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Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: It is important that the human touch does not get lost in all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sickle Cell Disease: Discussion (10 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for allowing me to go first and I thank the Chairman and the committee for agreeing to put this topic on the agenda. I should express my interest in this because Lora approached me some time ago and asked me to be patron of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Ireland. For that reason, I may know more about this than most people. If most come from where I came...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sickle Cell Disease: Discussion (10 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: One of the things that relates to sickle cell is that many people can have a trait in it which really does not affect how they live their lives. If a couple were getting married and they wanted to check whether either of them had a sickle cell trait, how would they go about it? Would it be easy for them to get an answer to that?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 539. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the subsidies available for child care for working couples in severe mortgage negative equity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17756/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the 2011 national strategy and policy for the provision of neurorehabilitation services; and his views on the recent report on the Neurological Alliance of Ireland's survey findings that 42% of respondents have found it more difficult to access speech and language therapy services over the past three years, 45% of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 598. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an indication of the average premium for health insurance under the universal health Insurance system; if this premium will be in the order of €3,000 per annum; if the State will provide subsidies for persons who currently are not eligible for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17598/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 599. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of the UHI system; the way it will operate; his views on whether those who are currently health insurance holders will benefit from or be disadvantaged by its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 696. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts made to ensure public transport is accessible to those with neurological difficulties or reduced mobility; his views on the recent report on the Neurological Alliance of Ireland's survey findings that 24% of respondents reported difficulty in accessing public transport and 13% reporting having to turn down a service due to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Minister for tabling the legislation, which I strongly support. I, too, ask to be indulged for a minute. I should have asked the Minister the following question when discussing the section on regulation. Can he clarify the sort of regulations he intends to have that will warn people about the dangers posed by sunbeds at the location of their use? Will the regulations include...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (15 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: I presume when the inspections are conducted on the premises that no warning is given.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 585. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Clondalkin station, Dublin 22 for each of the past five years; the latest available numbers; his plans to increase the numbers of community gardaí in Clondalkin. [19335/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 805. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a response to the stroke survivors survey launched on 7 April 2014 by the Irish Heart Foundation. [19017/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 806. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the findings of the stroke survivors survey launched by the Irish Heart Foundation on 7 April 2014, that only 11% of the stroke survivors had access to psychological services, just half had access to speech and language therapy and only two thirds had access to physiotherapy; and the Government's response to this issue [19018/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (30 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 819. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the respite services that are available in south County Dublin. [19087/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (30 Apr 2014)

Robert Dowds: 820. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for new or increased respite services in south County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19088/14]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Minister for his presentation. Is there still scope for cutting back on the administrative side in health or is that a fallacious view? I support the Chairman on the provision of front-line services. Clearly, we need as many of them as possible. We need to be concerned if we are losing front-line health professionals to other countries.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (14 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on planned legislation relating to the asylum process. [21687/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (14 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding conditions in the Clondalkin Towers Refugee Centre, Ninth Lock Road, Dublin 22; her plans to improve conditions in this centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21688/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (14 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 228. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is the case that only public health nurses are eligible to apply for work as inspectors of child care facilities; and if so, if he will consider allowing other persons with relevant qualifications to apply for these positions in the future. [21708/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: I apologise for arriving late but bilocation has always been a problem for me. I welcome the Bill, as it deals with certain issues that must be tackled. I have spoken to the Minister of State about these on many occasions, as well as her predecessor as Minister of State, Deputy Willie Penrose. The first matter is the termination of local authority tenancies where tenants have been...