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Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Did those in Sinn Féin pay their bin charges?

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any scheme is in place through which persons working part-time will be considered for an internship for the purposes of improving their employability. [14777/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals in Dublin that provide treatment for patients from the Lucan area with cancer diagnoses. [14775/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Transfers: Hospital Transfers (15 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health the procedures for transferring patients between hospitals in Dublin for specialist treatment. [14776/12]

Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Na habair é arís.

Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: That is not true.

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (13 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding his Department receives from the European Union on an annual basis; and the services that this funding goes toward. [13527/12]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (13 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider holding the practical components of the main State examinations during an extended Easter break in order to avoid the expense of employing substitutes for teachers who are conducting exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13757/12]

Industrial Disputes (13 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: I raise this issue about the dispute at Eddie Stobart Limited because of two major concerns. First, the conditions under which the truck drivers work and, second, the safety of the drivers and the general public. With regard to conditions, I am seriously concerned that work practices for Stobart Ireland drivers are making such high demands on them that their driving could become unsafe. It...

Industrial Disputes (13 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: I agree with the comments in the Minister of State's detailed statement. Like him, I would urge Stobart Ireland to engage properly with the drivers to achieve a proper resolution of the issues. I do not know to what extent the Minister of State is free to write to such companies to urge them to become actively involved. It would be useful if he could do this. Furthermore, it would be...

Industrial Disputes (13 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: It was largely boycotted by the workers.

Industrial Disputes (13 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: If it does not, what happens?

Local Government Reform (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: It is the only socialist party in Europe which opposes a property tax.

Burial Grounds (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government in view of the very high prices charged to grieving families for burials in Dublin and the very few powers which local authorities have to regulate graveyards, his views regarding the accountability of the Dublin Cemeteries Committee, a body set up by a private act of the Oireachtas in 1970, which has...

Burial Grounds (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the vast bulk of legislation giving powers to local authorities to regulate graveyards here consists of a Public Health Act from 1878 and that the legislation in question is completely of any form of protection for persons purchasing plots in graveyards; and...

Burial Grounds (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: I was referring more to the private side.

Burial Grounds (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Minister for his reply. This is a difficult issue and I ask the Minister to examine the operation of The Dublin Cemeteries Committee Act 1970, which covers the operation of several cemeteries in Dublin such as Glasnevin, Palmerstown, Dardistown and Newlands, because people have to bear extreme costs when they bury loved ones in those cemeteries. One of the problems is that...

Burial Grounds (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: Hugely.

Burial Grounds (8 Mar 2012)

Robert Dowds: In Palmerston the cost of a plot could be €8,000, and that is before one does anything else.