Troy, Robert

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (Continued)

Apart from people on waiting lists for home help I want to raise an issue relating to HSE community healthcare organisation area 8. When a home help person rings in sick, no one is discharged to t...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Continued)

I too welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. I will preface my remarks by saying that insurance is there for people who have legitimate claims, who are legitimately inju...

There does not seem to be much concern about the tens of thousands of jobs that are currently under threat because of the exorbitant increases in insurance premiums. As my colleague has said, this...

I wrote to the Minister.

The Minister has yet to respond. It is ironic that we are debating this legislation the weekend after Amy Molloy, an investigative journalist with the Irish Independent, to whom I give cred...

Our payouts for whiplash are the highest in the world. The article states: "One solicitor claimed he is paying a GP in bulk 'for up to 10 medical reports at a time', but said they 'do not hav...

Domestic Violence: Statements (Continued)

This is an important issue but, as a previous speaker has said, it is unfortunate that statements such as this tend to be used almost as fillers at the end of the day or on occasions in the Dáil th...

Not one of us knows the women or men affected daily by domestic abuse. The figure has been quoted of one in four women in Ireland experiencing physical and sexual violence from an intimate partn...

The obligations under the Istanbul Convention state that we should have 472 refuge spaces for victims of domestic violence but we have only 141. We are only meeting 30% our target and when peopl...

I compliment the good work of Teach Fáilte in Mullingar as a centre for women who suffer domestic abuse. The recurring theme in the debate is that these centres are not adequately resourced. Wh...

Departmental Advertising Expenditure

Asked the Taoiseach: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Taoiseach: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video which highlighted schemes and programmes operated by ...

Asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Finance: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Finance: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Justice and Equality: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Justice and Equality: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of he...

Asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video which highlighted schemes and programmes operated by ...

Asked the Minister for Health: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Health: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of he...

Asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of he...

Asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of hi...

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of he...

Asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: the expenses incurred by her Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by h...

Departmental Expenditure

Asked the Taoiseach: the associated costs incurred by his Department in hosting the special Cabinet meeting in Trim, County Meath, on 6 December 2019; and the breakdown of the costs including transport, accommodation, ...

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Asked the Taoiseach: the Government of Ireland-branded information initiatives to date in 2019 that carried out functions (details supplied) involving advertising and promotion on television, radio, newspapers and onli...

Asked the Taoiseach: the Government of Ireland-branded information initiatives planned in 2020 that will carry out functions (details supplied) involving advertising and promotion on television, radio, newspapers and o...

Office of Public Works Expenditure

Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform: the associated costs incurred by his Department and the Office of Public Works in hosting the special Cabinet meeting in Trim, County Meath on 6 December 2019, in tabular form.

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: the steps that can be taken by the family of a child (details supplied) in circumstances in which no suitable school place is available for them in September 2020.

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: if suitable SNA supports will be allocated for a person (details supplied).

Psychological Assessments

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: if a NEPS assessment will be expedited for a person (details supplied).

Ministerial Travel

Asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation: the countries visited by her, her predecessors, the Minister of State with special responsibility for trade, employment, business, the EU digital Single Market and data protection and the Minister ...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Asked the Minister for Health: if an application by a person (details supplied) for inclusion on the fair deal scheme will be expedited.

Property Registration

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: if a mapping issue (details supplied) that is currently with the Land Registry will be expedited.