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Topical Issues: Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: -----who have stated they would have gone out of business in recent years were it not for this grant.

Topical Issues: Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: A slash in capital budgets is not the answer. This is a time when the Government should be considering labour-intensive projects and these grants were a great incentive and stimulus to small contractors, many of which will make the point they actually kept them in business. It is typical of the current Administration that it is not looking at the bigger picture as disabled people or elderly...

Topical Issues: Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: I want to add my voice to this matter. What does the Government have against older people and those with disabilities? Last summer, we witnessed people with profound disabilities camping outside Government Buildings to ensure that their personal assistants would be reinstated. Last week, we saw cuts to the motorised grant and the mobility grant. Today, one hears of cuts to the allocations...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Taoiseach the number of agency and contract staff currently employed under the aegis of his Department; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11077/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has explored the possibility of introducing a bonus point system for the leaving certificate for persons who exercise in order to incentives people to keep fit. [11131/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Registration Scheme for Oil Technicians (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to compile a mandatory register of oil installers and service technicians to install, commission and service heating appliances similar to RGII and RECI. [11503/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if retained fire fighters are currently part of the Croke Park 2 negotiations; the element of their pay that is classified as core pay and the element of their pay that is classified as an allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11045/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding retained fire fighters who did not opt for the pension superannuation scheme as offered in June 2008; the reason their pay is deducted with a pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11046/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Reorganisation (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Forces/Reserve Artillery Regiment in Mullingar, County Westmeath,in view of the fact that at present his Department is renting a disused factory as a reserve military post whilst Columb Barracks, County Westmeath, continues to lie idle. [11574/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Reorganisation (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Defence the reasons behind the decision for the Reserve Artillery Regiment in Mullingar, County Westmeath, ceasing to operate from 1 April 2013 and instead becoming a Reserve Infantry Company. [11575/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Reorganisation (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will reconsider the policy of moving Reserve Artillery Regiments to new locations in view of the high costs associated with the retraining of reserve units around the State. [11576/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN Convention on Children's Rights (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when Ireland will submit our report on the implementation of our obligation to the UN Convention on rights of the child. [11066/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After School Support Services (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a detailed update regarding the 6,000 after school places as was announced in Budget 2013. [11067/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update the current status of the new National Children's detention facility at Oberstown, County Dublin; and if she will confirm when it will cease detaining 16 and 17 year olds in totality. [11068/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the €35 million mental health budget he has secured for child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11069/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthy Eating Guidelines (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publish revised nutrition guidelines. [11132/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (5 Mar 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that calorie counts are advertised on food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11133/13]

Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (28 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it would help labour market mobility and the overall health of the economy if the covered banks were to allow borrowers who are moving home to be able to keep their tracker mortgage rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue today. It is timely, given last week's HIQA report confirming that there are still major failings in our child protection system. The HIQA report into foster care workers in the HSE Dublin north-west area confirmed that 35% of foster carers did not have a direct link to a social worker. It found that a number of carers were not deemed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: This is very relevant to it.