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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (2 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has finished examining key issues relating to firearms licensing in conjunction with An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [28635/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (2 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug fampyra will be approved by his Department; and if it is to be listed for medical card patients. [28672/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: Amendment No. 31 is self-explanatory and is about ensuring that opportunities are created for those who have been unemployed for longer than 12 months, as well for those under the age of 25 who are unemployed. All members are aware of the serious problem with high unemployment levels among those in the under-25 years age bracket. Again, this feeds into members' earlier observations on those...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: The Government gave a specific commitment regarding investment in the provision of social housing. The Minister of State gave a long reply in which he talked about every citizen having a right to adequate housing. Nobody would argue with this. Unfortunately, however, the record of the Government in the past three years does not give one much confidence or hope that adequate provision will...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 22: In page 27, line 29, after "employment" to insert "and balanced regional development".

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 20: In page 27, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“(4) The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) shall be required to report on an annual basis the direct and indirect employment and economic impact of its investments.”.As we all know, the Bill is about facilitating the transfer of the remaining balance of €6 billion left in the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: At one point in the Minister of State's reply he said he expected the report would outline how the strategic investment fund would be measured in terms of job creation. Later he said the Minister is considering something else. Could the Minister of State repeat what he said at the end?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: On Report Stage the Minister might address somewhat-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: In light of that, I will withdraw the amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 21: In page 27, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(e) social housing;”.This is a very simple amendment about ensuring part of the €6 billion can be invested in social housing. Our social housing provision is at a crisis point, with more than 100,000 people on housing waiting lists throughout the country and, in certain counties,...

Other Questions: Adoption Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply and accept at face value that he wishes to see this issue progress. In the course of our meetings in recent weeks on the whole issue of the mother and baby homes, I have suggested this may be one area in which the State can make good its past failings by bringing forward a system to enable the tens of thousands of people who were adopted...

Other Questions: Adoption Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: With due respect, Members have been listening to that for the last two years and more, albeit not from the Minister himself but from his predecessor. When can Members finally expect to have before them this draft legislation?

Other Questions: Adoption Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: A situation now exists whereby even when both parties forgo their rights, they cannot get access to the required information. Only six weeks ago, I met a lady who came over to visit her adopted son. Both parties are in regular contact with and visit each other but cannot get access to their records, despite both of them agreeing to forgo their rights and being willing to engage with each...

Other Questions: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: I agree that we need to ensure an element of balance, but I do not think anybody would appreciate if their children in a national school or a secondary school were being taught by somebody who did not have appropriate qualifications. I do not think for one minute we would accept that. The sector has expanded drastically over the previous decade and we are catching up in certain respects....

Other Questions: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: If people for whatever reason do not want to come up to the minimum standard, we have to work with them to bring them up to the minimum standard.

Other Questions: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: If not, then we have to ensure that people working in this area have the necessary qualifications because if they do not have the necessary qualifications-----

Other Questions: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: -----in any other sector of education - in national schools or secondary schools or third level - they will not maintain their job.

Other Questions: Adoption Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: 75. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the issues he views as the constitutional impediments to bringing forward comprehensive tracing and information legislation in the area of adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28009/14]

Other Questions: Adoption Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: We are certainly flying through our questions today, which is somewhat unusual. This is an issue which has come up repeatedly, certainly since I took over as spokesperson for my party in the area of children. The information and tracing legislation is critical legislation that has been promised time and time again. What are the impediments to bringing forward this legislation?

Other Questions: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Robert Troy: If the Minister does not mind, I will refer to a section of the report from the advisory group on the early childhood strategy. The report was commissioned by the Department. It states the training and professional development of staff is a key indicator of quality in all types of services for young children. High-quality services require professional competence at all levels, including...