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Written Answers — Tax Credits: Tax Credits (17 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the capacity, if any, he has to reduce tax credits for persons and couples who earn more than €100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34691/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the plans she has to make access to social welfare easier for self-employed people who become unemployed when their businesses fold. [34688/12]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (17 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 427: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow persons on the housing list who are currently in private rented accommodation to avail of the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34689/12]

Written Answers — Drug Courts: Drug Courts (17 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it will be possible to extend the operation of the Drug Treatment Court Programme to the Clondalkin and Lucan area in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34695/12]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (17 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 892: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed Taxi Regulation Bill will be published. [34687/12]

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Ba mhaith liom an obair atá á dhéanamh ag an Aire Stáit a mholadh. Guím gach ráth air leis an mBille seo. Tá súil againn ar fad go gcabhróidh sé lenár dteanga a chaomhnú agus a neartú amach anseo. Tá mé sásta go bhfuil an Bille seo ar úrlár na Dála. Is oth liom a rá go bhfuil an Ghaeilge, cosúil le formhór teangacha dúchasacha an domhain, i mbaol a báis. Is mar...

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis na Teachtaí Nolan agus Conway.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: I warmly welcome the Personal Insolvency Bill and wish to thank the Minister for Justice and Equality and all who have had an input into drafting this extraordinarily difficult piece of legislation. New Beginnings, a lawyers' group, has stated: "This Bill has the potential to keep thousands in their homes as these new measures could help defuse an economic and social time-bomb, and this is a...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (11 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to be able to extend the general practitioner visit card to persons on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33943/12]

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (10 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any measures which she will introduce to make it easier for people who are in receipt of rent supplement to take up jobs without being hit by punitively high rents. [33002/12]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an explanation as to the reason the sum total of the number of convictions for the white collar crime offences of falsification of accounts, Offences under the Companies Act, Offences under the Investment Intermediaries Act, Offences under the Stock Exchange Act, money laundering, embezzlement, fraud against the...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an explanation as to the reason the number of convictions for the offence of fraud, deception, false pretence offences as classified by the Central Statistics Office, fell by 66% over the period 2003-2010, from a total of 529 convictions in 2003 with 200 cases pending to 177 convictions in 2010 with 158 cases...

Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: On promised legislation, when will the taxi regulation Bill come before the House? I refer to the current very difficult situation of many taxi drivers.

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (3 Jul 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 160: To ask the Taoiseach the extent of money spent on Ministerial transport in his Department for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [31612/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (28 Jun 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the recreational use of the country's reservoirs currently allowed by local authorities will be fully protected when the new water authority is established. [29033/12]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (28 Jun 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider permitting fifth year students to sit the Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level Maths Paper and allowing them to take the Higher Level paper in sixth year if they so wish, in order to encourage students concerned about the necessity of having at least a pass grade in Maths for entry to third level courses to take the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Jun 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct An Bord Pleanála to make submissions which have been made to it publicly available through its website during the appeals process. [31391/12]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (27 Jun 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of money spent on ministerial transport in his Department for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [31595/12]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (27 Jun 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of money spent on ministerial transport in his Department for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [31594/12]