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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is legislation planned to reform the law on collective bargaining to ensure compliance with recent European Court of Human Rights judgements, as was mentioned in the Programme for Government. [15115/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cancer Incidence (26 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of breast cancer detected in each of the Health Service Executive regions for the past three years for which data is available. [15113/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cancer Incidence (26 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of all cancers detected in each of the Health Service Executive regions in the past three years for which data is available. [15114/13]

Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: Like Deputy Maloney I too look forward to a time when rates, in terms of payments, can be restored to people with disabilities and people generally, including those unemployed and so on. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, with whom I have attended meetings with disability groups, on her commitment to tackling disability, which commitment is recognised by all the groups involved....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I thank the witnesses for attending. I apologise for missing some of their presentations. I have problem in terms of bilocation often on a Thursday morning. We are fortunate in Ireland that a huge number of people give of their time voluntarily in sports organisations and so on and that is to the benefit of children. We sometimes forget that huge voluntary effort that many people in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I apologise as I may have to leave before Ms O'Mara completes her response as I have to be in another location.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I wonder why the Irish Medicines Board is changing its name. Deputy Mitchell O'Connor drew my attention to the matter.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: It assumes a doctor will write legibly.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Minister of State for going through this in such detail. I hope the Irish Epilepsy Association representatives are listening to the committee's deliberations because they should have good grounds for having their confidence enhanced. The Minister of State has gone to a great deal of trouble to tie everything down and to ensure everybody gets the appropriate medicine. He was...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: My question relates to the issues for epilepsy sufferers. Am I correct to think that the Irish Medicines Board has considerable flexibility in that context and, where it has concerns, can direct that particular appropriate medicines be used?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: Did that apply to audits also?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I have three related questions on the issue and then I shall move on to another topic. With regard to payments, is the Secretary General aware that some landlords also seek an under the table payment? People in receipt of social welfare are often in the very difficult situation of being in receipt of rent supplement but a landlord may ask for a significant extra payment. Has the Secretary...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I want to make sure I understand the Secretary General correctly. Is she saying that if a tenant feels that he or she is being overcharged he or she should make a formal complaint to her Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I appreciate that. I have a last query on the matter. My party colleague in my neighbouring constituency, Deputy Emmet Stagg, has stated that in certain counties the level of rental assistance for one part of a county is not appropriate for another. Kildare is a good example and the same might apply to Kilkenny. I represent the Clondalkin-Lucan area but the rental assistance in Lucan is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: How will those issues be addressed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: Will rent limits be changed in the situations that I outlined?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: How much is spent on rents annually?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: Why the decrease?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: In other words, the tenant had to pay more.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

Robert Dowds: I apologise. May I ask a question on community employment schemes?