67 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Taoiseach the grade of person eligible to apply for the position of Captain of the Guard in Leinster House; and the criteria used to arrive at a decision on such an appointment.
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46 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on delivering a major transport infrastructure project in Dublin and, in particular, his further views on building a much needed underground interconnector between Heuston Station and the main north/south rail corridor with a stop at the St. Stephen’s Green Luas.
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73 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, notwithstanding the publication of the Geothermal Energy Development Bill, the steps he is undertaking to exploit geothermal energy sources here.
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129 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal obligations landlords are under to ensure the outward appearance of their properties are maintained.
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123 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the implementation of the commitment in the programme for Government to facilitate the development of energy co-operatives will include a specific programme to support the development of co-operatives to exploit geothermal energy sources.
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118 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if the free TV licence scheme will continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if any legislation on the rights of workers needs to be amended to ensure that the rights contained in the Lisbon treaty and in the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union are fully reflected in Irish law; if so, which provisions of the treaty or the charter give rise to such a need and which Acts of the Oireachtas need to be amended.
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108 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the names of all of the cases in the European Court of Human Rights that give rise to the commitment in the programme for Government to reform the law on the right to collective bargaining; the issue in each case that gives rise to such a concern and the details of the relevant legislation, including where current legislation is in breach, the name of the Act and the number of the section or sections concerned.
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107 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, concerning the provisions of the Revised European Social Charter, which the State has accepted, the reports in which the State has been found not to be in compliance; for each of these, whether the law, policy or practice that gave rise to the finding of non-compliance has been amended to ensure compliance; and if not, when this will happen.
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106 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, concerning the Revised European Social Charter for each year from 2002 to 2011 inclusive, the date on which the national report by Ireland under the annual reporting procedure was due to have been submitted; the date on which each report was actually submitted; the reasons for any late submissions; and the steps he will take to ensure that no report due while he is Minister is submitted after the due date.
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100 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the new whole school evaluation MLL model at second level is being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the steps schools are taking to prevent and respond to each case of racist bullying and homophobic bullying and if so, the number of schools that will be evaluated for each of these issues in each the school years 2010-11 and 2011-12.
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435 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to assist struggling road hauliers having difficulties due to the price of diesel.
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432 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the Dublin Bus route number 69 is retained as one which continues to serve Dublin city centre.
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431 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the Dublin Bus route number 68 is retained as one which continues to serve Dublin city centre.
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430 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make representations to Dublin Bus to maintain existing bus services (details supplied).
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385 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health and Children the extent the greenfield site at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 22, offered as a possible site for a new national children’s hospital, has been examined for its potential viability.
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277 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the law in terms of landowners recording their ownership of land that they have purchased with the Land Registry.
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109 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance how increasing cost of fuel for road hauliers has, by extension, increased the Exchequer fuel tax take since the beginning of 2010.
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108 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assist struggling road hauliers who are having difficulties due to the price of diesel.
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387 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on the action plan for neurological care as recently issued by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland.
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386 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a decision as to where and when a new national children’s hospital will be built.
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153 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will establish a teaching panel for Gaelscoileanna at primary level or failing that, to give Gaelscoileanna the authority to interview teachers from the other teaching panels to ensure that teachers appointed to Gaelscoileanna have a sufficient standard of Irish.
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