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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (10 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the planned future use of Columb Barracks, Mullingar. [20423/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the management of Bus Éireann to provide a double deck vehicle on the airport route which services Mullingar, County Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20535/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (10 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the new tenant purchase scheme without further delay. [20676/18]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: We are due to finish at 10.15 p.m., and it is now 10.12 p.m.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 7:In page 3, to delete lines 11 to 32, and in page 4, to delete lines 1 to 14 and substitute the following: “(a) by the substitution of the following for subsection (7):(7) The fixed charge is—(a) €500 in the case of a concentration of alcohol referred to in subsection (1)(a) or subsection (2), (b) €500 in the case of a concentration of...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: Can the Minister not reply to the points I made on it?

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: On amendment No. 7, this is a-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I accept that I have already discussed it as part of the group of amendments that were discussed together. However, I made a number of very valid points on it and believe it would be appropriate for the Minister to reply to them.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I withdraw amendment No. 4.

Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister has outlined certain streams of funding available but the national fleadh would not be able to avail of any of them. We hope in Mullingar to make a successful bid for 2020 or 2021 at the next available opportunity. This is does not affect Mullingar only. It affects any provincial town that has to host a fleadh. It is a phenomenal festival with 400,000 visitors descending...

Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 26. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that her Department can make available to towns wishing to host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. [20141/18]

Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: As the Minister knows, Comhaltas was founded in 1951 in my home town of Mullingar and it has gone from strength to strength over the last decades. The Minister is right that the work it does internationally in promoting our rich heritage and culture of music, dance and the Irish language is second to none. When it comes to a town, the national fleadh is magnificent. It attracts 400,000...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 204. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [20381/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on plans to create a unified and identical livery for all buses in receipt of a PSO payment; the potential impacts that this would have on brand recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20400/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (9 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a FIS application by a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [20380/18]

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will place new wind energy guidelines placed on a statutory footing. [19852/18]

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I would like to ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the Government intends to bring forward new wind energy guidelines and when these will be placed on a statutory footing.

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 May 2018)

Robert Troy: It does not really clarify the issue. I am quite aware that we are still working under the 2006 wind energy guidelines. The problem is that people throughout this country are living in fear. New guidelines were promised as far back as 2011. In fact, it is safe to say that this is one of the issues I have raised most frequently in the Dáil since being elected. The previous Government...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I agree that wind energy will and must form part of our renewable energy framework. However, this has to be done in a proper and appropriate manner and local concerns must be addressed. The reason we are where we are now is that the previous Government, of which the Minister of State was a member and in which the Labour Party was involved, did not publish the guidelines. Having gone...

Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Robert Troy: The programme for partnership Government states "people with disabilities should be supported in maximising their potential, by removing barriers". During the weekend Mr. James Cawley, a young teacher who is a disability advocate, gave 50 hours' notice of his intention to travel on Bus Éireann. He was forced to take a trip around the country and pay €200 in taxi fares to make a...