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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister can answer for himself, while I can answer for the work we are doing here. Will the Deputy stick to the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, whatever Ms Graham is comfortable with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The question has been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before I adjourn the meeting, I wish to raise one issue that concerns me, and the witnesses will appreciate my saying it. In respect of insurance, if we are funding any additional transport we should also, if necessary, be funding the wheelchair accessibility aspect. Anybody who has a disability should have the right to wheelchair accessible transport. I welcome what is being done. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: She is not here. We will note that Deputy Munster is not here.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to persons that have been adversely affected by the use of defective synthetic vaginal mesh implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10029/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Troy kindly arranged for the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland to address Oireachtas Members. The bureau was very clear that it is not clear on who does what. The Deputy is quite right. It seems each motor insurance company is following its own rules. There is no united front and there is no clarity. What is true, as I understand it, is that the European Union can reach a consensus...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (5 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (5 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employment permits issued for chefs in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10247/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017; when he envisages the Bill will progress through Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister and his officials. Listening to some of the contributions, one would imagine that the Minister is going around knocking down houses and closing them up rather than building them and providing the most money for housing and the most support for families that I have ever known in my time in public life, which is a long time. The reason he has had to do this is that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask the Minister to send on any further analysis that has been done on this area. I do not need it today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The threshold has been reached in County Louth but not in certain other counties. It should be a case of first come, first served. If a person has gone through the hoops and met all the requirements, he or she should be able to get the loan even if that means drawing from the funds of other areas that have not had the same level of applications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Some local authorities have excess funding available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: A constituent of mine cannot currently access a loan from the scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Applications are on hold rather than being turned down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Senator will be the third speaker from Fianna Fáil this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Senator could have asked one of her party colleagues to let her in earlier.