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Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Submissions (8 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take as a result of the budgetary submissions made by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35023/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (8 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed western bypass of Ardee in County Louth; if the project is shovel-ready with all the required land now in the ownership of Louth County Council; the reason for the non-inclusion of this road in the recent transport capital programme; the expected cost of the road; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (8 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the proposed Laytown-Bettystown link road in County Meath, as announced in his Department's capital plan; the expected time frame for tendering, planning, etc; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (13 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence regarding the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35742/15]

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the budget. It is the first in at least five years, since we have been in office, that is positive news for all of our citizens, particularly for the most disadvantaged and those who have suffered most. I acknowledge the pain and suffering inflicted on the country because of the previous Government's economic policies. There was the near collapse of our entire banking system and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 372. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will urgently review Garda Síochána strength in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36223/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 418. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for a visa by a family (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36111/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Epidemics (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 437. To ask the Minister for Health the precautions that will be taken to prevent Legionella contamination in a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth; the position regarding the shower heads in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36149/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a kidney transplant at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers and secondary teachers who have qualified each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36085/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unemployed primary teachers and secondary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time positions available in 2015 for primary teachers and for secondary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36087/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 660. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reports presently underway into alleged planning irregularities being carried out by his Department; the locations under investigation; and by whom they are being carried out; if he has received completed reports, and the date on which he has received them; when will they be published; if there is any reason they...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 666. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he can exercise any powers to initiate and reverse planning zoning decisions made by Meath County Council in its development plan, to permit construction on what is clearly a flood plain in the Mornington, Laytown and Bettystown areas of County Meath, as such decisions are strongly opposed by residents in these areas;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Library of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome Mr. Shovlin and congratulate him on his appointment. I would be a bit like my colleague, Deputy Murphy. I am an enthusiast in terms of digital access to media and particularly the National Library. I congratulate the library on the 1916 papers it has produced online. I have used the 19th-century baptismal registers to trace a relation of mine who, as I discovered, fought in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Library of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not necessarily agree with everything Mr. Shovlin said there. The point I was making was that from the point of view of the consumer who wants to find out something from the past, I would put the emphasis on inclusivity. Most of the publications the library has in its 138-year history would be out of print and would not be available generically anywhere. Unless they are digitalised on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Library of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: What is the library's percentage that is digitalised at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Library of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is obviously a huge job to be done there. I would think that is a very important task and I recognise the library's commitment. I did not think the figure was as low as that. That shows how out of touch I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Library of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: The other issue is newspaper records. I have been looking atThe Brooklyn Eagle, a newspaper that was printed in New York in the 1860s. It is a fantastic resource. The digitalisation of newspaper media is top class in the case of that newspaper. It is hugely important to have all of that data and the copies of all those newspapers dating back probably 200 years. It is a huge potential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Library of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: After this meeting, could Mr. Shovlin circulate an analysis from the National Library on what his plans and needs are?