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Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Tobacco Seizures
Robert Dowds
159. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the successful Garda operations in terms of the seizures of smuggled tobacco products during the past 12 months. [29350/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Financial Services Regulation
Robert Dowds
172. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the protection that is available to prevent children from undertaking credit card transactions on the Internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29250/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Financial Services Regulation
Robert Dowds
173. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the special precautions that are taken to prevent children purchasing virtual enhancements for games on the Internet, mobile phones or games consoles. [29251/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Financial Services Regulation
Robert Dowds
174. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will agree to open discussions with banking institutions to see if arrangements could be put in place to prevent children undertaking credit card transactions on the Internet without parental approval. [29252/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Community Development Initiatives
Robert Dowds
510. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if organisations running community development projects which focus on a single group or issue, such as women's groups, will be eligible to tender for contracts under the social inclusion and community activation programme. [29314/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Community Development Initiatives
Robert Dowds
511. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be contracts available under the social inclusion and community activation programme for single-interest groups, such as women's groups; or if each contract will apply to a whole county or geographical area. [29315/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Housing Assistance Payments Administration
Robert Dowds
523. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the introduction of the housing assistance payment, later this year, will be reflected in central Government funding to local councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29451/14]
Wed, 2 Jul 2014
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Proposed Legislation
Robert Dowds
120. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the climate change Bill to be brought before Dáil Éireann. [28646/14]
Wed, 2 Jul 2014
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School Completion Programme
Robert Dowds
194. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will reconsider the recent cuts in funding to the school completion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28645/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Pension Provisions
Robert Dowds
138. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing a person to close their private pension account and use it to pay the outstanding balance on a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28263/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
Robert Dowds
266. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Robert Dowds den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2014 a leasú chun (a) foráil nua a chur san Acht go mbeidh ar a laghad deich faoin gcéad de na fostaithe sa státseirbhís in ann cumarsáid shásúil a dhéanamh leis an bpobal trí Ghaeilge, agus (b) foráil nua a chur san Acht go mbeidh faoi dheireadh 2016 gach seirbhís ar fáil do phobal na Gaeltachta trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28142/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí
Robert Dowds
270. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Robert Dowds den Aire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha an ndéanfaidh sé bonn maoinithe leanúnach ilbhlianta a chur faoi TG4 anois mar atá faoi RTÉ; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28143/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Robert Dowds
470. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health his views on adding Crohn's disease to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Road Traffic Offences
Robert Dowds
132. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if photographs taken by traffic cameras of persons who commit traffic offences may be used by the Garda for the purposes of identifying the persons concerned. [27502/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Dowds
167. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the posts which were sanctioned but not filled in child and adolescent mental health services as of 12 March 2014, which were expected to be filled by the second quarter of this year. [27503/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Dowds
168. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all specialist staff in child and adolescent mental health services by the Health Service Executive area according to the most recent data available. [27504/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Dowds
169. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will delineate the catchment areas for child and adolescent mental health service teams in Dublin and bordering counties. [27505/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Dowds
170. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if redeployment of staff from the child and adolescent mental health services to other services within the Health Service Executive, or from one CAMHS unit to another, has been taking place since 2011. [27506/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Dowds
171. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the way staffing for child and adolescent mental health services is calculated under A Vision for Change; and the way population data are obtained to determine staffing. [27507/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Data Protection
Robert Dowds
172. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health his views on the way data protection affects the sharing of information between Tusla and the Health Service Executive; and if consent given to one entity is considered sufficient to cover interactions with both entities where a patient is shared. [27509/14]