Work Permits

56. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on the process to renew an employment permit for person (details supplied). [69135/26]

Heritage Schemes

83. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will open the next round the built heritage investment scheme for private property owners; and the amount of funding that will be allocated to this scheme. [69047/26]

Citizenship Applications

582. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on citizenship applications (details supplied). [68494/26]

School Transport

389. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with a family and school to assist in providing school transport assistance for a pupil (details supplied) due to the very particular family circumstances. [68355/26]

Capitation Grants

374. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to increase capitation funding for schools in budget 2027 to ensure they can cover the costs of heating, electricity, cleaning and insurance. [68288/26]

School Transport

395. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a full review of the school transport scheme has been scheduled; when this will be carried out; the scope and criteria of this review; and if points (details supplied) will be included. [68448/26]

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29

Deputy Robert Troy I could not agree more, and that is something I advocated strongly for when I was a Minister of State in the Department of enterprise in the previous Government. Establishing a new State bank will be fully considered by my Department, including in the context of conducting any necessary further stakeholder consultation. I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to a large number of State supports that are currently in place to help SMEs to access credit. These include the S

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29

Deputy Robert Troy "Local deficiencies" is the term used in the legislation for where particular difficulties arise in accessing cash in NUTS 3 regions. Even if a region meets the designations but people locally feel that particular pockets within the overall region are adversely affected, there is the mechanism whereby a local person or representative can notify the Central Bank directly. The Central Bank will then assess each submission and determine whether that particular local geographical

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29

Deputy Robert Troy I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government is committed to ensuring that cash remains available as a means of payment and last year put legislation in place to achieve the same. The Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure Act) 2025, which was commenced on 13 June 2025, implements a recommendation from the 2022 retail banking review as part of the legislative framework. The section 5 order issued under the Act established criteria to ensure that acce

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29

Deputy Robert Troy I could not agree more with the Deputy. It is critically important that we retain the use of cash and that it is available and acceptable by all businesses. It is a legitimate way of paying for goods and services. I will address what has been done to correct deficiencies in the Deputy's constituency, which he is focusing on this evening. The most recent quarterly access to cash report published by the Central Bank, based on data collected as of 30 June, identified a non-compl

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29

Deputy Robert Troy I thank the Deputy and acknowledge his interest in and advocacy for SMEs. Indeed, as my party's spokesperson, he has been to the fore in raising the issues facing SMEs, not just in his own constituency but across Ireland. His own experience as an SME operator means that he can speak with real authority in terms of the challenges facing SMEs. It is important that we listen to people like him who are operating businesses and who understand the challenges. One of the key issues