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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does Dr. Tannam wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask the Deputy to speak closer to her microphone please because we cannot hear her too clearly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We do not know what the Deputy is saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not know whether people could hear what the Deputy said. Apologies, I did not hear what she said, unfortunately, where I am. I know she always asks a very good question so if our guests can respond from what they understood, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I suggest that the Deputy texts her question to me and I will read it out. Do the representatives of the SDLP and Alliance Party wish to ask a question? If not, we will move on to representatives of the Independents and Aontú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before the witnesses respond, I should say that Dr. Stephen Farry, of the Alliance Party, has arrived and will speak after the witnesses respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I believe there are approximately ten minutes remaining. Deputy Carroll MacNeill has written her question down, so I will read it. After that, Senator Black can make her contribution, then I will leave it up to the witnesses to summarise. Deputy Carroll MacNeill's question concerns nation building and state building. Knowing what we know now after many failed and some successful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Senator Black. I will then ask our well-heard but not always seen guests to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask Dr. Renwick to summarise the debate from his perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Dr. Renwick. It was a great pleasure to have him and his colleagues here. They answered questions fairly and openly. We made sure every party got a fair opportunity to address the issues. It is part of the ongoing and very important debate we are having on this island. I thank Dr. Renwick, Dr. Etain Tannam, Dr. David Kenny and Professor Christopher McCrudden for their time,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if the operation of the stay and spend incentive will be reviewed in view of the impact of successive lockdowns on the scheme, which has good potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if engagement has been held on the use of the tax system to support householders with the cost of renovations and retrofit projects both to combat climate change and ensure that accommodation is suitable for persons at all life stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Retail Sector (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the current pressure on retailers will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Rights (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the queries raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to taking a holiday abroad in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 431. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions taken to actively deter short-term holiday lets during level 5 restrictions that have been the subject of social gatherings and parties in direct conflict with level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Correspondence (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 982. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE addiction treatment centre on the Donore Road, Drogheda, County Louth; if the centre is now operational again following its designation in 2020 as a Covid-19 assessment hub; the addiction services that have been put back into operation; the number of addiction-related service staff that are on site; the cost to date that the HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1157. To ask the Minister for Health the process that was undertaken in order to reach the agreement in regard to the RCSI taking over operational management of Dealgan House nursing home in County Louth on 17 April 2020; the persons involved in the decision-making process; and the minutes or details of the meetings that took place to form and implement this decision. [17386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1158. To ask the Minister for Health if the RCSI had to seek approval from the HSE and or his Department beforehand in relation to the operational takeover by the RCSI of Dealgan House. [17387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1159. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment was carried out on the tragic situation that was evolving in Dealgan House in advance of the takeover by the RCSI; if so, the conclusions of the assessment; and if the assessment can be made public. [17388/21]