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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether Fáilte Ireland is not doing a good job at directly providing or facilitating the training of new chefs; his further views on whether a new public body should be established to co-ordinate and drive an expansion in the number of training places, especially vocational training places, in hospitality and tourism;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Functions (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether local authorities are competing unfairly with private businesses in providing tourism services at below market rates (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to this as a more general problem; and his views on whether local authorities should not be involved in directly providing tourism services to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourist Accommodation (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether current short-term hosting accommodation, such as a company (details supplied) is not compliant with the same health and safety standards as formal accommodation providers, such as those registered with Fáilte Ireland; if he has explored proposals for mandatory registration of all accommodation providers to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourist Accommodation (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of providers of short-term hosting accommodation which have been inspected by Fáilte Ireland or another body to ensure compliance with health and safety standards in 2016 or the most recent year for which statistics are available. [22069/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis have undertaken research on the cost base of Irish tourism hospitality businesses compared to European competitors. [22070/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be another The Gathering event in 2018 or 2019; his views on whether it is a good idea; and if there is support within the tourism industry for it. [22071/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the tourism marketing budget to attempt to mitigate the decline in visitor numbers from the UK in view of the decline in visitor numbers from the UK experienced in Q1 2017; and if he is examining proposals to implement a business support fund to support small tourism businesses that may be hit especially hard from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement a business support fund to support small tourism businesses that may be hit especially hard from a sharp decline in visitors from Britain. [22074/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the recipients of sports capital funding for 2017 will be known. [22118/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (9 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 666. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to re-open a community child care service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21944/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: The Technological Universities Bill has sat on the Government's side of the House for in excess of 18 months. It was meant to come before the previous Dáil. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, has said on numerous occasions that it is imminent. We have yet to see it come before the floor of the House. A number of institutes of technology, such as Athlone, are...

Leaders' Questions (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: There are just three people in it.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are planned changes to the terms of the disability allowance payment; and if there is a change planned to the amount of disregard allowed on this payment (details supplied). [21333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 166. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include drugs to treat anxiety disorder in the list of long term illness drugs in view of the fact they are not covered by the drug refund scheme or a medical card. [21146/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding he plans to inject into respite services in Mullingar in 2017. [21204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 178. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding. [21212/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (4 May 2017)

Robert Troy: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no back up or upgrade plan in place for persons who have lost or damaged their BAHA hearing aids beyond repair (details supplied). [21216/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Robert Troy: In August 2016, the Minister, Deputy Ross, established a commission of inquiry, the Moran inquiry, into the ticketing fiasco in Rio with a timeline of 12 weeks. The 12-week timeline was subsequently extended, but we were guaranteed that the full report of the commission would be published before Easter. When will the Moran inquiry publish its findings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Robert Troy: I am happy to second that. For clarity, how much is needed to get the project off the ground over the years? Would it be a couple of million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Robert Troy: About €5 million over a three-year period is what is being looked for.