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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Lunn. Senator McGreehan is present and she might like to come in at this stage or Reverend Karen might also want to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Senator very much for that contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand Deputy Michael McNamara is present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Sorry, I was told you were present at the meeting but you are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That would cause controversy. Thank you, Deputy. I was misinformed and thought you were present at the meeting in the official format, as agreed by Standing Orders. It is nothing to do with you or me but that is not the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you very much, Mr. Lunn, for your contribution today. We understand and acknowledge the reason you are leaving, as other members have too. We found your contribution enlightening and informative. I look forward to meeting the committee physically when we can do so. I hope when we are free to travel to the North, notwithstanding Covid-19 and so on, we can meet Mr. Lunn and Reverend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I again thank Reverend Karen and Mr. Lunn for engaging with us today. It was an enlightening discussion. It was important for us to hear what they had to say coming from their different perspectives. Owing to Covid regulations, this meeting has to conclude. I ask Reverend Karen to be brief in her response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Future of Ireland: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Reverend Karen is very good on time. I would say that your religious ceremonies are spot on as well as your address to us here today. This meeting will adjourn now until 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 18 May, when we will meet representatives of the shared island unit. I very much thank Reverend Karen and Mr. Trevor Lunn.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a tax saver annual ticket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (12 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if assurances will be issued by CIÉ that it will await the outcome of the High Court application from the trustees of the pension scheme before engaging in further discussions on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (13 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of refurbishment works at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk and Gormanston Camp, County Meath in line with the Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 415. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding pharmacists and their role in delivering Covid-19 vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent inquiry will be set up into the deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Louth in view the one year anniversary of the tragic losses at the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25281/21]

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am here as a Deputy from County Louth, a Border county. Having lived there all my life, I know how difficult, sad and tragic the loss of any life is on our island. My county has suffered greatly in many ways. I am also Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Our members have agreed unanimously that the families of the victims of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Policy (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will create a mechanism whereby local chambers of commerce and the business community can engage directly and support the Dublin-Belfast economic corridor initiative in an official capacity, in particular, that the work and data already completed in respect of the M1 corridor project and the M1 payments corridor and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Policy (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the development of Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider lifting the road tolls on the M1 Drogheda toll or at the very least for heavy goods vehicles to keep them out of the town centre and on the motorway and also to keep these vehicles off the N2 to avoid small villages such as Slane, County Meath, in view of Brexit and optimising North-South trade; the estimated cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of compulsory purchase orders that were initiated in each local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the number that were completed; the number of units that were brought back into use; the average cost of purchase and renovation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: The first session of the meeting will be in private or in committee, as it is called at a council meeting.