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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (20 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of invalidity and disability payment applications in 2017; the number approved originally; the number refused and subsequently approved under review; the number approved under appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27120/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is envisaged that public sector pensioners that retired from the public sector will receive pension increases. [26625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (19 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 465. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate delay in new houses being assigned Eircode postcodes (details supplied). [26449/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information (19 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 501. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make all semi-State bodies under his remit subject to freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26602/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (19 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of his European counterparts he has met in the past 12 months to discuss the way in which they work together to mitigate against the negative impacts of Brexit. [26860/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (19 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the greenway strategy; and when the greenway will be completed directly from Dublin to Galway. [26861/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place for self-employed persons that have to stop work due to illness for a number of weeks or months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26859/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25998/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (14 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount Longford and Westmeath county councils spent on housing in terms of current expenditure in relation to the rental accommodation scheme, leasing, the housing assistance payment, HAP, and emergency accommodation; and the amount spent in terms of capital expenditure purchasers, voids brought back to use and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Chairman, there is no problem at all with the representatives of the National Transport Authority coming before the joint committee, but I do not understand how we can facilitate them next week. I was under the impression that our work programme was full until the end of the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Chairman, am I correct that we were due to meet next Wednesday?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: I have no problem with that. The reason I asked the question is because I thought we had a full agenda up to the end of the year and were due to meet as normal next week, however, the Chairman then mentioned holding a special meeting at that time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: What was on the agenda for next week's meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Our normal meeting on pre-legislative scrutiny would be held on Wednesday, 20 June and it will go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: I welcome Ms Ross. As the Chairman and Senator O'Mahony said, she seems very well qualified for the position and I wish her well in the role. Ms Ross alluded to the CIÉ pension issue. What is her understanding of the statutory role of CIÉ since the establishment of the NTA? CIÉ seems to own property and be responsible for pensions. Outside that, however, its statutory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: I welcome the fact Ms Ross is committed to actively seeking to retain as much as possible of the PSO contract. That is positive. How long have the vacancies on the audit committee existed? There should be no ambiguity in the relationship between the CIÉ group and the NTA. It should not be open to interpretation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: It should not need greater collaboration. To my mind, there should be quite clear distinctive demarcations on CIÉ's responsibilities and the NTA's responsibilities and how they work together. If this is not the case it needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. A point I forgot to make in my opening contribution relates to property owned by CIÉ. Some of the properties,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: What about the relationship between the NTA and CIÉ?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: On Deputy Munster's question, Ms Ross said she is willing to ensure that necessary funding will be made available for no-strings-attached legal advice to the unions. Is she prepared to meet the trustees of both schemes when she takes up her position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: The Chairman can forward them as he is a neighbour and, therefore, can complain.