Results 701-720 of 15,878 for speaker:Robert Troy

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 591. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider insuring that the capitation rate paid per child in the early years setting is allocated for the full calendar year or the full school year to enable the school to forward plan. [16441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Development Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 592. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider introducing a grants scheme in order that community facilities can apply for the grant aid to upgrade their community facilities. [16442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 593. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to help the early years sector retain staff as currently many staff are being recruited into the SNA roles in primary schools. [16443/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 594. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason access to the AIMS scheme is only available from the age of three years when it is known that the most critical time for a child's brain development is 0 to 6 months. [16444/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 595. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason, in relation to the inspection regime, child care providers subject to multiple agency checks; and if he would explore the possibility of one agency carrying out all checks to improve efficiency for child care providers. [16445/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 596. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he intends to support child care settings with the additional cost of infrastructure by Government, the auto-enrolment for pensions, sick pays, and also from his own Department in relation to preparation of accounts in duplicate is leading to additional professional fees. [16446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help hours of a person (details supplied) will be increased. [16518/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 768. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review the eligibility criteria for men's/women's sheds grants ahead of future rounds of funding (details supplied). [16530/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: The Taoiseach said when he assumed office that supporting people with additional needs would be a key part of a re-energised partnership in government. Surely access to a school place for children with additional needs is a key priority. Tyrrellspass National School in County Westmeath received a letter of sanction from the NCSE for special classes for pupils with autism spectrum disorder...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will support the establishment of a consultation forum for the future development of Columb Barracks, Mullingar by the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: This is a simple, straightforward question. Can the Minister of State give an update on when a consultation forum will be re-established for the development by the Land Development Agency, LDA, of Columb Barracks in Mullingar?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State for the reply, but it is extremely disappointing, to be frank. The LDA was announced in 2018. As part of that announcement, Columb Barracks in Mullingar was on the initial list of sites to be developed. As the Minister of State has referenced himself, almost 100 houses could be provided there. On Tuesday, 29 September 2020, I, along with the then Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: -----we are no wiser about the development of this iconic site in Mullingar.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: Frankly, we need something better and more concrete, so I can-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: -----go back to my constituents in relation to Columb Barracks in Mullingar.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: No.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: If other speakers stuck within their times, I would not be condensed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: You could get co-operation from others.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: Once upon a time, in its heyday, this site housed 330 men. I always said that when the temporary protection applicants moved in there, we should have done up the old buildings and housed them there. We should have utilised the buildings, rather than putting modular units in the square. That did not happen, unfortunately. It did not happen because we did not have a plan in place, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline plans to utilise State owned land and modular homes to address the homeless crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/24]