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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: 97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce laws targeting sex buyers to end exploitation, abuse and trafficking. [38386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of 19 to 25 year olds disqualified from participation on social welfare training schemes as they are not in receipt of a relevant social welfare payment due to their parents' income. [37984/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (7 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: 259. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason host families are not Garda vetted when taking foreign students during the year and or the summer. [37977/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (7 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: 385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied). [38239/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Evaluations (7 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure regarding evaluation of a school; if a school may seek to be revaluated or must it wait until her Department schedules an evaluation. [38240/14]

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: Deputy Ó Feargháil did not use all his time. With the agreement of the House, Deputy Mathews would like to make a brief contribution.

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: Deputy Mathews, did you speak on this Bill already?

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: Sorry Deputy, I was not aware of that. You cannot speak a second time.

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: Sorry, Deputy, I was not aware of that.

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: You have got a compliment from Deputy Mathews, Minister.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: She dismissed the concerns raised on this side of the House.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: Last week, the Tánaiste dismissed concerns raised by my colleague, Deputy Barry Cowen, when he referred to the problem of the illicit drug trade in Dublin city centre. I understand that tonight "Prime Time" is airing a special programme on the serious consequences the drug trade is having on Dublin city centre. One Temple Bar business owner says the problem is beyond tipping point....

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: It is the illicit drug trade which the Tánaiste said last week was not a problem.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: It is good to see the Tánaiste and Labour Ministers back on the Front Bench this week. They were certainly notable by their absence for the past two days.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: It would seem that every effort is being made by the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and others in Fine Gael to move on from Mr. McNulty's appointment to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art to allow him to qualify for the Seanad by-election. This is not going to happen until the basic questions are answered about the whole debacle. Some are saying this is an internal matter for Fine Gael...

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: The Tánaiste and her party made a virtue of and won votes in the 2011 general election based on the promise of reforming the political system.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: In the last number of days, while canvassing in Roscommon and Dublin, I saw that cynicism about the political system is rife.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: What the Taoiseach has done in the last number of days, and been helped to do by the Tánaiste, has done nothing to dispel this.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: Is the Tánaiste's silence over the last number of days on this piece of stroke politics-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Robert Troy: -----a consequence of her own party's involvement in appointing political cronies to State boards? Does the Tánaiste agree with the Taoiseach's explanation over the last number of days that everything that has happened since this appointment has been coincidental? The Minister, Deputy Howlin, came out on Tuesday, after the Cabinet meeting and after the Cabinet sub-committee meeting on...