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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will extend the designated rent pressure zones to County Louth as a matter of urgency. [4926/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of family units that are recipients of the rent allowance within each local authority area and county by location within that authority area or county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 272. To ask the Minister for Health when dental clinics for children will resume in Drogheda in view of the recent closures in the Haymarket and Ballsgrove clinics; his plans to temporarily accommodate the dental clinic in another facility within the Drogheda environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4799/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise but I must attend the funeral of one of my wife's relatives after this so I must leave early. I very much welcome the contribution from Dr. Sirr and his colleagues, as well as the Peter McVerry Trust. We need their strong and clear voices on these issues. I support practically everything that was said and I do not disagree with anything. I am trying to think about how we can...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing us to raise this issue, which represents a decisive moment for this Dáil and for the health services. How can we accept what we saw on the "RTE Investigates" programme last night? The anger and hurt of the families who featured is repeated in thousands of homes throughout the country. We must take decisive action to address these issues. In...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the changes the Minister has made. I welcome the proposals on scoliosis. I wait to hear his proposals on the waiting list at Cork University Hospital. I wait to hear his proposals on eye operations, such as for cataracts. I know of a lady aged 90 who is being told she must wait two years before she will get her operation. That is unforgivable and is not acceptable. I accept...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of stay of residents in public nursing homes and private nursing homes for each of the years 2010 to 2016. [5482/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the total financial contributions by residents of nursing homes of all types made under the NHSS scheme in 2016. [5483/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding inappropriate charging of residents in some private nursing homes. [5484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the levels of nursing cover and skills required to care for residents in nursing homes and arrangements for general practitioner support are in line with international best practice; and his plans to address shortcomings. [5485/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 386. To ask the Minister for Health if residents in all nursing homes are entitled to access independent advocacy regardless of the views of family members and nursing home proprietors. [5487/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 385. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the views of older persons and their experiences of the NHSS will be included in the ongoing reform of the scheme. [5486/17]

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to raise my concerns about this arrangement. Obviously, I welcome that this debate is commencing and the length of the time allocated for it is fine, but backbenchers like myself will be denied the right to contribute to it because there is no time provided for Fine Gael Members to contribute. Certainly there is time provided for the Minister, and that is right and proper, but...

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I did not interrupt anybody. I know the Deputy might not like what I am saying. The right of a backbencher to speak on a matter of utmost national importance is recognised by the committee organising the business of this House and it must allow me and people like me to speak in this important debate.

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: My proposal is that the debate would commence earlier than 9.30 a.m., whether it be 8.30 a.m or 8 a.m., I do not mind, that it would continue until every Member of the House who wishes to speak on this biggest scandal about hospital waiting lists would speak, and that we would have that right. That is what we are elected to do, that is what I am looking for and that is what my constituents...

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is correct.

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not suggesting that would be the case.

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will repeat what I said. Notwithstanding the wisdom of the Ceann Comhairle's comments, the Labour Party, the Anti-Austerity Alliance, the Independents 4 Change, the Social Democrats and the Green Party are all smaller parties. That is a fact. Why can I as a Member of Fine Gael not speak for five minutes like any Member of the other parties? The point is-----

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: My proposal is that we would ask, if it would be helpful-----