I thank the Deputy for raising the matter. I can confirm that I drive through her constituency probably every day getting to Leinster House and I have been in it many times. My brother lived down from the Iveagh Markets in Francis Street, so I know it well.
The Iveagh Markets complex, a protected structure located on Francis Street, Dublin 8, was designed to provide accommodation for street traders. It opened in 190…
TDs / Robert Troy
Robert Troy
Minister of State at the Department of Finance
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431
questions asked
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91,732
words spoken in the chamber
91,034 as a minister, 698 as a TD
368
votes recorded
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128
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
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Questions asked 431 in all
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Contributions to debates 255 in all
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| October 2026 | 20 | 5 |
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Plus 117 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Longford-Westmeath 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
- office Minister of State at the Department of Finance 29 January 2025 to now
I thank the Deputy for her kindness in her response in acknowledging that I was given the wrong answer to the question that was submitted. I appreciate that. My understanding from listening to her follow-up is that Newmarket was a community market that operated in an open space and subsequently ceased trading, and planning permission was approved for a development of a structure of some sort. I am not quite sure what…
On behalf of the Minister for Transport, I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to address this issue in the House. The proposal for the Cork northern distributor road, NDR, is set out in the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy 2040, CMATS, which was developed by the NTA in collaboration with Cork City Council, Cork County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. During the preparation, the opportunity to …
It is not in my gift to say that we can accelerate the timeframe for the delivery of-----
I will acknowledge that the Deputy makes a very valid case to ensure we have the right infrastructure in place to serve major companies that are contributing significantly in terms of corporation tax to our country and employment for Cork and across different regions in Ireland. I have been given a document this evening to outline on behalf of the Minister for Transport the current timelines in place. The Deputy will…
I thank Deputy O'Hara for his question. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important topic with members of the House today on behalf of the Minister for Transport. I understand that the Deputy’s question is in relation to the Athenry relief road in County Galway. As Deputy O’Hara is aware, and as outlined in the 2026 regional and local roads programme, the Government is strongly committed to protecting the exi…
I thank the Deputy for raising forcefully the need for clarity and certainty in relation to when the next phase of works will happen for this relief road. I have outlined the current state of play and there is no point in outlining it again but I will undertake to raise what the Deputy has said this evening with the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, and ask him to come back to the Deputy with any further updates regarding th…
The Minister for Children, Equality and Disability would like me, on her behalf, to thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and offering her, through me, an opportunity to respond. She sends her genuine apologies that she cannot be here to take this debate.
On 17 February, the board of Southside Traveller Action Group informed its public funders, including the Department of Children, Disability and Equalit…
Again, I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue, which is a priority for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality and, indeed, for the whole of Government. The Minister acknowledges the staff, volunteers and community members who have worked with commitment and dedication over many years to advance the rights and well-being of Travellers in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. Their efforts, often in…
I thank the Deputies for bringing forward their proposals for these amendments to the legislation and for their contributions this evening. I assure them that the Government has listened and agrees with the overarching aim to provide for broader access to spent convictions.
This is a highly technical and complex Bill with consequences for a number of different Acts which touch on sensitive and difficult areas concer…
I thank Deputy Dolan for raising this important issue of supporting savings and investment. I fully agree with everything he has said. We need to look at areas where we can incentivise wider participation in retail investment and to activate the €170-odd billion that is sitting idly on demand deposits in this country. According to the Central Bank of Ireland’s retail investor participation report, published in Decemb…
I thank the Deputy again for the opportunity to discuss this important topic.
While the Deputy's question focuses on one aspect of the current tax regime, it is clear that the overall approach to taxation of retail investments needs to be considered. Stakeholders including individual investors and industry participants have made their position on the current approach, including deemed disposal, clear. Capital market…
I acknowledge the serious damage caused by recent flooding events and their impact on families, communities and businesses across Ireland. The Government remains committed to protecting Ireland’s current and future generations by investing in climate adaptation measures to manage the impacts of extreme weather. Accordingly, €1.3 billion has been committed to the delivery of flood relief schemes over the lifetime of t…
EU legislation, the Solvency II directive, states that neither the Central Bank nor the Minister for Finance can compel insurance companies to provide insurance cover. The last action plan on insurance reform delivered but gaps remain, and we acknowledge that. That is why we published a new action plan on insurance last summer. We acknowledge that State intervention is needed. That is why there are four actions in th…
The Government is dealing with this issue. That is why it is a number one priority in the action plan that was launched last year. The flood protection gap in this country is one of the lowest in the European Union. Under 5% of people cannot get access to flood insurance. I acknowledge that is of cold comfort to that 5%, but in terms of coverage from a European Union perspective, we have one of the lowest gaps in the…
I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I would like to acknowledge the severe impact the recent storm has had on families, communities and businesses across Ireland. In doing so, I also acknowledge the work of our emergency services, our local authorities, the Civil Defence and the very many organisations and individuals who worked tirelessly for their communities over the past few weeks. It is also imp…
I thank Deputy McCarthy for making those very clear and valid points this evening. The Tánaiste has just reminded me that the Cabinet committee on climate is meeting in the morning and one of the items on the agenda is consideration of what interim measures can be introduced in advance of permanent flood defences going in to particular areas. We need to speed up mitigation measures in areas such as those mentioned by…
The Deputy mentioned particular areas where flood defences have been put in place but flood insurance cover remains problematic. That is a big concern because the Government has invested tens of millions of euro in permanent flood defence mechanisms but the insurance companies have not responded adequately. I met the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, earlier today and am due to meet with the Minister of State, Deputy …
I thank the Deputy for raising this matter again. I acknowledge that he has engaged with me on this on a number of occasions. I reiterate my earlier acknowledgement regarding the serious damage caused by the recent flood events and the impact they have had on families, communities and businesses across Ireland. As previously stated, insurance reform, including increasing the affordability and accessibility of insuran…
With due respect, flood defence measures are an important part-----
-----of providing protection for households and businesses. Speaking to any of the unfortunate householder or businesses in areas where the schemes have been held up for a myriad of reasons over the past number of years, they eagerly await the roll-out of the flood defence mechanisms. It is fair to say that in many constituencies, such as in Athlone in my own constituency, where permanent flood defence measures have …
I thank the Deputies for raising their points.
I do not know whether Deputy Byrne was present earlier when I mentioned that the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy is meeting tomorrow to examine what immediate measures can be taken to protect areas where there is a longer lead-in for permanent flood defence measures to be introduced.
In relation to Deputy Callaghan's points on the thatched i…
I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Government is progressing the commitments in the programme for Government to further reform the insurance sector in Ireland and ensure transparency, affordability and availability of insurance for all consumers. Significant progress was achieved through the 2020 action plan for insurance reform. Key measures delivered included the introduction of the personal injuries g…
We have seen an increase in car insurance in the past 12 months but that came on the back of reductions over the previous number of years. The previous action plan delivered savings in the motor insurance industry in particular. I acknowledge that some of those gains have started to be eroded. That is why there was a need to introduce a further action plan to continue to build on the progress of its predecessor.
The…
To be fair to the insurance industry, and we quite frequently stand to criticise it, providers introduced a voluntary code of practice in this area back in December 2023. It was on the back of that voluntary code that we were able to see the difference the right to be forgotten makes to cancer survivors. We have brought forward provisions in the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 to put that voluntary code on a statu…