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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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National Gallery
Robert Dowds
418 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any State controlled amenities, that is, the National Gallery in the Dublin area, are closed or have restricted entry during the current tourist season; and the reason for the restrictions.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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James Joyce Tower
Robert Dowds
807 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the hours of opening of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove, County Dublin; if there are restricted hours of opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Departmental Staff
Robert Dowds
87 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the number of whole time equivalent staff working in each division of his Department, in each individual year, between 1997 and 2011 prior to the creation of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tax Code
Robert Dowds
102 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the capability, if any, he has to levy tax on Irish tax exiles who officially live abroad.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tax Credits
Robert Dowds
103 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the capacity, if any, he has to reduce tax credits for persons and couples who earn more than €100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Social Welfare Benefits
Robert Dowds
285 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans she has to make access to social welfare easier for self-employed people who become unemployed when their businesses fold.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Rental Accommodation Scheme
Robert Dowds
427 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow persons on the housing list who are currently in private rented accommodation to avail of the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Drug Courts
Robert Dowds
531 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it will be possible to extend the operation of the drug treatment court programme to the Clondalkin and Lucan area in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Taxi Regulations
Robert Dowds
892 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed taxi regulation Bill will be published.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Robert Dowds
219 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any measures which she will introduce to make it easier for people who are in receipt of rent supplement to take up jobs without being hit by punitively high rents.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Crime Levels
Robert Dowds
346 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an explanation as to the reason the sum total of the number of convictions for the white collar crime offences of falsification of accounts, offences under the Companies Act, offences under the Investment Intermediaries Act, offences under the Stock Exchange Act, money laundering, embezzlement, fraud against the European Union and corruption involving a public office holder fell by 98% over the period 2003-2010 from 50 convictions in 2003 with 15 cases pending to one conviction in 2010 with two cases pending according to figures provided by the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Crime Levels
Robert Dowds
347 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an explanation as to the reason the number of convictions for the offence of fraud, deception, false pretence offences as classified by the Central Statistics Office, fell by 66% over the period 2003-2010, from a total of 529 convictions in 2003 with 200 cases pending to 177 convictions in 2010 with 158 cases pending according to figures provided by the CSO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Ministerial Transport
Robert Dowds
160 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Taoiseach the extent of money spent on Ministerial transport in his Department for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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