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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2012
150 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the divergent salaries for long-standing special needs assistants and new teachers entering the profession at this point. [12178/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2012
149 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current salary and continuing salary for special needs assistants already in the system. [12177/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2012
148 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current starting and continuing incremental salary for a person commencing as a special needs assistant. [12176/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2012
147 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current starting and continuing incremental salary for the new primary teachers entering the profession at this point. [12175/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 February 2012
163 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will attend the meeting of the UN Committee on World Food Security in October 2012 in Rome, at which the Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition will be approved, demonstrating that Ireland is a leader in protecting small scale farmers. [11677/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 February 2012
162 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise small scale farmers, especially women, in developing countries, in his submission to the UN Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition process in April 2012. [11676/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2012
716 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [11039/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2012
415 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on whether to award carer’s allowance, and if this has increased in the past three years. [11438/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2012
405 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if the new partial capacity benefit scheme will allow persons covered by the scheme to apply for community employment places. [11423/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2012
404 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person who is in receipt of one-parent family payment before taking up a place on a community employment scheme will be automatically put back on one-parent family payment following the end of their CE programme if they still qualify, or whether they will be treated as a new one-parent family applicant. [11422/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2012
161 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the recourse a person or group has if they are of the view that a company, which is opening a contract awarded to them by a county council, is not carrying out the terms of the contract. [10366/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 February 2012
200 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the persons who will approve debt settlement arrangements under the new Personal Insolvency Bill, and in the event that a debt settlement arrangement is not approved, the recourse the debtor or trustee have open to them to appeal the decision and to whom do they appeal. [10073/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 February 2012
148 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that errors are being made by officials in her Department and in FÁS who are wrongly informing persons, particularly those who were previously self-employed, that they are not eligible for programmes such as the work placement programme; and her views that there is a need for officials in her Department to be given better training in the eligibility criteria for the various labour activation schemes. [10158/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2012
444 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered introducing a ban on the sale of alcohol in glass containers from off-licences because of the harm done by broken glass in public recreational areas such as football pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9231/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2012
155 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the loss to the State of the sale of illegal tobacco and if he will indicate the extent of that loss. [9228/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2012
141 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the penalties available to the courts in terms of tackling the illegal tobacco trade. [9230/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2012
140 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the fines for those engaged in the illegal tobacco trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9229/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2012
152 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the specific criteria under which an estate is deemed to be unfinished for the purposes of determining liability for the household charge; and the reason an unfinished estate (details supplied) in County Dublin is not exempt from the household charge despite it being unfinished. [8906/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2012
141 D’fhiafraigh Robert Dowds den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cathain a bheidh an Bille nua Gaeltachta foilsithe agus cén tionchar a bheidh ag an mBille seo ar cheantair taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht ina bhfuil líon mór Gaeilgeoirí; agus cén cineál deise a bheidh acu chun aitheantas oifigiúil a bhaint amach gur cheantair láidre Ghaeilge atá iontu. [8875/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
742 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspectors there are to regulate taxis; and if he will outline the work of inspectors. [7725/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
721 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a health insurer can demand the balance of the insurance premium when the contract is terminated between renewal dates; and if there are any restrictions on this, or a limit on how much can be charged. [8207/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
660 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure there are sufficient front-line health staff at a time when so many are retiring from the public health service. [7723/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
516 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the progress that has been made with the report on the Magdalene laundries; and when it is likely to be published. [7944/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
420 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list the ways in which persons may pay the household charge. [7633/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
231 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills which company has won the tender for printing the State examination paper in 2012; and the process undergone before the contract was awarded. [7946/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2012
208 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a site for a new school building (details supplied). [7721/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
201 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health which of the seven new directorates which he intends to establish as part of reforming the health service will be responsible for public nursing homes. [7167/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
200 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that no after-hours work or agency staffing has been authorised to support mental health services since the beginning of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7166/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
180 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of children in care who were assessed for after care service needs before they turned 18 years in each of the three most recent years for which figures are available. [7169/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
179 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on sending children in care abroad, either for treatment and or for residential services, per year in the past three years for which figures are available. [7168/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
139 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration being given to issues relating to the former Bethany Home and the appropriateness and practicality of such issues being addressed in a satisfactory manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
130 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the immigration status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and when a decision will issue. [7034/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
116 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibilities of local authorities in terms of the management, regulation and control of burial grounds; the powers of each local authority in this regard; and the legislation in which these responsibilities and powers are prescribed. [7025/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
104 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlement of unemployed, formerly self-employed persons to sign on the live register for credits if they have been paying PRSI at the S rate. [7170/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2012
102 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider changes to the system of signing on for social welfare payments to avoid customers having to queue up outside social welfare offices, in order to preserve the dignity of those signing on. [7148/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
252 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to move from paying rent supplement to tenants to paying it directly to landlords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6364/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
251 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider setting a cap on the percentage of households in an estate which can be in receipt of rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6363/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
250 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider putting in place a suitability interview system before tenants are given the go-ahead to lease a dwelling using rent supplement. [6362/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
249 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount she hopes to save on rent supplement paid to tenants this year. [6361/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
248 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount that was spent on rent supplement paid to private tenants in each of the years 2010 and 2011. [6360/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
247 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her role in the delivery of rent supplement to be paid to private landlords. [6359/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
166 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure to be followed to bring the new school premises for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin into being; and the timelines involved in this process, in view of the fact that approval has been granted. [6382/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
149 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills what the average waiting time is nationally for placement on a Youthreach programme; the average waiting time in Dublin; and what each of these figures was in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [6365/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
134 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 12 January 2011, if he will set out the latest estimate available to the Revenue Commissioners for the tax year 2011 of the total number of taxpayers in each of the following bands, the latest estimate of the total income for each of these bands, and the latest estimate of the total tax paid for each of those income bands, that is, those earning less than €5,000, between €5,001 and €10,000, between €10,001 and €14,000, between €14,001 and €15,000, between €15,001 and €15,514, between €15,515 and €17,542, between €17,543 and €20,000, between €20,001 and €30,000, between €30,001 and €40,000, between €40,001 and €50,000, between €50,001 and €60,000, between €60,001 and €70,000, between €70,001 and €80,000, between €80,001 and €90,000, between €90,001 and €100,000, between €100,001 and €125,000, between €125,001 and €150,000, between €150,001 and €175,000, between €175,001 and €200,000, between €200,001 and €250,000, between €250,001 and €300,000, between €300,001 and €350,000, between €350,001 and €400,000, between €400,001 and €450,000, between €450,001 and €500,000, between €500,001 and €750,000, between €750,001 and €1,000,000, between €1,000,001 and €2,000,000, and €2,000,000 and over. [6683/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
133 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 12 January 2011, if the Revenue Commissioners have updated the estimated information for 2010 that was given in that answer, and if it has been updated, if he will set out the updated figures. [6682/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2012
87 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the deadline for applications to the Central Applications Office for third-level courses from January, in view of the fact that anecdotal evidence suggests that January is a difficult month for families to find the money for the application. [5984/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2012
129 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be up to the banks and financial institutions or to persons with distressed mortgages to decide whether to get involved in a mortgage-to-rent pilot scheme. [5851/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2012
128 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in respect of an upcoming pilot of the mortgage-to-rent scheme, if it will be up to each bank and financial institution to decide whether to get involved in such a scheme. [5850/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2012
127 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how a mortgage-to-rent scheme, as recommended by the Keane report on mortgage arrears, will work in practice. [5849/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2012
423 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a new RTÉ authority will be appointed; and the criteria he will apply to decide on appointments to the authority. [5391/12]