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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (26 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the entitlements to parental leave will be reviewed with a view to providing a uniform platform for persons employed in the public service and those employed in the private sector; his views on whether the present system whereby public service workers are entitled to 12 weeks leave compared to a minimum of eight weeks in...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 4:In page 3, to delete line 10 and substitute the following: “1.(1) The Road Traffic Act 2010 is amended in section 4 by the substitution of the following for subsection (5):“(5) A person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on indictable conviction to a fine not exceeding €10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: For the purpose of clarity, what we are doing now is referring to the new amendment to the Bill. Is that correct?

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: Deputy Catherine Murphy has eloquently explained the rationale for the amendment and there is no need to rehearse that. I may be getting ahead of myself. The Minister proposes to repeal section 39 of the Road Traffic Act 2016, which states:(1) It shall be an offence for the owner of a vehicle to allow their vehicle to be driven by a learner driver driving unaccompanied. (2) Where a person...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: What was the vote for last night?

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: What was the vote on?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the possibility of supplying a panic alarm system through the mobile telephone network or as part of the national broadband network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18216/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Security of the Elderly (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 229. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will liaise with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to resolve reliability issues which exist in the national landline telephone network (details supplied) across rural areas in view of the fact that issues are causing difficulties for older rural residents who are reliant on this service to...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak, although briefly, on this motion. I welcome the community employment scheme supervisors to the Gallery and thank them for the invaluable work they are doing in our communities. Community employment scheme participants provide an invaluable service in our communities, whether its through GAA clubs, Tidy Towns, childcare and so forth. The schemes face...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: We had a vote.

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: In A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Minister committed to increasing funding for roads by 50% to €447 million. That has not yet happened. That figure is still below what is required to achieve steady-state levels. The Minister gave a commitment, in the debate on a substantive Private Member's motion that was brought before the Dáil earlier this year, to the effect...

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: That is news to me.

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: Deputies Moran and Canney seem uncertain about how long it is going to last.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I do not want the Minister to meet them every day of every week. What I want to see happening is progress on this critical legislation. The Minister comes in here and expects us to be satisfied that he has appointed Fingal County Council. He appointed the IAA 18 months ago and for 18 months he came in here and repeatedly told us that work was progressing and legislation was imminent. That...

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: Will they be able to tell us anything?

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: Will they be able to tell us anything?

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: It is a pity the Minister would not meet them and tell them what to do.

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding to local authorities for the repair and upgrade of local and regional roads will be provided in view of the significant backlog of work that exists and the impact of recent extreme weather events. [17780/18]

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: We will take the Minister up on that offer of the cross-party briefing, like before. I hope he will be able to enlighten us more than he has today. On the funding for repair and upgrade of our local and regional roads, considering the significant backlog of work that exists and the impact of the recent adverse weather, what is the Government's plan to assist local authorities?

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: This year's funding allocation is still €160 million or about one third below the steady-state level required to repair our local and regional roads. The recent audit by the National Oversight and Audit Commission found that 70% of regional roads had some form of structural or surface deficit. Poorly maintained roads are extremely unsafe. They cost lives and cause damage to...