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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (26 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: When does the Minister intend to commence the public sector pay talks? Has he a timeframe for when he would like them to conclude? What period will the pay negotiations cover? Critically, as part of these talks, will he ensure that performance review forms a part of the pay talks?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (26 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I welcome the Minister’s confirmation that talks will commence in coming weeks. I agree that wage agreements have provided stability and avoided industrial unrest over recent decades. That is to be welcomed. It is important that these talks are fair and that they deliver value for the taxpayer and that any increases are proportionate, that is, that those in the middle and lower...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (26 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I welcome that because I do not think it is right that it is either satisfactory or non-satisfactory. That does not recognise people who are exceptional, who are working hard and need to be rewarded and equally it does not call out those people who are performing below par. We need a mechanism where people who are performing below par are brought up, encouraged and supported to ensure the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fodder scheme for the farmers along the river Shannon who lost meadow as a result of unprecedented rainfall this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of capital works for a school (details supplied). [46810/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will urgently reinstate fuel allowance to a person (details supplied). [46833/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 166. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that a service (details supplied) is included in the initial stage of the equal participation model for the early years sector. [46929/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [46841/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I apologise for being late this morning. I will ask about non-financial reporting, which was adopted at a meeting of consumer ministers when I was attending such meetings more than 18 months ago. There was a requirement that meant large companies had to report annually on what they were doing to reduce their carbon emissions and achieve sectoral targets. To my knowledge, that has yet to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: Lest anyone think I am looking to bring in more regulation for SMEs, I am not. SMEs were exempt from this. We were initially looking to bring it in for companies with more than 500 employees, followed by those with more than 250 the following year and then companies with more than 50 employees thereafter. People in rural parts of this country have experienced upheaval with the prohibition...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland and the EU 2023 Poll Results: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I have very few questions per se. The programme of work European Movement Ireland has undertaken is very good and very informative of the views out there. Some are very heartening regarding attitudes across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to the EU moving in the right direction. Everything seems positive. One area that struck me was where people get their information on EU...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to abolishing the means test for the carer’s allowance. [46383/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I thank our three witnesses, who I was listening to on my monitor upstairs. I just got the opportunity to come down now. I have a couple of questions. Many questions have been asked already. In Professor Binchy’s opening statement, he mentioned the damaging effects of physician-assisted suicide. Could he elaborate on what those effects are and what he means by “the rights...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: It is exclusively for a physical illness, based on what Mr. Copson is proposing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I have a question based on what the previous speaker said. It contradicts what Professor Binchy said with regard to what has been shown about countries where assisted dying has been introduced and how the provisions regarding what is allowed and covered under the legislation have expanded. Mr. Riley said that is definitely untrue. Could he give me an example of three countries which have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: Sorry, maybe I should know this but this relates to campaigners who are having to go to, say, the highest court in the UK or maybe even Europe, the European Court of Human Rights. Were we to introduce a restrictive model of assisted dying in Ireland and were preventing other people from being able to avail of that model, would we be liable or open to a challenge being made to the European...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for aligning people’s unemployment benefits with their previous earnings. [46382/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance when the new national infrastructure firm will be established; the amount to be transferred into the fund each year; if there is a ceiling on the fund; how he will ensure the fund will be used efficiently; how projects will be prioritised from this fund; and how he will ensure these projects are rolled out and completed efficiently and in a timely manner....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 226. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date for the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; how he intends to assist companies to meet this obligation; and the supports that are available to companies as they drive towards zero-carbon. [46263/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) can expect progress on a permanent extension to the school. [46279/23]