularly in a constituency where there is a large cohort of health professionals working in the local hospital, will be aware that there are major problems with hiring and retaining staff. The...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: The Minister is trying to deflect from his own responsibilities. He is in government and is responsible for making decisions. It is the Minister, and not any Deputy on this side of the House, who has the executive functions. Does he believe that if the Public Service Pay Commission's report is fully implemented, it will resolve the recruitment and retention issues in the health service?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: Senator Feighan is allowing me to go first because I have to be in the Chamber at 10.30 a.m. I welcome the witnesses. It is very important that the RSA has appeared before the committee. As we know, the Joint Committee on Education and Skills had a similar meeting with departmental officials and officials from Bus Éireann following the report during the summer. That report raised...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: If I may interject, I participated in the meeting of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills and we were advised that one of the supporting documentation requirements in submitting for a tender is an up-to-date valid road worthiness certificate. Ms Murdoch is saying something a little different now, in that someone could win the tender-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: When did that change?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: If the contracts are for five years, how many contracts are in the old tranche and how many are in the new tranche?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: That changed this summer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: For five year contracts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: With regard to the risk index assessment-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: Ms Murdoch stated the RSA was prevented from doing so by GDPR. Has it sought confirmation-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: -----from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and, if so, will the witnesses share it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: My point is if operators are on a risk indication index list it is because of non-compliance so if they are compliant, they have nothing to worry about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: A way to get around that might be for Bus Éireann to have it as part of its tendering process. It is free to share that information. We are talking about ensuring we have vehicles of the utmost quality, thereby ensuring road safety. I suggest the witnesses check with the Data Protection Commissioner's office on the availability of sharing that information because it might eliminate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: How many registered buses operate in the country?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: In terms of the 14,057, there are a number of people who do not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: It is a requirement to carry out an annual test.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: In terms of prosecution-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: Can we identify the number of vehicle owners who are not complying with this requirement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)
Robert Troy: If someone is paying their road tax, they are not paying it to leave the vehicle parked in a lot somewhere.