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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
137. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on tobacco seizures in the four Dublin local authority areas for the years 2009 to 2012. [26815/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
99. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Taoiseach the amount of money being repatriated from here to Nigeria; its sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
98. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Taoiseach the amount of money being repatriated from here to Poland; its sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2013
272. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans for a replacement for the motorised transport and mobility grants for disabled persons, following the recent decision to close the existing schemes because they were operating unlawfully. [26309/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2013
182. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a mechanism for local authorities to collect property tax from council tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26353/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2013
65. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the length of time persons, particularly pensioners, qualifying for a deferral of the local property tax on income grounds will continue to avail of the deferral, assuming their income remains constant. [26357/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2013
45. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any consideration has been given by the United Nations or European Union to imposing a no-fly zone over Syria to prevent the bombing of civilians by the Syrian regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26356/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
174. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any conditions were placed on the Simon Community in relation to the moneys it was granted in terms of the way a building (details supplied) in Dublin 20 was to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26180/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
173. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the State money that was given to the Simon Community in relation to an organisation purchasing and occupying a building (details supplied) in Dublin 20. [26179/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
Bill entitled an Act to confer functions on County Councils in relation to the identification of lands to which the public ought to have a right of access for amenity and recreational purposes and to make provision for securing that right of access; for that purpose to amend the law in relation to occupiers' liability; to provide for the establishment of an advisory council, representative of affected interest groups, to assist County Councils in the performance of their functions under this act; and to provide for connected matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2013
594. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to maintaining financial support for the Big Brother, Big Sister programme run by the Foróige organisation, which seeks to ensure that vulnerable young people receive the help and support of a mentor which will help them overcome their own difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25142/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2013
548. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Defence if, in view of the current fodder crisis, he will consider giving the cut grass from the lands around Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, to local farmers. [25937/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2013
544. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Defence the extent of Irish United Nations involvement in Syria at present; the numbers of personnel involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25122/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2013
513. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding whether the Garda has sufficient resources to tackle white collar crime in view of the marked decline in the number of convictions for white collar crime offences since 2003, and in view of the Garda Commissioner's response to this Deputy's question on this matter when he appeared before the Dáil Committee of Public Accounts recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25143/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2013
249. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the volume and cost of transport fuel petrol and diesel purchased by the Health Service Executive for use in HSE vehicles in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, broken down by each HSE region; HSE Dublin Mid Leinster, HSE Dublin North East, HSE South and HSE West [23070/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2013
226. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider implementing a ban on the live exports which exceed eight hours in duration, and if he has concerns about the treatment of animals exported from Ireland to Libya or the Middle East once the animals have reached their destination. [23069/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
163. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the 22% reduction in the number of Garda summonses in the first three months of 2013 compared to the first three months of 2012. [21704/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
162. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the criteria for recording of burglary offences for purposes of national crime statistics has been altered in the past four years; and if so, in what way have they been altered and the rationale for the alteration. [21703/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
146. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans there are, at European Union level, to tackle the problem of dioxins from waste which are escaping into the atmosphere, if on land, in the air or in the water. [21701/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
145. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans, if any, he has to tackle the problem of dioxins from waste which are seeping into our atmosphere, if on land, in the air or in the water. [21700/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
121. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the review of domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance in the 16 to 18 age group. [21698/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
57. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on his visit to Northern Ireland on 30 April 2013. [21702/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2013
201. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the proposals of the Croke Park extension has been rejected by the trade union movement, if he will give consideration to amending the proposed changes in the pay and conditions of members of An Garda Síochána to better reflect the anti-social hours of work which Gardaí must do, the danger that Gardaí put themselves in to protect the public and to help bolster morale amongst Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19314/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2013
188. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding former asylum seekers who has been given leave to remain but is unable to present a valid passport through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17765/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
1347. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been considered by his Department to prevent health cost inflation which is likely to occur as a result of the planned introduction of Dutch-style mandatory universal health insurance as laid out in the Programme for Government (details supplied) [17718/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
919. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered instituting an independent complaints mechanism for asylum seekers living in the direct provision system, for example through the Ombudsman's office; and if complaints relating to direct provision regarding children will fall under the remit of the Ombudsman for Children as part of the extension of her remit by the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012. [17015/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
918. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to review the system of direct provision for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17014/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
860. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give consideration to amending the proposed changes in the pay and conditions of members of An Garda Síochána to better reflect the anti-social hours of work which Gardaí must do, the danger that Gardaí put themselves in to protect the public and to tackle the ongoing problem of poor morale amongst Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16523/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
797. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to amend the Building Control Regulations to provide for the physical inspection of a new building to ensure that it has been built according to the plans for which a fire safety certificate was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16742/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
384. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the tendering for the construction of new schools and extensions to schools in Lucan, County Dublin; if he will indicate which bidders have been successful in their bids to construct the various projects; and if the successful bidder is under any obligation to employees or sub contractors based locally. [16101/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
361. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to further tackle tax fraud, in view of the findings of an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that between 50 to 60 Irish addresses are listed as being connected to secret offshore bank accounts with a total estimated value of €16-25 trillion and further in view of the European Commission's response to the findings of this investigation, which was to call on member states, including Ireland, to do more to tackle tax fraud in view of the fact that the cost of tax fraud to member states is an estimated €1 trillion per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17682/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
270. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance in the context of the recently published Mercer report, his views on whether lower paid bank workers working for State owned banks should be treated differently from higher paid bank executives; if the Mercer report was a fair reflection on the pay and conditions of low paid workers; and if he will commit to ensuring that low paid bank workers in State-owned banks will be treated fairly in any discussions on remuneration in view of the difficult and stressful circumstances in which they are working. [16516/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
205. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, figures from the last year for which they are available for the total number of loan applications made by small and medium enterprises to each Irish financial institution; the number of loan applications from small businesses which were refused by each Irish financial institution; the number of loan applications which were approved by each Irish financial institution; and the number of loan applications which did not get to a stage where they were either approved or refused at each Irish financial institution. [16847/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
204. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his views on banks engaging in constructive refusal of credit for small businesses by means of not replying to requests for credit; his views on whether this is a significant hindrance to job creation; and the measures he is taking to ensure that banks are not engaging in constructive refusal of credit. [16846/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2013
204. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Dublin was not exempted from the property tax on the basis that it is an unfinished estate. [15391/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2013
203. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Dublin was not exempt from the local property tax on the basis that it is an unfinished estate. [15390/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 March 2013
570. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of all cancers detected in each of the Health Service Executive regions in the past three years for which data is available. [15114/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 March 2013
569. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of breast cancer detected in each of the Health Service Executive regions for the past three years for which data is available. [15113/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 March 2013
302. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is legislation planned to reform the law on collective bargaining to ensure compliance with recent European Court of Human Rights judgements, as was mentioned in the Programme for Government. [15115/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 March 2013
145. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason South Dublin County Council received a lower amount of funding than Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council under the local and regional road maintenance initiative, despite the fact that south Dublin is geographically larger than Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13464/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 March 2013
80. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current funding for remedial works schemes in respect of council housing; and the future of this programme. [13483/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2013
156. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be making regulations, or if there will be any specifications regarding the pricing structure for the installation for water meters; if there will be any maximum amount which can be spent on various aspects of the installation, such as digging up a footpath, when taking into consideration that different houses will require different amounts of digging to install water meters. [12056/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2013
156. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce automatic sharing of information concerning the manipulation by companies for tax purposes of double tax agreements between Ireland and developing countries, as recommended by the OECD, and which could assist in protecting the tax base of both Ireland and the developing country. [11315/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2013
155. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he follows certain clear principles when negotiating double tax treaties with developing countries; and if he will outline what those principles are. [11314/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2013
154. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance in view of the manipulation of a double tax convention between Ireland and Zambia by Zambia Sugar to avoid paying withholding taxes in either jurisdiction, if he will consider following the example of the Netherlands and Denmark and reviewing all such tax treaties with developing countries to ensure they are fit for purpose, thereby preventing such manipulation. [11313/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2013
153. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for greater transparency over the profits and taxation of banks as part of the implementation of the Basel III accord in the European Union, which is currently under discussion, in view of the recent experience here of what a lack of transparency in banking can lead to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11312/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2013
85. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the reason the operators of coach touring companies here cannot register for VAT, and therefore cannot apply to reclaim VAT in the normal way. [10845/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2013
84. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if VAT is charged on the purchase of a second-hand touring coach where the coach has previously been registered here. [10844/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2013
189. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to any measure which could reduce the cost currently circa €1,500 of annual audits to community employment scheme sponsors, which are limited companies. [10685/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2013
188. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria under which a community employment scheme sponsor may qualify for a top-up materials grant, as announced by her in 2012. [10684/13]