Results 10,601-10,620 of 15,891 for speaker:Robert Troy
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (27 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: 102. To ask the Minister for Defence to carry out a feasibility study and investigate possible future uses of this facility of Columb Military Barracks in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [3360/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff Recruitment (27 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: 130. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new social workers Tusla Child and Family Agency will recruit in 2016 further to its budget 2016 increase; the average cost of employing an entry grade social worker with the agency. [3420/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Allowances (27 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: 133. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an application for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [3301/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (27 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently expedite and grant an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which was submitted in June 2015. [3325/16]
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: The Minister is an honourable lady-----
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: -----and it is a sad reflection on the Minister with responsibility for this area, the deputy party leader of the Labour Party, that he did not come in to listen.
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: This is the premier body. This is the House to which he bears his responsibility.
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: It is a sad reflection that neither he nor the Minister with special responsibility for housing, Deputy Paudie Coffey, is in the House to listen to this important debate. This housing crisis is crippling many families in Ireland today.
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Since 2012, there has been a fivefold increase in the number of families with children in emergency homeless accommodation. Currently, 1,600 children are living in emergency accommodation. In 2013, some 20 families were becoming homeless in Dublin every month. In the past few months, this has more than tripled to over 80 families every month. These are families with no history of...
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Amendment No. 10, in the names of Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan, Jonathan O'Brien and Charlie McConalogue, arises out of committee proceedings.
- Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Amendment No. 11, in the names of Deputies Paul Murphy, Ruth Coppinger, Joe Higgins and Jonathan O'Brien, arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 11 to 17, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
- Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Yes, amendments Nos. 7 and 8 will be discussed together.
- Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Amendments Nos. 9, 36 to 39, inclusive, 84, 86, 87, 98, and 109 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: The Taoiseach and my party leader spoke earlier about the programme for Government in the context of health. The programme for Government talks about giving "equal access to [health] for all" our citizens. I do not know whether the Taoiseach is aware that one citizen in Ireland suffers from Degos disease. Just 40 or 50 people in the world suffer from it. Does the Taoiseach think it is...
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Does the Taoiseach think this is right and proper? Does he think it is a fair reflection of his time in Government? The programme for Government promised equal access to our health services. I ask the Taoiseach quite sincerely to look into this individual case.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: I am raising it in the context of the programme for Government.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: I appreciate that, a Cheann Comhairle, but we are talking about a very serious issue.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Just one person in the whole of the island of Ireland suffers from this disease.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. I ask for your indulgence while I raise a second issue. The flooding in Athlone-----