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Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: I thank Mr. Cody.

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: At the height of the boom I remember driving through Drumlish in County Longford, which I am sure Deputy Bannon knows very well, with a friend and I was struck by the madness of the boom because a large housing estate was being built and my friend, who came from south Roscommon, asked where are the people who buy these houses going to work because he realised there was not sufficient work in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a sufficient number of special needs assistants to meet demand at primary level in the forthcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27010/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (8 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the charge for items of medication for persons with medical cards. [27825/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (8 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a maximum to the charges for multiple items of medication for persons on medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (8 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if purchasers of motorcycles and scramblers must have them taxed and insured before they leave their place of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27979/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (8 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if purchasers of motor cars must have them taxed and insured before they leave their place of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27980/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I hesitate to say this, but Mr. Donnelly makes a very strong case for being in charge of the electoral commission with his passion for the subject and his breadth of knowledge. What is the opinion of the Data Protection Commissioner and Department of Social Protection on Mr. Donnelly's suggestion that the CSO has the knowledge and expertise to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: I asked Mr. Donnelly a question about electronic voting and having a paper trail as well.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: You landed us in it.

Northern Ireland: Statements (15 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: I support the remarks of the Taoiseach and my previous party leader, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, whom I commend for the work he did in his role as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and, in particular, in dealing with problems in Northern Ireland. There are so many things we still need to address in the context of Northern Ireland. There are still the historical drags on us, including issues...

Northern Ireland: Statements (15 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (15 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the policy regarding the provision for specially adapted shoes or orthopaedic shoes under the long-term illness scheme; the entitlement for same per year; the possibility of receiving more than one pair of shoes per calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 571. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the work being done by the Irish Naval Service saving refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. [32329/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: University Legal Fees (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 1204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legal costs to date of University College Dublin in Record No. 2006/07275 (Circuit Court) and Record No. 2007 52 CA (High Court). [30576/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 1358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours per week that are spent teaching Irish in primary schools. [32323/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 1359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours per week that are spent teaching Irish in secondary schools. [32324/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 1360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number taking Irish at junior certificate level; and the number receiving each, A,B,C and so on, grade for the past three years. [32325/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 1361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number taking Irish as a subject at leaving certificate level; the number receiving each grade for the past three years. [32326/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Sep 2015)

Robert Dowds: 1362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at junior certificate level who have received exemptions from Irish; and the reason they received exemptions. [32327/15]