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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Allen stated that. The committee will insist on getting the full details.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Allen might revert to us as quickly as possible with the full details of that and any issue like it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have not got it, but I have not seen my post yet today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The issue was in the media in September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: People attending a conference on technical and engineering matters is one thing, given that it is a conference addressed by experts, but what has been described is something that does not sound very-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will circulate it as soon as we get it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The witnesses might answer Deputy Murphy's questions now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, of course. Deputy Barry has to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps you can come back to us on that. We agree that it is a priority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I now call the former Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys. He and I were both Ministers of State. He took over my office and now he is subservient to me again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Senator should turn off his phone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I should have said the former Minister. Will Senator Humphreys forgive me for my sins?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think we are almost finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: It might be a good idea to have the CEOs of the organisations come to the committee to follow up on some of the questions which arose. The chairpersons designate have answered extremely well. They have been here for four and a half hours. It is important that the work of the committee is accountable to the Oireachtas and I thank the witnesses for the clarity of their answers. Any...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: He knows my opinion.

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is an important debate on a crucial document. The strategy will determine the future of our country up to 2040, in particular how towns and cities develop. The key figure in the document is 50,000, which is the definition of a city's population by European standards. According to the document, if a community reaches a population of 50,000, it is a cityipso factoand must be treated as...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Meath goes to All-Irelands more than we do. That said, we must work together now as we did on the issue of water. Water and wastewater in east Meath and Louth come from Drogheda. The fire service in Drogheda covers east Meath. Education services in Meath and Louth work together. There is already considerable co-operation, but we need greater administrative co-operation to put in place a...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Are my ten minutes up?

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: How much time have I left?

National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: As I said, this is a very important debate. What I am really talking about is the future of the greater Drogheda area, which has a population, by any projection, be they those of the Department or our own community, definitely in excess of the 50,000 persons which is the requirement to be a city. What has the greater Drogheda area got that will attract the decision of the Government and...