Results 121-140 of 2,965 for speaker:Robert Dowds

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (30 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person becomes a Peace Commissioner. [18000/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent discussions with the pensions industry regarding the industry's ability to absorb the cost of the pension levy, and if he will report on the outcome. [18752/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to mount a public awareness campaign in the media to advise pensioners of the levy and its implications; and if so, if he will give details of that campaign. [18753/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will use the schools inspectorate at both primary and secondary levels to ensure that special needs assistants are best placed in terms of pupil or student needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18273/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified primary teachers who will emerge in 2011 from the State teacher training colleges. [18275/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified primary teachers who will emerge in 2011 from the privately run colleges which provide primary teaching qualifications. [18276/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of jobs that are available this year for those emerging with primary teaching qualifications. [18277/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has powers to limit or increase the numbers undertaking courses which lead to primary teacher qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18278/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the outsourcing of administrative tasks by State bodies and agencies to other countries; his further views that this is a counter-productive practice in terms of job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18243/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to assist single persons, mainly men, on housing lists to access housing units in which they can reside on their own. [18754/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to employ persons who are not members of An Garda Síochána as drivers of ministerial cars in the near future. [18751/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 512: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide figures on the total public expenditure on the Reserve Defence Force for the past year for which financial accounts are available. [18271/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all non-training exercises and activities undertaken by the Reserve Defence Force for the past year for which financial accounts are available. [18272/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health the length of time it takes to respond to persons in need of medical cards, especially persons in urgent and special circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18274/11]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (5 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 628: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason persons who appeal the imposition of penalty points on their licence receive an automatic doubling of the number of penalty points imposed on them in the event that they fail in their appeal. [18251/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax credit facility exists for a sub-contractor where they have already paid staff and tax and they have not been paid by the main contractor for whom work has been done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19010/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role undertaken by special educational needs organisers. [19567/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the job being performed by special educational needs organisers might be more suitably undertaken by the inspectorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19568/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any indications coming from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding possible legal proceedings arising from the country's banking scandals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19569/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (12 Jul 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growing unease at the failure to bring anyone to court in relation to the banking scandals to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19570/11]