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- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: All the Deputy's doubts are gone.
- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: I find this debate very difficult because it reminds me of the horrors people have lived through for so many years in this country. I will start with the immediate case of Maíria Cahill and I call on Sinn Féin to stop the continuous intimidation of that woman through Twitter and other social media. That would be a start. I am amazed, although I should not be, that senior people...
- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: The situation is such that a great deal of work was done to bring Sinn Féin towards democracy and, in fairness to it, it has stopped killing people.
- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: Sinn Féin has made moves in that direction and that is good. We are in a better place in this country because of that, but it has not made the whole journey yet. This recent event demonstrates that it has to move further and to work out a way to deal with the skeletons in its cupboard. 7 o’clock Until it does so it will be impossible for any political party in this House to...
- Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: That is what led him astray.
- Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: I formally congratulate my friend, colleague and former neighbour, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, on his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection. It is apt that he has this role because he has experience of unemployment. His life experience makes him particularly well suited to the role he is playing. I am glad he has responsibility for job activation because we...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: There is no question that water has become the totem around which people's frustrations about all the cutbacks have been hung. It is a huge pity that the introduction of Irish Water has been such a disaster up to this point. In that regard, I commend the Minister, Deputy Kelly, on the work he has done. He has tried to straighten this out to the maximum degree and I commend him for the work...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)
Robert Dowds: I appreciate that because it will relieve one source of frustration. I have another suggestion regarding conservation. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Irish Water or a combination of the two should publish practical suggestions on how people can conserve water, whether through water butts, rainwater harvesting or some such measure. Any such suggestions...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: I welcome Mr. Ryan and apologise for the major delay he and his colleagues had to endure. What is the running of the Court of Appeal likely to cost the State and how is the Courts Service preparing for it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: Has the service been given sufficient funding to cover the new expenses?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: Moving on to the investment and divestment programme, I understand a number of courthouses throughout the country have been closed and that a number are being refurbished. Will Mr. Ryan explain why plans to close four courthouses in the Dublin area, namely, in Tallaght, Balbriggan, Swords and Dún Laoghaire, were abandoned?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: Would there have been enough space to do so?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: Would it have had an impact on an Garda Síochána in the provision of back-up support?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: In other words, the maintenance of these extra four courts does have implications for the Garda and other services?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: To clarify, the Garda was opposed to the closures.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: Part of my reason for asking was to ensure gardaí would not be tied up in court.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: If full centralisation had proceeded, would there have been a difference in the time spent by gardaí in court?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: A fund of some €1.3 billion is managed by the Courts Service in respect of wards of court. Will Mr. Ryan explain the role of the service in managing these funds?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: Let me ask Mr. Ryan about the source of the funds. Do they all derive from awards made to individuals by the courts?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (20 Nov 2014) Robert Dowds: These funds serve people who cannot look after themselves, for some reason.