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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: I am appalled by what Deputy Deasy has revealed today and previously. It demonstrates that it is still the inclination of State institutions to circle the wagons when there is a major problem. This is one example. Although the dumping of waste in County Meath that was mentioned is much less serious, it is another example. I am also aware of a case relating to the old County Dublin VEC. ...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: The Chairman mentioned a whistleblower. Is there any indication of how life has been for that person since? Perhaps Deputy Deasy has-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: I am not surprised. I am glad the individual is also linked with an organisation because at least he or she has that but-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: First of all, I will correct the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I am talking about Palmerstown, Dublin 20, and not Clondalkin.
- Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has been given factually incorrect information. I raise this issue in frustration. The residents of Kennelsfort Road and the surrounding roads in Palmerstown have been fighting this issue for a long time and in more appropriate assemblies than this one. I am raising this for them because of their extreme frustration. The residents there want a 3.5 tonne weight...
- Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: As expected, I am very frustrated by the reply. I only raised this in the House because of the ignoring of democratically made decisions of South Dublin County Council by a combination of the roads department and gardaí. What are the people of this area to do to have their democratically decided issue addressed? I ask the Minister of State to ask the Minister to write to the Garda and...
- Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: The same to you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. You are standing down after a much longer period in the House.
- Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: I ask the Deputy to address his remarks to the Chair and the Minister to refrain from interruption.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (27 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality since 1 August 2015, the number of cyclists on a pedal cycle convicted of cycling without reasonable consideration, having no front lamp or rear lamp lit during lighting-up hours, and failing to stop for a school warden sign, proceeding into a pedestrianised street or area, past traffic lights when the red lamp is illuminated, past cycle...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: On a different issue-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: On this issue, I very much appreciate the work Deputy Deasy and the Chairman have done on this. As someone who worked with children with disability, albeit physical as opposed to intellectual disability, I realise how vulnerable those people are, especially when one is dealing with people who are non-verbal. It is very hard for them. They cannot speak up for themselves, literally. One of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: This is worse than Áras Attracta.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: It is on a different issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: It relates to some of what we were discussing last week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: The other issue that was discussed last week was the matter surrounding Meath County Council and the apparent giving of a contract to an unregistered company. There were also other allegations about cutting down over 200,000 trees. I know from what was said last week that part of the reason for raising that was to try to put it on the agenda for the next Committee of Public Accounts, but...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: I suppose that would be an angle where it could be raised, given that there would be Government moneys going in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: I just wanted to clarify whether there was an angle that the Committee of Public Accounts could operate through. Would that seem to be-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: Thank you.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jan 2016)
Robert Dowds: It would be appropriate also to invite Tony O'Brien.