Results 161-180 of 966 for does speaker:Robert Troy

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (17 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...allocated for the extension. This clearly demonstrates people are not availing of the incentive. It is not working and it needs to be reviewed so that more people will avail of it. The rebate mooted for hauliers was misleading. It does not do what it says on the tin. This needs to be addressed in the Finance Bill. The greatest failings of this Government are in health and housing....

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...the many small and medium-sized businesses which will have to pick up those costs. It is very hard to force small and medium businesses to pick up the cost of a living wage at a time when the State itself does not ensure that all its employees are in receipt of a living wage. I am thinking of members of the Defence Forces, many of whom are not in receipt of a living wage. The most...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...at local level in line with a person’s assessed needs. The 200 people in Longford and Westmeath have been assessed and deemed medically in need of this help but they are still not getting it. Does he agree with the decision in my region that people who are medically approved are put on a waiting list? Does he think it is morally right that the only people in my constituency who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ..., trying to do what is right and asking what the Government is doing to incentivise and encourage them? I was amazed that such a small percentage of the fund was allocated to private industry. Does the forum have a role in stating that the allocation of funding is wrong and that they should be allocated more widely?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...has been told it will be three years before a much-needed upgrade will happen despite the fact that water is being turned off two or three nights per week because the treatment plant simply does not have the capacity to deal with the demands placed on it. What role has the Department with regard to the prioritisation of schemes? Will the Tánaiste refer this to the relevant Minister,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (9 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...to regional development. She is from a Border county herself and understands first-hand the importance of regional development. When she talks about 58% of IDA visits being outside Dublin, she does not take out Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, along with the bigger urban areas, after which the figures are very different. IDA visits to regional areas are down to about 20%. I do not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (9 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...direct investment towards the area. I cited the example of Mullingar Business Park, which was purchased by the IDA and predominantly lies empty. What will the Minister do for it? The IDA team does great work and no one detracts from that but there are areas which are blackspots and they need to be addressed. Some 93 out of 300 IDA properties remain vacant and that needs to be addressed.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (9 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: The Minister cannot have it both ways, namely saying she does not think it is beneficial while, at the same time, looking for a review of it and saying that it would be beneficial to change it and that it would be amended. If a change is proposed, it will not happen under we have another budget. This budget was a wasted opportunity in this regard. We are uncompetitive when one compares the...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: I wish to add my voice to the debate. The Minister said he feels the commercial sector can cater for this increase. On what basis does he have that feeling? What economic impact assessment has been carried out on the proposal before the increase was introduced? As Deputy Scanlon said, it is not just a 1.5% today, it comes on top of the 4% increase from last year. In the space of just...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (11 Jul 2019)

Robert Troy: ...so that they cannot contradict the stories. The Minister is the person to do that. Since this issue was made known in 2013, why has it taken five years for the ESB to make an application? Where does that application stand now? When will we have a decision on that application? My understanding, and the Minster mentioned this in his reply, is that it will be as soon as possible. There...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Robert Troy: ...to engage with like-minded states to ensure the necessary changes are made before any future consideration can be given to this deal. It needs to carry out an economic assessment to ensure it does not have an adverse impact on our economy as well as carrying out an environmental assessment. If the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation is serious about global trade, she needs...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Robert Troy: ...As part of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, however, we are now proposing to deal with a country that clears an area of the Amazon rainforest the size of a football pitch every hour of every day. What does that say about the environment? When it comes to beef, it is a country with no database or traceability and in which growth promoters are widely available. However, I will leave that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2019)

Robert Troy: We are holding the Taoiseach to account, which he does not like.

Sustainable Tourism: Statements (13 Jun 2019)

Robert Troy: ...reputation and success of many sectors of the economy, including fishing, agriculture and nature-based tourism. It must be protected across all spheres, counties and sectors. Sustainable tourism does not relate to the environment alone. The United Nations defines "sustainable tourism" as "tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Robert Troy: The Minister of State is totally out of touch. He does not know what is going on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Robert Troy: Who does the group represent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Robert Troy: I know Mr. Guiney and Retail Excellence Ireland, but who does the overarching group represent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Robert Troy: What if that reports and, as Mr. O'Connor mentioned, does not show the positive-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Staff (28 May 2019)

Robert Troy: ...sector who has had no pay increase in that time will not feel valued. A young girl, who went to college, got a first-class honours degree but has to move home from Galway to commute to Westmeath, does not feel valued. Despite the rhetoric and the promises, there is still a bureaucratic regulatory system requirement on the providers. They are still being charged commercial rates despite...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Services Provision (22 May 2019)

Robert Troy: ...outline the decision-making process that preceded the decision to effectively shelve the southern portion of MetroLink? How much will the new route cost per kilometre compared with the old route? Does the Minister believe it to be the case, and does he agree with the Taoiseach, that the new, revised and shorter metro route will probably be €2 billion more than what was originally...