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Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: Fifteen hundred children are in hotels.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government has had four and half years to do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Department of Children and Youth Affairs (8 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank the Department officials for coming here and giving an overview of this important Bill. All parties have been seeking it during recent years, and it is welcome that it has reached this stage and that we have an opportunity to tease out some of the issues. The kernel of the issue is that for future adoptions we are creating a template and there will be no issue regarding right to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 18. To ask the Minister for Defence his priorities for Custume Barracks in Athlone in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34451/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (8 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 30. To ask the Minister for Defence his priorities for Columb Barracks in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34450/15]

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: Listening to my constituency colleague, I might wonder what the point is in raising this Topical Issue if everything has been resolved, as nothing could be further from the truth. I met the board of management, the teachers and some parents a week ago. Like their children, they are worried about and confused by what is happening. There is a serious shortfall in the funding provided for an...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: So I believe, yes.

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government closed the school in Ballycloghan.

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: It is not too proud of Deputy Bannon.

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: What about the school in Ballycloghan which the Government closed?

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: What is important is that the Minister of State has acknowledged that the central tenet of the devolved scheme is that schools are responsible for the management of their projects, including cost control, timing of tendering, and so on. The board of management of St. Mary's adhered to the letter of the law in this regard, on which it should be complimented. The problem is that the funding...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: Will the Taoiseach reply to me, as promised last week, about when the wind energy guidelines will be published? I understand the export project is back on track and there is great concern and anxiety that we do not have robust legislation to deal with wind energy. Can the Taoiseach confirm to me, having consulted with his colleagues, when the guidelines will be published? The Taoiseach...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: -----are being harassed in an awful fashion. Local authorities have no mechanism to deal with such problems. They are waiting for the statutory instrument to be published by the Department of Justice and Equality. Can the Taoiseach indicate when that will be done in order that local authorities will have a free hand to deal with the issue appropriately?

Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: They are waiting for the statutory instrument.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: Some €800 million later and that is what we have.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: The Government messed it up. The Taoiseach rewarded the man who messed it up and sent him to Europe.

Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: I add my voice on this momentous day on our journey to ensure we move towards a true Republic that values all of its citizens equally. We are about to give legal effect to the decision that was taken in the recent referendum. I was delighted to be part of an extremely positive referendum campaign. We must acknowledge and give credit to the Yes Equality team, the men and women and their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when further recruitment to An Garda Síochána will commence. [34858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for hip surgery will be scheduled without further delay for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [34767/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (7 Oct 2015)

Robert Troy: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to resolve the issue of overcrowding on commuter routes where passengers are often refused admission to buses or are required to stand. [34913/15]