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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: Mr. Clancy stated that he has invoices which show that this charge has been passed on to customers at between €1.50 and €3.50 over recent years. Why did Repak ELT decide to impose a higher charge on its customers? It did not go to tender but made that decision. A point was made about the comparison with other European countries. However, reputable contractors or operators...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: The marketing for truck tyres is obviously more costly. The greater the diameter, the higher the cost.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to retain the 1% rate of stamp duty on family transfers. [43673/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electric Vehicles (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to install electric charge facilities for schools that wish to become more green. [43562/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided for a school (details supplied) to carry out essential maintenance works. [43971/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 276. 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. [43390/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 292. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [43494/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 314. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; if the HSE will supply sufficient funding in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an increase in funding of at least €25 million for the beef data and genomics programme, to bring it to €200 per animal (details supplied). [43670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU State Aid Negotiations (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 421. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek an increase in EU state aid and to decrease the limits beyond the existing €15,000 to allow greater scope for targeted support to farmers. [43671/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a fuel allowance and a living alone allowance increase will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43898/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason elected members who have the authority to adopt the county development plan and bring it into effect do not have the authority to make variations to the plan. [43519/17]

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: The increase in stamp duty on commercial property seems to be the cornerstone of the budget. It should generate €376 million and that figure is based on property transactions worth €9.4 billion. Why does the Government feel there will be this volume of transactions next year when only €4.5 billion worth of transactions was completed in 2016? The transitional...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: We are keeping you there.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: Deputy Finian McGrath stayed in.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I will not attack someone in his absence, but it is fair to say that the new communications unit which was established at a cost of €5 million obviously did not write a particular person's speech this morning. This budget is a fairer budget thanks to the result of the general election in 2016. What the Deputies opposite fail to realise is that in the general election of 2016, the...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: They were voluntary closures.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts being pursued to promote the IDA business park in Mullingar. [42957/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the action plan for jobs 2018 will be published; and if all submissions to this plan will be taken into consideration. [42956/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (12 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to allow a local property tax exemption for persons that provide their own water supply and sewerage system. [43208/17]