Results 101-120 of 1,278 for speaker:Robert Dowds in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the legislation on school enrolment will be enacted; and the current directive from her Department on enrolment in primary and post-primary schools. [12675/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (31 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 650. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the pressures that will be applied by private landlords to their tenants in order for them to keep their premises clean and up to a certain standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (26 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 244. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons the Government could not proceed with a referendum to insert a clause into the Constitution to prohibit the privatisation of water at any point in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12465/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent election results in Israel and the Israeli Prime Minister reneging on his commitment to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, if he will be arguing for trade and other economic sanctions to be imposed by the European Union at the next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council. [12271/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is an update on the proposed Intreo office in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11216/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is encouraging persons under 35 years of age who can afford private health insurance to do so before 30 April 2015. [11203/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking in order that patients, such as a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, who has gastrointestinal stromal tumours, can have access to the drug Regorafenib Stivarga; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11588/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 654. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current situation that so many of our current medical students are going abroad to work after graduating; and his plans to encourage them to stay here in Ireland [11714/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 770. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for parents who are prevented by school authorities from removing their children from junior certificate religion classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State annually of putting a student through a medical programme. [11715/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 881. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action the Private Residential Tenancies Board can take to recover money owed by tenants to landlords after the tenants have vacated the accommodation they were renting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (24 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 962. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are moves to privatise Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for reforming the direct provision centre system; her views on concerns about child protection in such centres; the action she is taking regarding the matter; the action she has taken to ensure that prostitution and other criminal activities are not being carried out in such centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 319. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent spate of burglaries in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. [10166/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if he has followed through, on his recent commitment to increase funding, for orthopaedic treatments in hospitals; when this funding is to be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10060/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 460. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress towards raising Ireland's overseas aid to 0.7% of national income. [10401/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (3 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of agencies dealing with homelessness; the number of persons employed by these agencies; and the amount of funding provided to these agencies by the State. [8926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (3 Mar 2015)

Robert Dowds: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons registered as homeless; and the number of persons sleeping rough. [8927/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (26 Feb 2015)

Robert Dowds: 85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a Canadian national who is married to an Irish citizen but has not previously worked or been a resident here requires a work permit to work here if that person accompanies an Irish spouse here; if so, if this can be applied for in advance of arrival here or whether that person, or a potential employer, must apply for a work visa...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (26 Feb 2015)

Robert Dowds: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if it is the case, except in certain specific employment, that an applicant for a job from the European Union must always have priority over an applicant who is not from the European Union, even if the non-European Union applicant is married to an Irish citizen. [8540/15]