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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: I asked a question and I am somewhat at a disadvantage as I have never served in government. What were advisers doing in previous Governments? Were they not engaging with one another? We have had coalition Governments for a long time and there are different policy perspectives when different parties join together. What were advisers doing in the previous Government that meant they needed...

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: He was trying to give people a chance to own their own home.

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: The Taoiseach is very funny.

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: The Valuation Office commenced a process of revaluing how rates were charged to commercial customers a number of years ago. Letters have issued from that office. I can only speak for my constituency of Longford-Westmeath but these letters have issued in the past number of days and have proposed significant increases in commercial rates to customers. How businesses in Mullingar will be...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: The Government is the main stakeholder in Bus Éireann, so it has a role to play, and Deputy Ross is the Minister with responsibility for transport, so he has a role to play. I thank the Taoiseach for repeating back to me what I already know and have put on the record of the House. I asked what the Minister briefed the Cabinet on yesterday. Does the Taoiseach believe that the Minister...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: What about the Government's role?

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: The silence of the Minister, Deputy Ross, is truly deafening and is certainly unnatural for him. We read in theSunday Independenthow he chose to nitpick sloppy grammatical errors rather than discuss the actual content of the most recent road safety report at a time when the number of deaths on the roads is increasing. He seems unable to take ministerial accountability seriously and has...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: In the past two weeks, numerous articles have been written in the press about the financial state of Bus Éireann, with losses of €6 million last year and projected losses of €7 million this year. While these losses are significant and unsustainable in the long run, services to people across the country should not be jeopardised. The semi-State company faults Expressway...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 81. To ask the Taoiseach the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department. [2397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the Exchequer of all ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department. [2163/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigation or inquiry in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2393/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2387/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 233. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigations or inquiries in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2389/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coras Iompair Éireann (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that was taken as reasonable profit by each of the three CIE constituent companies in each year from 2011 to 2016; the description of the concept of reasonable profit; and the purpose this profit is generally used for in view of the fact that these companies do not pay dividends to shareholders. [2031/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the result of the UK referendum on exiting the EU will have on TEN-T funding for current road and rail projects including the A5 motorway upgrade. [2032/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (18 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there will be increased opportunities for Ireland to be eligible for TEN-T designations and funding for the transport corridors due to the fact that Ireland will no longer be linked by land to any part of the EU, including ports such as Rosslare and connecting rail lines, such as Dublin to Rosslare Europort. [2033/17]