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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to improve child protection services, given the findings for Counties Louth and Meath in the Health Information and Quality Authority 2015 children protection and welfare inspection report; her views on the follow-up reports completed regarding these counties; and if she will increase the frequency of inspections...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Eligibility (21 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief on social housing loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16816/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (21 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgagees, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 394. To ask the Minister for Health to restore and ensure that there are appropriate emergency beds available in St. Mary’s, Drumcar, for service users who would otherwise need to leave St. Mary's for one week every month and who are than forced to use private nursing home care which is not always appropriate for their needs. [16981/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Deaths (22 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 243. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the full facts in relation to the number of meetings of the team appointed by the Health Service Executive to address the outstanding issues that arose following the death of a person (details supplied) and the dates of those meetings; the documents which were given to and created by the team while the consultant was a member; the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to restore full equality of pay for all teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position on the funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised by a person (details supplied) and if a meeting can be raised in this regard. [18117/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the family income supplement regulations for a person accessing a higher paying job that surpasses the income limit from losing all support, to a graduated system that would allow a person to get a promotion or higher paying job while also maintain some level of family income support throughout set transition period....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 318. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reintroducing old age pension rates on passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns on the taxsavers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18148/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the increasing income requirement for retirees living here; the further reason for the change from stamp 3 to stamp 0 for Americans retiring to Ireland; if she will make an exception for American nationals looking to retire here, acknowledging the historic and important relationship between American and Ireland; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (29 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list spinal cord injuries as long-term illnesses with an automatic entitlement to a medical card in view of representation from the Spinal Injuries Ireland panel. [18579/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is a plan and a Government. I understand the Minister for Health will make an announcement on the North-South issue on Monday. I will very much welcome it when it happens. Living as I do in a Border county, I am very much aware, like the previous speaker, of the issues, North and South, and the need for greater economic and political co-operation and co-operation on health,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. I welcome the Minister's initiative on housing and the question of HAP. I know that the averages have increased by €120 per month for a family with three children, which is significant and welcome. Part of the complaints we are getting as a result of the release of that information into the public domain is that some landlords still refuse to accept people on HAP or rent...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect, I am happy to have my questions stand, if the Chairperson does not mind, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would be happy to get answers to them, if she does not mind.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: To be very clear to the Chairperson, as a member of this committee and having listened to debate on the housing assistance payment, I believe all my questions are perfectly fair and reasonable to ask-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----and I would like to have them answered, if she does not mind.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.