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- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (30 Jan 2014)
Robert Dowds: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if reports in the press by the Children's Rights Alliance earlier in the year that there are no child psychologists employed by the new Child and Family Agency are correct; and her plans to change same. [4701/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (28 Jan 2014)
Robert Dowds: 332. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support the introduction of a support scheme for small businesses where the Government would employ a person to look after the accounts and payroll for several small new businesses, thus encouraging more entrepreneurs to start their own businesses and help job creation. [3780/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (28 Jan 2014)
Robert Dowds: 443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures put in place and progress to date in dealing with the high volume of applicants for the public services card; the number of hits on the new work ready reckoner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4316/14]
- Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2014)
Robert Dowds: The upper echelons.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)
Robert Dowds: Briefly, in respect of the issue concerning the Valuation Office, this is an example of where central government does not always listen and this is something to which all Ministers must be in tune. This is even more the case for the permanent government, because anyone who is Minister must listen to his or her electorate and so on. As a result, Ministers receive representations whereas the...
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)
Robert Dowds: I thank the Minister for listening to representations made by Deputy John Deasy and me on the refund of rates allowable on vacant premises. Deputy John Deasy, on his own initiative, started working on this issue. As I agreed with his proposal, I began working with him. We recognised that what was appropriate in one area of a county would not necessarily be appropriate in another. Being...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: The private hospital gets nothing towards capital investment-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: -----and nothing towards payment of staff-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: Absolutely no public money goes into St. Vincent's Private Hospital, either in terms of capital investment or in terms of payment of salaries.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: All the revenue comes from people's private health care arrangements and so on.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: I have two questions, one for Mr. O’Brien and the other for Mr. Jermyn or whoever decides to answer it. Could Mr. O’Brien list exactly what he requires of St. Vincent’s in order to be compliant?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: I am sorry. I might have missed some information when I was absent.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: Perhaps we can get the information at some stage. I appreciate some of the issues might require negotiation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: My next question is to St. Vincent's. The private hospital is a very big part of the operation. To what extent does public money go into the private hospital?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: Money generated from both car parks goes into Pianora. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: What level of income does the public car park produce?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: Is that per annum?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: For what purpose is the money used?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: The capital still has to be paid off.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (16 Jan 2014) Robert Dowds: Is Pianora involved in anything else?