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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: The Department got its budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: May I interject? I would be far happier if Mr. Allen had said he did not believe it was value for money and that he did not believe the event should have gone ahead. To come in here to try to justify the spending of scarce resources when tens of thousands of passengers who rely on Iarnród Éireann to go to work and college are facing disruption next week is regrettable. I can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: And the annual budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I asked specifically when Mr. Aidan Murphy was made aware of the report given in January 2015. I agree that in latter half of last year the board did begin to act and threatened it would not pass the budget or sign off on the company accounts. However, that was almost 24 months from when the initial report carried out by Grant Thornton was presented to the then Minister in 2015. Was the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: Was it in the middle of 2015 that the board sought the Grant Thornton report?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reinstate funding to a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45114/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance will be given to a community group (details supplied) to maintain its current staffing arrangements through Tus and Foras. [45113/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the serving strength stationed at Custume barracks Athlone; the way in which this compares to the strength at the time Custume barracks served as headquarters for the western brigade. [45330/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Industrial Relations (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 290. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to introduce parity in industrial relations with members of An Garda Síochána with regard to national level, internal and a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45331/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 291. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of special posts that remain unfilled. [45332/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 292. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions he is taking to ensure the retention of key military skill sets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (25 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 293. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the payroll costs for the Defence Forces in each of the years since 2009, in tabular form. [45334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 207. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [44575/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 208. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 10 October 2017, the status of routine blood tests, for example, as part of a general look-up or as part of a liver check (details supplied). [44577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (24 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with occupational therapy services in County Longford to ensure a specialised chair is provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44599/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: European Transport Sector: Discussion with European Commissioner (19 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: Some of the political parties have only one member present, while others have two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: European Transport Sector: Discussion with European Commissioner (19 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I welcome the European Commissioner. She is appearing before the committee at a highly opportune and appropriate time given the challenges that face us as a consequence of Brexit. Being pro-European we must ask ourselves why the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. How we deal with how the United Kingdom leaves the European Union will be a testament to the Union. In the case...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: European Transport Sector: Discussion with European Commissioner (19 Oct 2017)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: European Transport Sector: Discussion with European Commissioner (19 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: This relates to the issue we had with the cancellation of Ryanair flights and the tens of thousands of passengers who were discommoded recently. In the Commissioner's presentation she spoke about a review of the air passengers rights Regulation (EC) 261/2004. A review began in 2013, but I understand it has been blocked. Will the Commissioner update us on the review? It is particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44518/17]