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Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is evidence of tax being collected from a car repair and sales business operating at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 22 since the 1970s; and what, if any, is the evidence. [14336/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit has ever been conducted to ascertain the average number of contact hours per week lecturers in publicly funded third level institutions are engaging in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14344/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, if there has never been an audit to ascertain the average number of contact hours per week lecturers in publicly funded third level institutions are engaging in, if he will give an explanation; and his plans to carry out any such audit. [14345/11]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will publish legislation to effect the transposition of the EU directive on the establishment of a European works council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (2009/38/EC) into Irish law. [14252/11]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if ESB Electric Ireland plans to offer the same terms for microgeneration of wind energy North and South of the Border; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that microgeneration of energy could be of value as an enterprise for small farmers and landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the absentee rate of 20 days or more per annum for the past three school years for each of the first-level schools in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. [14294/11]

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (7 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the absentee rate of 20 days or more per annum for the past three school years for each of the second-level schools in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. [14295/11]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: In speaking in favour of the Bill I want to begin by saying I see it as a small step towards a more inclusive society. I congratulate the Minister on her imaginative way of using a relatively small amount of money. The previous Government sought to downgrade the standard of living of our most vulnerable by cutting the minimum wage and I am delighted to see it is being restored to its...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans by the Health Service Executive to complete a service level agreement with a counselling centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14708/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if the 0.6% levy on the pensions industry will be applied to pension funds in distress, particularly those in debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14862/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to ensure that the 0.6% levy on the pensions industry will be taken from its charges or profits rather than from pensioners themselves. [14863/11]

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: When will the Construction Contracts Bill 2010, which has gone through the Seanad, come before the Dáil? This is an urgent Bill because businesses are not being paid by senior contractors.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance when the pension levy will be imposed. [15270/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which he intends the pension levy to take effect. [15271/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the work he has undertaken to determine the impact of the pension levy on individual pension funds or schemes; and if he will outline this work. [15272/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes that the first tranche of the pension levy will be paid in mid-July 2011 retrospective to January 2011; if pension firms will have the option of asking existing pensioners to pay this back-payment out of their July pensions. [15273/11]

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 356: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon phlean aige comhoibriú a dhéanamh leis an Aire Stáit nua atá ag rialtas na hAlban, a bhfuil dualgas air GÀidhlig na hAlban a chur chun cinn, ionas gur féidir leis an dá rialtas oibriú le chéile chun caidreamh cultúrtha idir an dá thír a neartú agus an Ghaeilge agus an GhÀidhlig a chur...

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 532: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide the figures on the absentee rate of 20 days or more at secondary schools (details supplied). [15709/11]

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (15 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide the figures on the absentee rate of 20 days or more at primary schools (details supplied). [15710/11]

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Robert Dowds: Ex-Government.