Results 201-220 of 2,965 for speaker:Robert Dowds

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Sep 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 566: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending to the families of children with serious chronic illness the current provisions for medical card renewal by persons over 70 years which allow them to renew the card by signing an affidavit that their circumstances have not changed in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26225/11]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Sep 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a report on the case of the Pakistani worker grossly exploited while working for a restaurant (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26554/11]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Sep 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the National Employment Rights Authority carry out regular spot checks on businesses they suspect of bad or illegal practice in terms of employment; if the authority reports back to him on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/11]

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (28 Sep 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the instruments at his disposal to combat forced labour and illegal work practices here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26555/11]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is still in line to achieve the aim of spending 0.7% of national income on foreign aid by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27270/11]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Anglo Irish Bank has been able to recoup moneys owed to it by the Quinn Group; his views that any more money can be recouped by Anglo Irish Bank in the future from the Quinn Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27291/11]

Written Answers — Civil Service Staff: Civil Service Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Civil Service will remove the effective bar on civil servants with professional backgrounds applying for administrative posts in the Civil Service, especially those at senior level; when this will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/11]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has proposals as to the way difficult tenants in private housing can be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27290/11]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken to develop sea based aquaculture here. [26985/11]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the sea-based aquaculture industries here; and the financial output for each of these for the most recent year for which there are up-to-date statistics. [26986/11]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (4 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 646: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposal to reduce the alcohol level in the blood from 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood; and if he will consider having the same prohibitions for both professional and non-professional drivers. [27289/11]

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: I give my broad support to the Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill. Clearly, it is very important to support a measure that will help to reduce the number of fatalities on Irish roads and bring other improvements. There are very few ways in which I am happy with the actions of the previous Government but it deserves some credit for the fact that there has been a 48% decline in the number of road...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: I thought I had ten minutes.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: On that point, it is important there should be advertisements indicating that if a person drinks a pint, it is not safe to drive for an hour, or whatever the appropriate length of time may be. It is really important that an education package should come after the introduction of the legislation in order that people can know how long they need to wait after having a social drink. We need to...

Written Answers — Public Service Pay: Public Service Pay (5 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered imposing a large additional universal social charge on the bonuses being paid to some senior public servants such as top civil servants and county managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27389/11]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (6 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of current bin waivers for certain local authorities (details supplied). [27976/11]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (6 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the most up to date annual cost of providing bin waivers in certain counties (details supplied); and whom pay for same. [27978/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Gabhaim buíochas don Teachta Tóibín as ucht an Bille seo a chur ar an gclár. If we were to construct a fair and more equal society out of the ashes of the Celtic tiger, the protection of the lowest paid workers is not only a legal issue but it is a matter of absolute decency in order to bring about a fairer society to which I hope all parties in this House aspire. The people who have...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current funding for water, sanitation and hygiene as a percentage of total bilateral aid; if that percentage will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28169/11]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Oct 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will enter into discussions with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to funding the Big Brother Big Sister programme which seeks to divert vulnerable children away from anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28168/11]