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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Why is that? Is it lack of resources?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I asked about children in asylum centres. Can the ombudsman be in any way proactive in terms of checking out whether children in individual centres are at risk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: The ombudsman office can be proactive if it wants to be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Yes. I have an asylum centre in my constituency and my impression from dealing with some of the asylum seekers is that they are loth to make complaints. Some of them come from very authoritarian dictatorships and they assume they will not be listened to. They feel it is very important, given that they are seeking asylum here, that they do not tread on anyone's toes. They are therefore...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: If I got something concrete in terms of a complaint, presumably I would go through the regular services before approaching the ombudsman. The ombudsman is the last resort, presumably.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: So, if anyone was being proactive, it should be the HSE or a similar authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: The centre is under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Equality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: The complaint was made to the Garda Síochána because the social worker was not available at the time. Obviously, I do not want to focus on that individual case, but I am curious to know the extent to which it is felt that when a complaint like that is made, it is satisfactorily resolved. That is my general question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I welcome Dr. Muldoon and Ms O'Shea. I am interested in hearing their responses to the questions already asked. When complaints are made about a child who is being mistreated in some way, to what extent are they satisfied that matters are satisfactorily resolved? Some years ago I was involved in reporting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Some years ago I had to complain about the treatment of a child I was teaching. I never felt the issue was resolved satisfactorily because it was to do with neglect at home. The child was severely physically disabled and was not able to look after himself in the way a normal 13-year old or 14-year old would. In a way I regretted ever making the complaint, except that I was obliged to do so...

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I thank Deputy Eamonn Maloney for introducing the Bill. I also thank the previous speakers for their contributions, with the exception of the Fianna Fáil Party spokesperson who dealt with the matter very unsympathetically, and the Minister for his response. While Deputy Maloney and I accept that certain improvements are required in the Bill, the important issue is that the broader...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: To what extent can HIQA exert pressure on homes to do something about this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I welcome both Mr. Quinn and Mr. Whelan and apologise for my late arrival. I pay tribute to the work of Dr. Tracey Cooper, who is a dedicated and committed person. Before returning home, she did the State some service. I will take a different tack from the others and ask to what extent are nursing homes providing appropriate activities for the residents. In my life, I have visited quite...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (4 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new taxi regulations under the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 will take effect; and when the Act will be fully commenced. [23844/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (28 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 112. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of interest on savings used to assess earnings for the purpose of medical card applications and-or reviews; and the way this rate is calculated [23421/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (27 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will enumerate the amount of carbon tax per unit of fuel as bought by the consumer, as distinct from the unit of carbon dioxide emitted, for each of the fuels to which the tax applies. [22774/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on constructing temporary classroom accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (27 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 325. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Freedom of Information legislation. [22992/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 842. To ask the Minister for Health if it would be feasible for hospitals to use Saorview for their television signal rather than subscribing to cable; and whether this would be a cost-saving measure. [22822/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Robert Dowds: 855. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on changes to medical card retention for persons returning to work, as announced in budget 2014. [22888/14]