Results 541-560 of 2,965 for speaker:Robert Dowds

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking in order that patients, such as a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, who has gastrointestinal stromal tumours, can have access to the drug Regorafenib Stivarga; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11588/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 654. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current situation that so many of our current medical students are going abroad to work after graduating; and his plans to encourage them to stay here in Ireland [11714/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 770. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for parents who are prevented by school authorities from removing their children from junior certificate religion classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State annually of putting a student through a medical programme. [11715/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 881. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action the Private Residential Tenancies Board can take to recover money owed by tenants to landlords after the tenants have vacated the accommodation they were renting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 962. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are moves to privatise Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/15]

Order of Business (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: He never left the party.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: It is outrageous.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: Why were there kangaroo courts?

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: A disgrace.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: Maybe we should ask Sinn Féin.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: Why were they afraid?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: In addition to the point Deputy Shane Ross has made, it is very important that HSBC send the person who could most usefully address the committee. If the appropriate person is based in London, not Dublin, that is the person who should come before us. What struck me was that the Westminster public accounts committee had HSBC personnel before it recently and I know that they received a...

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: I thank Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Cody for coming before us. I congratulate Mr. Cody on his appointment. I found his testimony extremely interesting and I thank him for it. I appreciate that Mr. Cody may feel he is unable to answer some of the questions I wish to ask and I will understand if that is the case. If a person is a tax defaulter or if he or she has evaded tax, does Revenue...

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: Does Revenue have the ability to observe the transfer of money out of the country? I presume transfers of this nature would be a possible indicator of someone trying to evade tax. Does Revenue have the ability to follow the money in order to determine what is happening or is the level of secrecy within the banks such that it cannot do so?

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: Has that been the case since the DIRT inquiry?

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: So it is one of the long-term benefits which stemmed from that inquiry.

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: On foot of Mr. Cody's answers to the questions posed by Deputy Costello, I would like to know whether it is the case that a greater level of compliance and co-operation was expected from the Swiss authorities.

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: So if Revenue has a suspicion about a particular individual, it can-----

Public Accounts Committee: Revenue Commissioners Investigation of HSBC Offshore Accounts (12 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: So Revenue cannot ask for the Swiss authorities to check whether I have an account in a Swiss bank in which I am hiding money. I do not have such an account, by the way.