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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Robert Dowds: I support Mr. Hosford in looking for that pause.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Robert Dowds: How far has the association got in that regard?

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Dowds: Go before the Committee of Public Accounts on this.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Dowds: Go before the Committee of Public Accounts on this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Dowds: It must be said that it is most regrettable that the inquiries referendum was voted down. Of course, it was the legal people, through their careful intervention, who largely brought that about. It is worth making that point at this stage.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)

Robert Dowds: Does the Department of Finance not play a small role in that regard? It might be a case of simply beefing that up.

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: In speaking in this debate, I recognise that housing and the issues around it are the most pressing issues that face us. In this regard, I very much regret the absence of Fianna Fáil from this Chamber because many of the problems we have go back to the time when it was in government. As Deputy Boyd Barrett was speaking, I became increasingly irritated because I am so aware of the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: It is an election speech.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: The Deputy asked that five minutes ago.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: This has gone on for five minutes.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: He went totally off then.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: Fianna Fáil populism.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: Typical Fianna Fáil populism.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Aviation Regulation (8 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: 621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the law on the use of drones by private citizens. [44085/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: I welcome our guests. Will they outline the advantages and disadvantages of AHBs? My suspicion is that tenants will not be able to purchase, which would be a disadvantage, but I would be interested in our guests' views. How will the housing assistance payment, HAP, operate in respect of AHBs? Will our guests say something more about their organisations' sources of finance? The main one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: Therefore, it is easier for them to go back to work which is part of the intention of HFA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: There will be no disadvantage, therefore, for somebody in similar housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: Will that loan be paid back from what the Housing Agency has received in rents?

Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: What about all the reports that Deputy Martin commissioned?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

Robert Dowds: I direct two questions to the Comptroller and Auditor General. I do not know the detail of what Deputy McDonald has been presented with but presumably if a whistleblower has been badly treated, the new legislation in that regard applies if matters were pressed in that way. I remember trying to press the Central Bank on credit unions and being very frustrated at the lack of answers. Given...