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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: I welcome the fact that the school transport scheme went to Cabinet for approval today. I worry that it is reported that improvements will not be implemented until the 2025-26 academic year. Please do not raise the white flag already. Please try to ensure that recommendations can be introduced in the coming academic year. Working families in particular are waiting on the broadening of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the centre of excellence for electric vehicles in Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9075/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the ability of technical universities to borrow funds to provide their own student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 30 January 2024, the steps a customer can take having already raised the issue with the supplier and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (details supplied). [9331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on plans for two primary schools in Moate, County Westmeath (details supplied); if amalgamation plans will be progressed to meet the educational needs of the town into the future; and if short term works for the schools will be outlined. [8710/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide urgent clarity regarding the ending of the cutting season (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8945/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that an invalidity pension application for a person (details supplied) is approved on appeal. [9204/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently give consideration to a scheme which would assist landowners in removing dangerous roadside trees, particularly those affected by ash dieback, and encourage landowners to plant trees at the lower end of landholdings; and his views on whether ash dieback is becoming an extremely urgent issue to deal with in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 492. To ask the Minister for Health if he is confident that all contracts put to tender are awarded to companies that meet the tender criteria; and if it were to be identified where one clearly did not meet the stated criteria in the tender specifications, what the recourse would be. [8714/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 667. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the outdoor recreation application by a group (details supplied). [9297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (22 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will expedite an application (details supplied) for a domestic wastewater treatment grant for a person. [8471/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (22 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the administration of the recently enhanced domestic wastewater treatment system grant; and if applications are being selected randomly rather than on a priority basis from an environmental impact point of view. [8473/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (22 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allow an extension to cut diseased ash trees to 1 March 2024 to ensure all dangerous trees are removed as soon as possible, given the large number of trees to be felled at the same time. [8559/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: The Taoiseach will be aware that, because of ash dieback, a significant number of ash trees have to be felled this year in the interest of public safety. Due to the significant number of trees to be felled, there is a backlog and farmers are finding it more difficult to access contractors to do this by 1 March in the hedge-cutting season. Is any consideration being given to extending the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: I thank our guests for coming in. I have a couple of questions. Mr. O’Leary finished off a moment ago by saying An Coimisiún Toghcháin has responsibility for the oversight and update of the election register, which is welcome. It is an important document from our perspective. I know from my own constituency, and I am sure it is replicated other places, that it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: It cost RTÉ a lot of money during a presidential election.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: It might be too late.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date in February 2024 that the new low-cost home energy upgrade loan scheme will be launched. [7530/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (20 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe required for the conclusion of Columb Barracks to be transferred to the LDA for the purposes of providing housing and associated social/community developments. [7548/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Feb 2024)

Robert Troy: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will urgently review the thresholds for capital gains tax; if he agrees that it is unfair to have a different threshold for non-relatives, particularly in the case where it affects the child of a partner or ex-partner; and given the recent High Court case involving a widow's pension payment, if he agrees that this issue needs to be re-examined. [7707/24]