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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (13 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 605. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will announce the successful applicants for new family resource centres. [7382/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [6677/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (13 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a fuel allowance payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7277/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (13 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application for funding for the provision of social housing in an area (details supplied) by Longford County Council will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6788/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (8 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 52. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 49% increase in overcrowding in Mullingar hospital in January 2018 relative to January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (8 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a case (details supplied). [6541/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (8 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 242. To ask the Minister for Health if services provided by the STD clinic at Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar will be reinstated. [6648/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies Data (8 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the members of the public transport stakeholder forum; and the number of times it has met since he promised to form the group after the bus strike in 2017. [6649/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I acknowledge the increase in funding in the past two years but the Minister must acknowledge that we are coming from a very low base. The plain fact is that this year, Irish Rail is €48 million below what it requires simply to stand still. The Minister referred to the review of the capital plan and what will happen over the next ten years, but what will happen here and now? What...

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I asked about new carriages and track improvement.

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I am aware of that. I asked specific questions.

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I made that point myself.

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: Journey times are getting longer, there are capacity issues on our trains and I asked the Minister to address those two points.

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this issue. People who woke up yesterday morning, particularly those who rely on Irish Rail, and read the lead story by Paul Melia in the Irish Independentwould be concerned and anxious about the potential closure of rail lines. The Taoiseach tried to downplay that yesterday and said the report was two years out of date. That is factually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I apologise for being late, but I had an appointment in my constituency and traffic was heavy on the journey to Leinster House. I missed Ms Murray's presentation. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, will come before the committee after the presentations. If she was in my position, what one or two questions would she ask him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I do not have any further questions to ask because Mr. Moran has outlined in detail his experiences of using public transport. As the Chairman alluded to, we have had the various advocacy groups in already so it is good to meet actual service users and hear their experiences. As they are aware, the Minister will be before the committee directly after this session. I asked Ms Murray a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: I welcome the Minister and his officials. He has undoubtedly seen the proceedings over the past number of weeks after the committee took the decision to invite various advocacy groups, representatives and some service users to share their experience in using public transport. The committee did this after being contacted by a lady alarmed by the celebratory tone she noted in the news that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: Before the Minister finishes that point, was his diary consulted for the launch of that? Was he due to attend? Alannah and others took offence that the Minister was not there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: Are there vacancies on the State boards to appoint people to now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Robert Troy: What application is that?