Results 10,741-10,760 of 16,023 for speaker:Robert Troy
- 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-----
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: The Taoiseach-----
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: We are in the dying days of this Government. The Taoiseach went to Athlone.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: He made a promise to the people of the Carrick O'Brien and Golden Island areas that-----
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: -----the compensation package that had been introduced would be expanded to include those who are not eligible for rates.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: Four weeks later, nothing has happened.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: The people whose businesses were flooded continue to have no access to funding.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: The Taoiseach met them at first hand. He promised he would listen to their concerns.
- Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Troy: He promised he would come back to them. Four weeks later, he has not done so.