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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister's reply and her recent visit to Drogheda. The problem in County Louth is that the county is in the IDA north-east region but the land available for development in the region is one field outside of the town boundary and thus in the Meath IDA mid-east region. Will the Minister address this issue and will she arrange for the IDA executives in Louth and Meath to market...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister's commitment to the region. Without doubt, it was a first-class launch and it is an excellent plan. My question was whether we could arrange, through the Minister's good offices and the IDA, to discuss the Drogheda site, which is in the Border region but in the mid-east administrative region. It is important to address that.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to help businesses in the Border region prepare for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11178/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (7 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the regional enterprise plans; her views on the way in which this will benefit County Louth and the north-east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11177/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities Status (12 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a motion from a union (details supplied) that Dundalk Institute of Technology should apply to become a technological university under the Technological Universities Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11953/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 386. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied). [11925/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (12 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps taken in order to reopen the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the proposed date for the reopening of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11873/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters relating to the aftercare of persons who have miscarried (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12663/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is a serious crisis in the area in which I live for people suffering disability who are trying to live at home and maintain a living standard in their own home with due and proper care. There are nine community healthcare organisation, CHO, areas in the country. I live in County Louth and represent part of County Meath. My community healthcare organisation area also includes part of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, but I regret that I do not accept the principle he is enunciating. He is saying more and more money is being spent, but that is not the case in the CHO 8 area. Funding only became available when people died; I have received a letter from the HSE to that effect. They have been called "recycled hours", meaning that they have been reallocated on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the funding to be provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) in 2019; the number of advocacy cases dealt with by it in 2018; the number of information and support calls received by it in 2018; the estimated expenditure on a service for 2019 and 2020; the date by which the new service will be operational; the number of staff that will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if there are vacancies in the ophthalmology section of the primary care centre in north Drogheda; if the vacancy will be filled in the short term; the alternative arrangements being made for patients to receive the necessary treatment in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to persons suffering from Lyme disease; his plans to expand available treatment and specialist care for the disease; the number of specialist consultants available through the public system; the average length of time a person waits for assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13286/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1205. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a response will issue to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13618/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (26 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment workers and volunteers working in citizen's information centres and services; the number of advocacy cases dealt with in citizens' information centres in 2018 that did not relate to social welfare or housing appeals; the number of staff that will be employed by the National Advocacy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Curran is appearing as a substitute for Deputy Troy and most welcome. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones completely as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. I propose that we go into private session to deal with the scrutiny of EU provisions and any other business before resuming in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise for the delay in starting. Before we begin, I remind all members to turn off their mobile phones completely, please, as they may interfere with the recording equipment. The minutes of the meeting of 27 February 2019 have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. I now turn to correspondence. The first item of correspondence is a letter which we issued as a committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course. We should do that anyway, regardless of the FOI issue. Correspondence No. 2019/420 is an e-mail from the Minister, Deputy Ross, in reply to an e-mail from the clerk. It is proposed to note this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. It is proposed to note correspondence No. 2019/421? Is that agreed? Agreed. Correspondence No. 2019/422 is an email from Councillor Michael...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Okay. We will.