Results 841-860 of 2,965 for speaker:Robert Dowds

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

Robert Dowds: The agency's patience rather than Mr. O'Leary's own.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners treat income tax credits for male waiters and female waiters equally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40916/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 529. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports received by the Garda of bicycles stolen from the carpark at the Red Cow Luas stop in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014. [41907/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 530. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports received by the Garda of items stolen from parked cars in the carpark at the Red Cow Luas stop in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014. [41908/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 531. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of thefts reported at the Luas Red Cow carpark in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014. [41909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Schooling (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps parents are required to take if they wish to home-school their children who are of primary school age. [42095/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home care packages in Lucan, County Dublin, have ceased since 5 June 2014; his plans to reinstate these home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1009. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Collective of Community Based Women's Network will receive interim funding until the end of March 2015 as the stage one of the procurement process will not be complete until then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41315/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1050. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of vacant private housing units in the Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin local authority areas. [41865/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (4 Nov 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1051. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of vacant local authority housing units in the Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin local authority areas. [41866/14]

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: Where is Mary Lou?

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: I was told four minutes.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: That is fine. There is no question that the Government's back is against the wall on this issue and yet it is an issue we must sort out. We all know about the mess of communication, the consultancy issue, bonuses and so on. That obviously leaves a very bad taste in people's mouths when they are short of money and they see this as the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of charges....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: My constituent who has installed an alternative pipe will have to wait until January to get connected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: He was anxious not to waste water.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: Will Mr. McGowan explain that further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: So it will be no higher than anyone else's.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. I will try to stick to the questions. Apart from asking Irish Water to reduce the call-out charge, I also ask the regulator to get it to have consideration for people on low incomes. Whatever about somebody on a reasonable income, for somebody on a low income the call-out charges of €188 or €282, depending on the time, are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland has increased its annual retention fee for nurses and midwives from €100 to €150 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40079/14]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Refunds of Appropriate Tax to First Time Buyers (14 Oct 2014)

Robert Dowds: First, I express my support for this measure. It is a small measure that is one part of the whole housing package that has to be delivered. It is very important in terms of the provision of private housing that we watch the situation to see if people can afford to purchase. If there are continuing difficulties in this area, it is very important that we make further interventions. On the...