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Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: That is what led him astray.

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: I find this debate very difficult because it reminds me of the horrors people have lived through for so many years in this country. I will start with the immediate case of Maíria Cahill and I call on Sinn Féin to stop the continuous intimidation of that woman through Twitter and other social media. That would be a start. I am amazed, although I should not be, that senior people...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: The situation is such that a great deal of work was done to bring Sinn Féin towards democracy and, in fairness to it, it has stopped killing people.

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: Sinn Féin has made moves in that direction and that is good. We are in a better place in this country because of that, but it has not made the whole journey yet. This recent event demonstrates that it has to move further and to work out a way to deal with the skeletons in its cupboard. 7 o’clock Until it does so it will be impossible for any political party in this House to...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: All the Deputy's doubts are gone.

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: Hear, hear.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: As a child, I was a passive smoker. I was also a passive smoker at many party political meetings and in pubs. Therefore, I very much welcome the Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (11 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 305. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form for the past three years, the number of penalty points issued and fines collected for vehicles that did not comply with a prohibited traffic road sign; her views that this restriction is being implemented by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43029/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 360. To ask the Minister for Health his views on funding concerns in relation to the meals on wheels service coming from Peamount Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42914/14]

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: The Fianna Fáil Party signed up to water charges in 2007.

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: Welcome back Mary Lou.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acquired Brain Injuries: Discussion (6 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: I will have to leave in a few moments but I am still here in body.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (6 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she wil provide an update on JobBridge covering the number of people who have availed of JobBridge; the number of people who have moved from JobBridge to full-time employment; the number of people who have failed to get full-time employment from JobBridge; the approach of the Department where the scheme has been abused by employers; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (5 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for his decision to scrap the 80% windfall tax on financial gains to persons arising from a change in the zoning of land in their possession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42340/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State to date in the searches for the bodies of the disappeared, that is, the persons murdered by the IRA in the course of the conflict in the North and secretly buried by it at unknown locations in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (5 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding future funding for a child and family centre (details supplied) in County Dublin, in view of the fact that the funding from Atlantic Philanthropies is coming to an end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42345/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Role and Functions: Environmental Protection Agency (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: Is another plant required there or will the present one be adequate if it is updated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Role and Functions: Environmental Protection Agency (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: I welcome Ms Burke and her team. I appreciated their presentation. I wish to ask about a variety of issues. Can the EPA update me on the Greyhound facility in Clondalkin? The EPA has needed to involve itself in that site a number of times. As a Deputy for the area, I am curious about how matters stand. I will ask a related, albeit more general, question. I will not necessarily pin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Role and Functions: Environmental Protection Agency (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: Mr. O'Leary probably does not want to refer to that case specifically, but at what point would his patience break?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Role and Functions: Environmental Protection Agency (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: I apologise.