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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7818/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Colum Eastwood MP. Members of the Oireachtas are attending this meeting remotely from their offices within the Leinster House complex. It is not possible for them to participate remotely from outside the Leinster House campus. If there is unwanted microphone feedback, it may be necessary for me to ask participants to mute their microphone. The person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Professor Harvey and Mr. Bassett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would the witnesses like to comment on this? Afterwards we will go to Fine Gael.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Bassett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: My apologies to Senator Blaney, I cannot see him and I did not hear him clearly. As I understand it, the Senator is asking for an answer to a particular question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have approximately one hour remaining and I want to use the time fairly as best I can. The next slot is for the Fine Gael group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will take answers from our guests and move on to the SDLP followed by Alliance, again with a gap for questions and answers. Professor Harvey or Mr. Bassett can respond to any of those points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to identify which parties have not spoken. I understand Deputy Costello of the Green Party was present earlier. If he is present now----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Can I have the floor, please? I am trying to identify people who have not spoken. Is Senator Hoey, who checked in earlier, still present? She has left. Senators Black and Mullen were here earlier. I do not know if they are still present. Right. I propose to take the people who have not spoken in that order. Ms Gildernew had a point to make.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am sorry that Ms Gildernew has a different clock to me. My clock said the first hour of this debate was shared fully between Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil. I am the Chair now. The clock I go by is the one I see in this room. Ms Gildernew is wrong to make such an accusation and I reject it. Sinn Féin was asked to nominate its speakers. I told them they had ten minutes. Over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have tried to be fair to everybody and I gave every party free rein in the questions. There are only seven or eight minutes left and we have Senators Frances Black and Rónán Mullen still to contribute. I have already had requests to invite our speakers back again for a further session as soon as possible and everybody would consent to that. I must stop at noon exactly. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am under orders to finish at noon so Senator Mullen might be able to finish his questions at the start of the next session. We do not seem to be able to establish contact with him. To summarise the communications received from members, it seems everybody wants our guests to return for some further debate. I have received messages from Senators Ó Donnghaile and Black and Deputy...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is a very important legislative proposal, which I very much support. We need to be real about what has happened in this State in the past so that we can make the right decisions now. I would absolutely challenge what Sinn Féin has said about houses, the private sector and local authorities. The fact is, that between 2011 and 2017 NAMA offered 6,640 houses to local authorities up...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7932/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in relation to the Narrow Water bridge project; the progress to date with the North South Ministerial Transport Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in relation to the review of the rail network across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland; the progress that has taken place regarding the development of the terms of reference for the review with a view to launching the tender process in the first quarter of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7929/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Correspondence (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7855/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure by her Department, excluding salaries for teachers and other staff but including site development works, school buildings, annual cost of lease, consultants and so on, for a school (details supplied); the provision in the current financial year for funding to purchase a site for the permanent school; and if she will make a...