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- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (8 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: 353. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the highly toxic nature of many of the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing or fracking process which has been documented in other countries, and in view of the widely documented evidence of the migration of chemicals into local and national water supplies causing irreversible water contamination, his...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (8 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: 356. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the widely documented and detrimental effects of hydraulic fracturing or fracking seen in other countries on local and national water supplies, health, agriculture and environment including climate change, his views on the potentially catastrophic effects of fracking here. [41973/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (8 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: 384. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his response to the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, and its implications for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41890/13]
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: The Deputy has some neck.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Fianna Fáil overheated the construction sector.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Such a suggestion from Fianna Fáil.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Deputy Sean Fleming could give us classes in how to buy votes.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Where would the money have come from?
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Rubbish.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: What rubbish.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: There was a €1 million gap.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: The Government is trying to sort out the country.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: 172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her policy regarding community employment placements focusing on childcare; if she has a national policy of consolidating the provision of these placements under a reduced number of dedicated childcare sponsors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43536/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (15 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: 173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the safeguards that are in place for community employment schemes in circumstances where a scheme's childcare places are redistributed to a different sponsor and this renders the original scheme non-viable due to a lack of numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43537/13]
- Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Rubbish.
- Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Where is the Deputy's strategy?
- Public Accounts Committee: Forfás Annual Accounts 2012 (17 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: I thank Mr. Shanahan and his colleagues for coming before us today and providing the committee with its report. When will Forfás be wound up? Will all staff transfer to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation? How will this change impact on the work done by Forfás? Will it all be done through the Department to which Forfás staff have been assigned? Are there any...
- Public Accounts Committee: Forfás Annual Accounts 2012 (17 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: As regards the Forfás function, to what extent does it have a role in trying to encourage certain types of industry to locate here, whether through the IDA or by encouraging Enterprise Ireland to go down particular tracks Forfás believes would be useful in terms of employment creation? Tremendous work has been done in this area and it is extremely important, given the changing...
- Public Accounts Committee: Forfás Annual Accounts 2012 (17 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: One concern I have as regards Forfás being absorbed in the Department - the civil servants present may object to my phraseology - is that a dead hand sometimes operates in the Civil Service. Clearly, the most innovative and flexible minds are required. While I accept it is difficult for Mr. Shanahan to comment, will Forfás, once it has been absorbed, be able to draw on the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Forfás Annual Accounts 2012 (17 Oct 2013)
Robert Dowds: Is it envisaged that Forfás will be able to draw on external expertise when required?