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Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: The Government is trying to manage many serious challenges on many fronts, some with little success and others with none. Housing remains a national crisis which is worsening by the day rather than improving. For the past 22 days, a bus strike has impeded people across the country and has had a detrimental impact on local and regional economies. A report yesterday confirmed that businesses...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: It is typical of the Government that the Tánaiste comes into the House and tries to take credit for every positive event over the past number of years. The Tánaiste has ignored the favourable international conditions from which the Government benefitted, the sacrifices made by men and women over the past number of years and the business people who are creating employment the length...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review procedures on the way priests were prohibited from paying a contribution before 1988 (details supplied). [19070/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the review of the capital programme will be completed and published. [18918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the grants or funding available to help persons purchase hearing aids for children in situations in which more than one person in a particular family requires a hearing aid. [18931/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in counties Longford and Westmeath for each year since 2011 in tabular form. [19008/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for home help services for persons over 65 years of age and for persons with a disability in counties Longford and Westmeath. [19010/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been approved home help services in counties Longford and Westmeath but are currently awaiting the provision of hours or awaiting their full complement of hours. [19011/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided for persons with a disability in counties Longford and Westmeath for each year since 2011 in tabular form. [19009/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a review of the sports capital programme will be completed. [18917/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (13 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 377. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review the rules surrounding the hiring of staff in the early education sector to address the current shortage of suitably qualified applicants in line with the current rules in the primary education category (details supplied). [19049/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for engaging with the committee on the report and the proposed legislation. Am I correct that of the 8,000 people arrested and convicted on suspicion of drink driving in 2015-2016, in 2015, 501 people received fixed penalty notices and this subsequently rose to 617 in 2016?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: In other words, in 2015 and 2016, 7,500 and 7,400 people, respectively, were put off the road for drink driving, which means the number of people disqualified from driving was greater than the number of people who received a fixed penalty notice and a €250 fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: The point I am making is that automatic disqualification from driving is not the panacea it is displayed to be because if it were the number of people losing their licence would not be greater than the number of people receiving a fixed penalty notice and €250 fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: Of concern is the number of young people who are engaging in drink driving. Reference was made in one of the presentations to a study on why the incidence of drink drinking among young drivers appears to be increasing, noting that it was previously on a downward trend. From Mr. Cribben's experience of working in the industry, what is the reason for this change in the downward trend among...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: We need to work together to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the incidence of drink driving. Regardless of what we do we will never eliminate road accidents. Unfortunately, that is not a possibility but we can bring forward legislation to help to reduce and minimise accidents. In that context, has the Licensed Vintners Association or the Vintners Federation of Ireland ever supported...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: Legislation is applicable to all areas, Dublin or rural, and people have to adhere to it. There is no differentiation between Dublin, urban or rural. Legislation must be implemented across the board. Perhaps if there was greater implementation of existing legislation things would be better. People talk about rural isolation and the effect this legislation could have on people who live...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of developments concerning the Longford-Westmeath educational training board taking over Columb Barracks. [18627/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeframe for analysing submissions for the national planning framework in view of the fact the submission date has passed; and when the resulting framework will be published. [18631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (12 Apr 2017)

Robert Troy: 252. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for renovations of a bogland walkway in County Westmeath. [18587/17]