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Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (8 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this item for debate and I thank the Minister of State for attending. This is a critical issue for the tourism industry in the midlands. I have highlighted this to find out why the midlands has been excluded from the second biggest overseas market. It is said there are 44 million people in the US who claim Irish ancestry. In 2012, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: On the Older and Bolder contribution, Mr. Dolan stated the Government claims there will be no cut in home help hours for those medically assessed. However, the evidence is that this is untrue. Perhaps Mr. Dolan would set out his evidence in this regard. Who is carrying out the medical assessments? Are they being undertaken by a person at a desk or by a caller to the person's home? What...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to develop mental health services for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46715/12]

Other Questions: Irish Red Cross (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the situation with regard to the governance of the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48504/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Defence the timeframe he proposes to keep seven members of the Defence Forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48503/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied). [48829/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48830/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48831/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48832/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48833/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48834/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the current payment being made to a person (details supplied) in respect of a forestry contract. [48773/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be available to progress crucial surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [48791/12]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: Two weeks ago, in light of the huge uncertainty among residents in the midlands region regarding the impending industrial wind farms in a residential area, I asked whether the Taoiseach could confirm whether the wind farm legislation initiated in the Seanad will come before the Dáil. What level of consultation has the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, held with his counterpart in the United...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation to Ireland under the rural development programme 2007 to 2013 broken down measure by measure; the expenditure to date; his views on whether the full allocation will be spent under each measure; the implications for the programme and the common agricultural policy in Ireland if any measure fails to spend its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the context of Budget discussions, he has raised the issue with the Department of Finance in relation to the importance of maintaining the farm taxation measures introduced in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48261/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite a tax clearance application in respect of a person (details supplied) that has been waiting on their certificate for a considerable period of time and is causing them concern. [47980/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the possibility of introducing driving lessons and driving theory as a compulsory component of the transition year programme in the interest of creating road safety awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47651/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a second level school for the town of Kinnegad, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Robert Troy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [48534/12]