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Order of Business (1 May 2018)

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Order of Business (1 May 2018)

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Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: My proposal is that the debate continue tonight and we finish it tonight.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Nobody consulted the unfortunate backbenchers.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am happy to support the proposal made by the Leader of the Opposition, but anybody who wants to speak should be able to do so.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. I want my position to be on the record of the House.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I congratulate the Minister on the open and frank manner in which he answered all of the questions put to him today. It is unacceptable that the Minister would be provided with late information by whomever is accountable. I praise Vicky Phelan for her courage, conviction and determination. Our hearts go out to her and her family for the battle she is fighting in terms of her health and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (1 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on an issue raised in correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19039/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the opening of the minor injuries unit in the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19242/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) regarding funding will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Imelda Munster. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting equipment. Correspondence item No. 2018/267 is a letter from Ms Bríd Dunne, clerk to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, forwarding a letter from Claremorris Chamber of Commerce regarding the exclusion of the west and north-west regions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We now turn to the scrutiny of EU legislative proposals which the joint committee discussed earlier in private session. On the proposals included in Schedule A, it is proposed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with COM (2018) 137. It is proposed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with this proposal and it is also proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The main business of the meeting is the consideration of the issue of Tourism: An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025. I welcome Mr. Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, chief executive officer, and Mr. Maurice Pratt, chairman, Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, ITIC. Tourism is Ireland's largest indigenous industry, employing 230,000 people, according to Tourism Ireland. It also provides jobs in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will call on Deputy O'Keeffe in a moment but the witnesses are making some excellent points. What interaction does the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation have with agencies such as the County and City Management Association, the elected representatives for county councils, Fáilte Ireland and indeed the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport itself?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is it really.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are all in different silos without that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is what I liked about Mr. Pratt's point about developing a product, working together and putting it up to everybody to put their best foot forward. I refer to using new ideas and new initiatives. I welcome that aspect of the contribution. I call Deputy O'Keeffe, who I just have popped in front of.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will make a point on that, if it is helpful. If someone has a pub in a rural area it is occupied rarely during the day whereas a city pub has far more business. I appreciate councils strike their own rates but perhaps commercial activities in less populated areas that have a seasonal business should have an advantage over their current position. That would be helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: There are one or two here and there. I have a few questions. Did the witnesses make a submission to the 2040 national development plan?