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Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: I wonder if any of Mr. McDonagh's team can answer. Can I ask the witnesses to write to me about that?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: There is a tranche of 274 acres of land in Lucan which is up for auction today. It is a very sensitive area of land. If it sells today, that is the end of it, but if it does not, could I suggest that NAMA officials might have a conversation with the local county council to see if there is any other way of dealing that issue? It is a particularly sensitive area, partly because some of it is...

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: So it is not through NAMA.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: My apologies.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: So NAMA does have an involvement.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: I would like to move on to the area of social housing. Mr. McDonagh referred to the issue in his opening remarks. How many of the sites are in places that are likely to be of value in terms of providing social housing?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: I welcome the NAMA team. Rather more strongly than normally, I wish them well in their work, because it is so important for the recovery of this country. In Mr. McDonagh's opening remarks he mentioned the docklands area and said that NAMA was working closely with Dublin City Council in terms of a strategic development zone it has developed there. How is that operating?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: I agree with Deputy Murphy. The areas covered by NAMA are so extensive that we will need a great deal of time. It is a much bulkier area than many of the others we address. Given the fact it is of considerable interest to the public and the State, we should focus on it more strongly.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: In the context of Arthur's Day taking place this week, will the Taoiseach bring forward the sale of alcohol Bill? I see it is listed. Does the Taoiseach agree with me that we should encourage a boycott of Arthur's Day to give hospital staff and gardaí a break on that night?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: Would that lead to an invitation to Mr. Merrigan to appear before the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: And he will be obliged to attend?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Road Signage (18 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: 786. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the fact that the road signs across the State refer to Derry City as Derry if he will clarify the policy of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland regarding the name of County Derry and the City of Derry in Northern Ireland when producing Irish Government maps; if he will clarify the policy of the Irish Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to comment now. Senator van Turnhout has stolen my thunder. Can I press the delegation on sanctions? In terms of people washing their hands and so on, there must be sanctions, whether naming and shaming or whatever, if they do not take the advice on cleanliness. A warning should be issued in the first instance but there must be a step-by-step sanction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: I ask the delegation to supply the answers to the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Robert Dowds: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: I ask for a response to my comments on disability and the appropriateness of services and facilities for those aged over 18 years. Does the Minister think it worthwhile to examine the entire area with a view to streamlining it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Chair. I congratulate Mr. Tony O'Brien on his appointment. On question No. 23 which I submitted, which relates to follow-on services for severely disabled people, would the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, consider having an examination of the appropriateness of the facilities that are available to disabled people after they leave second level education at approximately the age...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: I would be interested in the Minister’s comment. If he is not able to comment now perhaps-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: Okay, I will read the letter. It states, “I want to express our dismay"-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Robert Dowds: Basically, they are saying that the further round of cuts in payments to GPs under the FEMPI Act is leading to a situation where they will provide less service and therefore more people will be directed towards accident and emergency departments. I am not saying that is necessarily the case but that is the allegation. Other Deputies received similar letters. Some of the content of the...