Results 241-260 of 1,278 for speaker:Robert Dowds in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (25 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any consideration toward aligning Garda districts within county council boundaries with a view toward streamlining Garda community work. [36250/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when and if there will be an end to the freeze in taking on permanent staff in Irish Rail. [36251/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (24 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the moratorium on filling new health worker posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36034/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on hospital waiting lists. [36035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (24 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will publish the NewERA report into RTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (23 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on measures to address human trafficking, forced labour and the purchase of sex. [35579/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to restoring the respite care grant from €1,300 to €1,700 as part of the Budgetary process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34033/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to restoring the funding for the telephone allowance component of the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34034/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 525. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money owed to the State by the United Nations for the provision of each of the peace keeping operations conducted by the Defence Forces overseas, including both ongoing missions and those that have concluded but where money is still owed to the State by the United Nations; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any prosecutions in relation to truck drivers on the Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 in the past five years. [34279/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Certificates (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 613. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider amending the Firearms Acts 1925-2006 inclusive to increase the minimum mandatory sentence for persons found to be in illegal possession of a firearm, in order to put further pressure on organised crime gangs operating within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33630/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are currently part of the nursing home support scheme [33243/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 842. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider excluding rental income from the income assessment of a person who is part of the nursing home support scheme, where they agree to rent the home to a recipient of rent supplement, or the new housing assistance payment [33245/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of members of the nursing home support scheme who own their own home; and the number of these homes that are no longer inhabited [33244/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Reform (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reverse the cuts in the third level maintenance grant over the past several years in recognition of the dramatically increasing rates of rent for student accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Grant Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to accept applications for the household adaptation grant scheme from individuals who are in arrears on the local property tax, conditional upon an agreed timeline for repayment of the arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1703. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the numbers of persons who have had fines or legal proceedings issued against them for non-compliance with taxi regulations; and the measures taken to tackle illegal activity in the taxi industry. [33965/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1704. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the numerous cases of taxis operating in Dublin with tinted windows and taking a number of passengers in excess of what is legal or safe; the action his Department is taking to tackle this illegal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33966/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1721. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of penalty points given to truck drivers on the Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 for the past five years. [34278/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (17 Sep 2014)

Robert Dowds: 1781. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an féidir léi a shoiléiriú cén fáth ar seoladh ríomhphost chuig 100 duine ar bronnadh an Séala Creidiúnaithe d'Aistritheoirí orthu roimh 2013, á rá go bhfuil an Séala sin á bhaint uathu de réir cinneadh de chuid Foras na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh...