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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: I thank the witnesses for coming in and I applaud their courage in putting themselves forward for the "Operation Transformation" programme. How many calories should each of us take in per day? There is a message in what witnesses say in respect of listing calories. I suggest the committee write to the Dáil restaurant suggesting it lists the number of calories in the items on offer in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: There is a trend from active play towards sedentary play among children. I have noticed that during my career in teaching. There is an inclination to drift in that direction and that has a bearing on the debate.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Taxation Conventions (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to revise an agreement with Zambia on avoiding double taxation which dates from 1971, which Action Aid says is implicated in losses to the Zambian Exchequer through transfer pricing. [8614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Taxation Conventions (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Finance if multinational companies with offices here are required to disclose international related-party transactions which may give the company a tax advantage; and if not, if he will consider introducing regulations on this issue. [8615/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Taxation Conventions (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland shares information about taxation with developing countries, for example Ireland's long-term development partner countries in order to help developing countries address tax avoidance by multinational companies. [8616/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants may assist their assigned pupils with academic tasks, while at all times being under the direction of the teacher; if not, if he will explain the reason and if he will consider reviewing the current procedures in the context of the new public service agreement which is currently under negotiation. [8056/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Recruitment (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any recruitment moratorium for fire and emergency services; and if so, whether it is possible to say at what point that moratorium will be brought to an end. [8280/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to his consideration of issues relating to the Bethany Home and the redress issues surrounding that home, in view of the completion of the Magdalene Laundries report. [8203/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the epilepsy units at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and at Cork University Hospital have not yet been opened; and when he expects to be able to open them in full [8204/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health if persons with epilepsy who require specialised treatment are eligible to seek treatment abroad under the treatment abroad scheme while the opening of the epilepsy units at Cork University Hospital and at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, is pending [8205/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Recruitment (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health when there will be further recruitment of paramedics by the Health Service Executive. [8279/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally who have been waiting for the completion of an assessment of need, under the Disability Act 2005 and regulations, for more than six months. [8617/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Finance the way income from farming and related activities is calculated for tax purposes. [9357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Finance if records are kept of which brands of tobacco are included in smuggled or illegally sold tobacco which are intercepted by law enforcement; if so, if he will provide data on which brands have been found in illegal shipments or sales in the past year for which date is available; and the percentage of confiscated tobacco that is accounted for by each brand. [10204/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Finance if tobacco companies with operations here availed of the tax credit for research and development expenditure in any of the past three years for which figures are available. [10203/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be any recruitment of Fire Service staff in the foreseeable future; and if so, if there will be any age limit placed on such recruitment when it recommences. [10102/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be any age limit for the recruitment of Gardaí when recruitment recommences in 2015, in view of the fact that there has been a moratorium in place for some time; and if so, if it is possible to say at this point what the age limit will be. [10100/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the statement in the BreastCheck programme's annual report for 2011 that sustainability of the programme's current level of service at the current resource levels in the long term is unlikely [9637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiographers employed by the Health Service Executive in each region for the past four years for which data is available [9638/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (26 Feb 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any recruitment of paramedics in 2013, 2014 or 2015; if there will be any process by which those wishing to become paramedics may become familiar with the job to better prepare them and if there will be any age limit placed on the recruitment of paramedics [10101/13]