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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park and Ride Facilities (27 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the location and capacity of each publicly owned park and ride facility in tabular form. [39220/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park and Ride Facilities (27 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new sites for park and ride facilities have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39221/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (27 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the existing fare agreements with transport providers involved in the free transport scheme; the year in which these fares were agreed upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39212/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: I welcome Mr. McGrail before the committee. He seems to have more than adequate experience of financial and corporate governance for the role and says he is passionate about and has a continuing interest in the aviation sector. Does he have any relevant experience in aviation? He is to be chairman of a board. How many vacancies are there on the board? Does the board contain the relevant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: How long have those positions been vacant? Mr. McGrail may not be aware.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: Yes. My point is that we need to have relevant expertise on the board of the Irish Aviation Authority. Mr. McGrail needs to hammer home to the Department and the relevant Minister that he is amply qualified in terms of financial corporate governance. However, from an aviation safety aspect, we need to have the right mix on the IAA board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: It is regrettable that the number of board members has been allowed to fall to such a low level. It is now a priority to ensure it reaches its full complement, including from a competency point of view.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours have recently been put in place for a person (details supplied). [38998/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if all allocated home help hours have been put in place for a person (details supplied). [39008/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Applications (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 228. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application for a playground grant through the Leader programme will be granted to a group (details supplied) [38977/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Applications (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 229. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application for a playground grant through the Leader programme will be granted to a group (details supplied) [38978/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39000/18]

Brexit Negotiations: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: I want to raise a few points that are pertinent to the area of transport. There is concern among many in the sector that the Government is overly reliant on the fact that a hard Brexit is too big to happen. One hopes that a deal will be done by the 11th hour. A hard Brexit will ensure that trade is governed by the WTO and it will ensure the introduction of tariffs, customs and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: How long did that go on for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: I will keep my comments brief as a lot of the points have been made already. My concern, which I raised during the summer months when a report was provided through freedom of information to RTÉ, relates to issues with the roadworthiness of vehicles being used to transport public passengers. The figures obtained by RTÉ from the Department do not cover school transport exclusively....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: May I interject very briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: Mr. Kent is talking about times when everything is going well. He said there are a number of Road Safety Authority, RSA, requirements which have to be met at the time contracts are issued. Quite clearly, those requirements are not being met. If they were, there would not be a number of buses that have failed and fallen into the category that they did when they were inspected by the RSA in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Repayments (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be introduced as part of budget 2019 to assist mortgage holders that find themselves in mortgage difficulty on a short-term basis, for example, if a person becomes temporarily unemployed; his views on whether a scheme similar to mortgage interest relief is essential in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Robert Troy: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address an anomaly in the SUSI third-level grant process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38327/18]