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- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Can I clarify? Did he make travel and subsistence claims?
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Was that part of the €31,000 or was that separate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Could I have that information please?
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Was it within the rules at the time that it was appropriate for a personal assistant, PA, to make travel and subsistence claims?
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: I will make a statement but if I am wrong the Deputy can contradict me. It was the case at the time that travel and subsistence claims for PAs were acceptable in terms of working in a Government Department but not if one were a PA to, say, an ordinary TD.
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: A Minister's PA can claim travel and subsistence but an ordinary Oireachtas Member's PA cannot.
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: I thank the Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: I thank Deputy McGuinness for facilitating this session. I acknowledge the very important work he does in the pursuit of truth and discovering how public moneys are spent. It is extremely important that such work is done in as effective a manner as possible. I appreciate the Deputy's role in that regard. I wish to concentrate on one matter, namely, that relating to the Deputy's son. In...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 45. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to An Garda Síochána for white collar crime in view of (details supplied). [28221/13]
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Especially the women.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: Mr. Jeyes said RTE chose which service providers to investigate. Is it reasonable to deduce from that, as I hope it is, that abuse is rare rather than a widespread occurrence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: I thank all our guests. It is very important for us to recognise that preschool education and child care is incredibly important given that children are at such a formative stage in their lives. It should always be in our minds when we discuss an issue like this. From my experience as a teacher, one can often come across a view that something to do with infants or first class is not that...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Repatriation of Money (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 98. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money being repatriated from here to Poland; its sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/13]
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Repatriation of Money (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 99. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money being repatriated from here to Nigeria; its sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on tobacco seizures in the four Dublin local authority areas for the years 2009 to 2012. [26815/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide consideration to revising the exemptions and rebates on corporation tax, such as the facility to carry forward losses and to move losses between trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27117/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the rules governing the amount each director of a company may take out of a company's reserves as a lump sum at retirement, without attracting capital gains tax, income tax or universal social charge; and if he will consider amending the legislation which covers same. [27118/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Redeployment (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional staff have been assigned to audit, investigation and compliance tasks in the Revenue Commissioners since the Commissioners' Comprehensive Expenditure Review in 2011, which stated that additional staffing in these areas could yield up to €100 million per year in additional income. [27119/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (11 Jun 2013)
Robert Dowds: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given further consideration to increasing the universal social charge levied on earnings of more than €100,000 for employees since this was raised with him last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27120/13]