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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 300. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans he intends to put in place to ensure that persons who have been discommoded since his decision to cut the rural broadband scheme will not be left without broadband until his Department has rolled out the national broadband scheme, which by his Department's own admission may not reach parts of the countryside...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (5 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will grant-aid community groups that wish to construct a spur off the new cycle way from Athlone to Mullingar in County Westmeath to encourage tourists using the track to explore different parts of the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5337/15]

Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: On the health (transport support) Bill, the Taoiseach will be aware that the mobility allowance scheme has been under a cloud of smoke for the past 18 months, during which time the Government promised to bring forward legislation to deal with this issue in a comprehensive manner. When will we be able to give certainty in relation to this allowance to the people who rely on it? On the...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: No new applications are permitted.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I was told that last year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (4 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 122. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) receives an appointment for orthodontic care without further delay as that person has been waiting for over two years for this care. [5049/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (4 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding broadband. [5060/15]

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: The hospital needs more staff.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: Will each of us make a statement? Will we deal with the Estimates like we did in the past, on a heading by heading basis?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I am happy to deal with the Estimates heading by heading, and every issue under the heading, if my colleagues are.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I appreciate the Chairman's offer but I do not want to speak just for the sake of doing so. I have listed my questions under each heading that I want the Minister to address. There are two issues he failed to outline in his opening address. One of them relates to legislation and the provision of legislation for the national information and tracing Bill which is critical legislation. My...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I shall make the rest of my comments when we deal with each heading.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: This is the main subhead in terms of the financial allocation. I acknowledge there has been an increase, but I am concerned because last year there was an overrun of €25 million in regard to the new agency. At the lead-in to the budget, the CEO of the agency, Gordon Jeyes, said he would require an additional €45 million for the agency to stand still, but a further €60...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister. On his point on the ESRI review of the school completion programme, is there a date for publication of the review? To be fair, the participants in the scheme are quite anxious, as he knows, in terms of their vulnerability and sustainability into the future. Any organisation that has a review hanging over its head always thinks of the worst outcomes. It is important...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: Yes.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: To be fair, head 1 is where the largest section of money is spent.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: This is crucial because unless appropriate resources are allocated at the beginning of the year, organisations will not be able to hire the required people. We are talking about crucial front-line services and the protection and welfare of children. I refer to an internal report presented to the board of the Child and Family Agency last week which stated that the backlogs were so acute in...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: It is because-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: -----in order to get hundreds of extra staff-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (3 Feb 2015)

Robert Troy: I am trying to be fair. In order to get extra staff, we need to have the appropriate resources in place. If we do not have the appropriate resources in place now, no matter what we do, we will not be able to get the required number of staff in the future.