Results 9,261-9,280 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (9 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 313. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a required passport can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in order for them to complete their requirements before the deadline. [21853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (9 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the details of trust in care investigations carried out in the past three years; the outcomes and actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21644/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (9 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will respond directly to the person's letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21550/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (9 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied). [21923/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the representative from CSO and I note the extent to which the organisation's integrity and professionalism is without challenge. I welcome the data presented. I wish to deal with the issue of empty homes. The figure for the Dublin city local authorities is 34,000 to 35,000. There are more vacant houses in Dublin than there are in the city of London, which has 20,000 vacant homes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: He just walks around saying they are all full.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would Ms Cullen like to make a comment on the data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are official data.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The difference is significant. I think one of the differences with the data for England is that one might have to pay additional council tax if one's house is unoccupied for six months or more. I do not actually know. Could the CSO do a study on it? Could it direct us to an analysis so we might try to understand why there is such a huge difference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to try to understand it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not doubt the CSO's figures. I think they are very accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The problem seems to arise from the fact that there are no penalties in this country for leaving homes vacant. In the UK, there are such penalties. That is the difference I see.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the officials for their answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: One of the issues highlighted by the census data is the increase in the number of adult children living at home. The fact that adults in their 20s and 30s are still living with their parents is another indication of the housing crisis. There has been a significant increase in that cohort which highlights the problem to which my colleagues have referred, namely, that people cannot rent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is a strong argument for earlier release, as I understand it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that but what is custom and practice in other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fair enough.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (11 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding proposals made by the Dundalk Institute of Technology to his Department. [22402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (16 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made to acquire a site for a school (details supplied) in County Louth. [23139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (16 May 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 452. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to an invitation to meet a group further to a request by a person (details supplied). [23145/17]