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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Vaccine (HPV) and Meningococcal Group B Vaccine: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: Is there a systematic attempt to talk to those concerned?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Vaccine (HPV) and Meningococcal Group B Vaccine: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: I ask if the delegates could deal with the question of vaccination and immigrants.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Vaccine (HPV) and Meningococcal Group B Vaccine: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: I thank everyone who has come in. I have one question which is mainly directed at the Department of Health. To what extent are children who come to the country from outside vaccinated, in the same way as vaccinations are available to Irish children? What attempts have been made to ensure that such vaccinations are made available to such children?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with Mr. Egemen Bagis, Turkish Minister for Europe and Principal Turkish Negotiator for EU Membership. (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: I welcome the Minister and his team. I have debated in my own head as to whether Turkey should reside within the EU or elsewhere. It is very much a pivotal country and plays a very important role in the world because of its geographical positioning. Therefore, from our selfish viewpoint in the EU, it is much better to have it with us rather than against us or even in an ambiguous place....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with Mr. Egemen Bagis, Turkish Minister for Europe and Principal Turkish Negotiator for EU Membership. (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: Can we all move there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with Mr. Egemen Bagis, Turkish Minister for Europe and Principal Turkish Negotiator for EU Membership. (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: There is much rain in Deputy Kyne's constituency.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of ambulances being held up for significant lengths of time that is greater than half an hour at each of the Dublin hospitals (details supplied) because the ambulances are waiting for their trolleys to be returned; the figures for the first three months of 2012; and the length of time each ambulance has been delayed [56510/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing regular bone density scans to at risk groups to allow early diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56592/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Drugs (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his efforts to reduce the price of prescription medications; and if he will provide an estimate of when he anticipates that many price cuts to medication will take effect [56593/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the parameters that were used to allocate sports capital grants in 2012. [56430/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any specific aspect of sport or of club governance which should be made clear in every application for sports grant funding. [56431/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a further call for applications for sports capital funding in the foreseeable future, and if so; when this may happen. [56432/12]
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: I thank the Minister for his engagement on this matter, both inside and outside the Chamber. This Bill is one of the most important the Government will introduce and I welcome the opportunity to discuss it. As one with a keen interest in local government reform, I am particularly interested in knowing how the Bill will affect local government. I am well aware that the Irish tend to be...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: Two Sinn Féin partitionist parties.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: Having said that, I note there are some serious issues surrounding this Bill.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: First, we need to be deeply conscious of the fact-----
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: I did not interrupt Deputy Mary Lou McDonald when she was speaking.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: We need to be deeply conscious of the fact that a high proportion of our population is either unemployed or affected by unsustainable debt. For this reason, deferrals of property tax for certain categories of people are essential. I welcome the deferral system, as laid out in Part 12 of the Bill. However, I ask the Minister to examine this again because there are inadequate provisions for...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: With regard to section 157, I am greatly concerned that the property tax revenue, as with motor tax revenue, will go directly into the Central Fund. I would like the proportion to be given to councils to be given to them directly. Central government should have no say in how the local authorities allocate it. As one can gather, I favour property tax, but I strongly believe the Bill is...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Robert Dowds: Are totally apt.