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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has secured the necessary funding to introduce a hardship fund for eel fishermen that have experienced severe hardship since the eel fishing ban was introduced. [42723/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 544. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the absentee rate in Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus across all divisions, for example, drivers, management, administration and mechanics for each month of the past two years, in tabular form. [42616/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reduce greenhouse gases in view of the fact that 19.8% of 2015 greenhouse gas emissions were caused by public transport. [42867/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if companies will be permitted to reclaim VAT on petrol and or diesel to facilitate the purchase of hybrid and plug in hybrid cars. [42868/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce free car parking, free toll and the use of certain bus lanes for electric car users. [42870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the VRT grant for full hybrid vehicles beyond 31 December 2018. [42869/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of all State vehicles that are hybrid or electric; and the way in which this figure compares with 2015 and 2016 and projected targets up to 2020. [42871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43023/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for sports capital funding by a club (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42307/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 627. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of a facility (details supplied). [43021/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are supports for community child-care facilities to pick up children for provision of after school care; and if not, if she will review same. [43022/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (10 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: 669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an investigation will be carried out into a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42721/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: At the outset I too would like to express my disappointment that not all guests invited to appear today took up the invitation. While I respect the fact that we do not have the power to compel a private company to attend, it would have been in the interests of its own customers if it had sent a representative to answer questions. I thank those who did come for making their presentations in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: The only sanction open to the CAR is the possibility that a customer made the wrong choice based on the information provided at that time and as a consequence it could potentially cost the airline. While this is about Ryanair now, in general it could potentially cost that airline more in terms of reimbursing and compensating. If wrong information was given at any time and a customer makes a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I just want to make an observation. I am quite alarmed that members of this committee would suggest that pilots are compromising passenger safety. We must acknowledge that the Irish Aviation Authority is renowned internationally for the manner in which it conducts safety audits on all airlines, across the board. The airline industry is very important to our economy and to tourism in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I also have grave reservations. I accept that the delegates have gone to a lot of trouble to put together for us a very comprehensive document, but anyone who comes before the committee, even the Minister of the day, has a responsibility to present an opening statement outlining what will come up in the course of the meeting. It is regrettable that we did not have the pilots in prior to the IAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: They are making substantial charges against an independent, reputable organisation that has received accreditation on an international basis. We do not have the capacity to allow it to answer charges made against it. I do not think that is fair or right. If I were in Mr. Cullen's position, I would have taken the opportunity to come before the committee in advance of the regulator because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: Surely, there is a mechanism for somebody with a grievance or an issue with how the Irish Aviation Authority conducts its business; it is not a matter for the transport committee. Surely, there is a higher body to which the authority can be reported if people believe it has been negligent in carrying out any of its duties which could inspect how it conducts its work. It is not a matter for us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: It is not for us to say whether-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Robert Troy: I do not hand out accreditations.