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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: The Minister's office had better never ring across looking for us to accommodate him again, as we are this evening.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted with Bus Éireann on its plans to reduce expressways services; and the measures he is taking to ensure full services are maintained on Expressway routes. [39119/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: It appears that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Support, Deputy Shane Ross, has woken up and smelt the coffee if reports in today's newspapers and yesterday's RTE news are to be believed. He finally realised the severe issues that face Bus Éireann and brought them to Cabinet yesterday. Perhaps he might enlighten the House about the situation, now that he has realised the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: I offer the Minister my apologies. My substitute did not attend the meeting. I understood Deputy O'Keeffe represented the party at the meeting. I could not attend, due to a prior arrangement. Last week I could not attend the meeting and asked the Minister to facilitate a change in time, but he was unable to do so. I accept that, but it is deeply unfair and nonsensical on the part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard Issues (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that there are proposals in his Department to diminish Coast Guard services or reduce the number of active stations in operation; and if he will consider proposals to place the Coast Guard on a more distinct statutory footing than it currently is. [38846/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourist Accommodation (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is a chronic shortage of tourist accommodation in Dublin; the action his Department is taking to help create additional hotel capacity; and if his Department has made any proposals to either the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government or any planning authority to help address the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the licensing of rural bus routes by the NTA; and his views on whether the NTA should be given more powers to refuse permission to a bus company, including Bus Éireann, to amend licensed routes or to revoke a licence to an operator for not fully or partially servicing a route. [38844/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that he has not provided funding to progress the metro north project in 2017; the progress of the project; when he expects the current planning phase will be completed; and the amount of the value of the €170 million invested to date on the original metro north project that will be recoverable. [38842/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is putting forward to regulate rickshaws that are used for ferrying passengers for pay; his views on whether there is a need for regulation and licensing; and when he expects new regulations to be in operation. [38845/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for back surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [38893/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision not to grant home help to a person (details supplied) with a view to making hours available in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38967/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (6 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will re-examine changes which were made to the eligibility criteria for the contributory pension system in 2015, whereby contributions were averaged over the working years; and when he will address this issue as it is currently a severe disadvantage for women who have worked in the home for periods of time. [38751/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (6 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38613/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (6 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the home help hours which were allocated to the person from both the HSE and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/16]

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: Doing a bit of fund-raising.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 23. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the HSE plans in place to support north Westmeath hospice and palliative care in the county generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (1 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 77. To ask the Minister for Health when the report on services for St. Christopher’s, Longford, completed in 2015, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (1 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have had to discard holidays due to unscheduled work obligations. [38252/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (1 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set down the number and percentage of public servants whose performance-related pay was withheld as a result of not meeting targets and criteria for each of the past three years. [38255/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector (1 Dec 2016)

Robert Troy: 276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will contact the director general of RTE to obtain the play log for all RTE stations for the previous three months to ascertain the amount of Irish music they have played. [38253/16]