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Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Taoiseach's comments and I support him in what he said. One of the issues that arises in investigation bodies that are accountable to us is that they only get a proportion, perhaps a minority, of their funding from the taxpayer, such as, for example, through Sport Ireland. While due diligence is carried out in respect of that amount of money, it does not necessarily mean that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 358. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted for driving while using a mobile telephone in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average fine for each of the same years; his plans to introduce stronger deterrents for this offence in the near future; the number of repeat offenders and the average fine a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the level of resources provided through Departments to support the work of an organisation (details supplied). [24264/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the level of resources provided to the national safeguarding office of the HSE and for each of the community healthcare organisations' safeguarding and protection teams for the years 2015 to 2019. [24211/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 691. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the need for additional resources for HSE safeguarding teams in view of the results of a recent national survey which showed that one in ten persons was aware of the abuse of a vulnerable adult in the past 12 months. [24212/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 692. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be involved in the safeguarding policy development group established by his Department; and when it is planned to establish a group for all of Government. [24213/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if employees in the HSE following the launch of a human resources investigation have a veto over the person who carries out that investigation; if proposals have been received from the HSE to end such a veto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the establishment of a central national budget for sudden onset conditions to be operated independently of regular home care packages in the context of a submission (details supplied) in order to relieve some of the enormous pressures on patients and their families, on hospital capacity and to ensure the effective and equitable operation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the mean, median and modal hours per week for home care packages for persons over 65 years of age by county; the percentage of HCPs per head of population of over 65s by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23538/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite bed nights provided for adults in counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of adults for whom respite was provided in counties Louth and Meath in the same years in tabular form; the average number of nights persons were offered over the same years; the method of rolling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 703. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns relating to home care provision by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 826. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position with regard to publishing the childminding action plan; if the concerns of a person (details supplied) about the impact it may have on certain childminders will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23265/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 862. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the perceived unjust system under which carers do not receive qualifying stamps in order to qualify for contributory pensions in view of the significant saving they make for the State in terms of care cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 914. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person receiving a State pension (contributory) over 66 years of age while still working in a full-time position and paying normal rates of PRSI, tax and so on can benefit from paying a reduced PRSI and-or tax contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23878/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 953. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 14 May 2019, if the internal review has been completed; if so, the details of same; when an announcement will be made in order to recommence the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23224/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 955. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter in relation to an assessment of income of a person (details supplied) under social housing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23228/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Heritage Plan (12 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of response she received from County Louth during the Heritage 2030 public consultations; and the remaining opportunities for groups and residents of the county to make submissions to the process. [24187/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (12 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the threat that invasive species are posing in County Louth; and the measures being taken to combat same. [24188/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (12 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on concerns of a person (details supplied) about a possible safety issue in regard to the release of hydrofluoric acid from the batteries of electric vehicles; if these concerns have been raised previously in his Department; if so, his plans to mitigate the risk; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Family and Child Homelessness: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. I welcome our guests and agree with everything they have said. There is nothing that they have either written or said with which I disagree. I wish to take up the last point made by Deputy Casey. There is a lot more that we could do. One thing that struck me during the recent election campaign was the number of empty houses that I came across. There are many reasons those houses...

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