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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (11 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1113. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to the proposal raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to providing much needed respite for persons with disabilities in County Louth, in view of the lack of respite services in this county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37866/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (11 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1999. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to a report (details supplied), if he will consider changing the methodology used to calculate rent pressure zones and remove meeting the national average rent as part of the formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37573/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is ceist phráinneach í seo. Molaim an Bille. Tá gach duine ar gach taobh den Dáil i bhfabhar an méid atá ann. We are fully behind this Bill and it has cross-party support. It addresses a significant problem that could arise and has arisen in some cases. One of the provisions of this Bill will prevent employers stopping contributions to a pension scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Fraud (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider recommending that insurance companies show the actual cost of insurance fraud on each individual insurance premium, in view of the fact that highlighting the actual cost to a person's insurance may increase the number of persons that report insurance fraud and may help reduce the overall cost per year to insurers and customers; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken to reduce variable interest rates in the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39652/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 209. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the OPW will take back possession of the car park for the new Drogheda courthouse; if the OPW will expedite discussions with Louth County Council to ensure that the car park can be made open to the public on non-sitting court days (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antimicrobial Resistance (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken by his Department to encourage a reduction in the use of antimicrobials in animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39257/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the speakers. I missed some of the presentation but if I picked it up correctly, it seems the witnesses were critical of HAP and the 30-year timeline. As I understand it, HAP is initially intended to allow those who were on a severely restricted rent allowance and could not work to compete in the market for any accommodation in their city, town or village. It empowers people in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of information, I wish to clarify an issue for Deputy Healy-Rae. He is not listening properly. They were offered these houses. The houses were built. They had roofs, doors and windows. They were actually there. These were 6,000 houses that were built and offered and they said they would take 2,000 of them-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: We actually are doing that anyway. Dr. Hearne's figures are wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Dr. Hearne's figures are wrong. One quarter of new builds next-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the clarity in the figures. I also welcome the extremely active and welcome response of the agencies and the Department. I will concentrate on questions. I presume the witnesses are aware of Louth County Council's successful initiative which involves compulsorily purchasing empty homes at an average cost of less than €100,000 per household, including all legal and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask members to switch off their mobile telephones. I appreciate that the change to the scheduled time for this meeting has affected members' plans. With the agreement of members, we will first discuss with the chairmen designate of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety and Drogheda Port Authority their intended roles and meet in private session thereafter. I welcome Dr. Declan Bedford,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does any other member wish to ask a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does Deputy Barry wish to raise any questions? No. Senator Feighan wants to come in again. I will then move on to my own questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: To be helpful and to be fair to everybody here, I think that the Data Protection Commissioner should be able to provide clarity on any data protection issues or replies that the Senator is unhappy with. To be fair to Dr.Bedford, I do not know if he wishes to answer that. I appreciate that the Senator wants to get the facts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: If Dr. Bedford wishes to come back in he can do so afterwards. I have a question myself but I will let the Vice Chair, Deputy O'Keeffe, in first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is the key point, one should not drink and drive. That is it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Dr. Bedford for answering the questions fully and frankly. I compliment him on his commitment to this his lifetime work in this area. I have one question. European countries have different standards. Are we working towards a base standard? Is there international or European co-operation to have the same standard across all of Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is there a move to lowering the limit?