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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ms Mercer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Ms Mercer. It is back to Senator Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will ask a question, if I may. Going back to the final point about what such an assembly could, in fact, discuss or should ideally discuss, the biggest difference is the constitutional issue. I suppose the point is you could not select people from a community that would speak because of differences of opinion on the constitutional position and from the unionist side, I would presume that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I must check if Deputy Tóibín is present, and the Labour Party and the Green Party members. Our problem is that the committee finds it difficult to get engagement with unionists in the political sense. Although we certainly have very fine members of the unionist community talking to us, there is no engagement. It is difficult to try to understand people's point of view because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: There are approximately three minutes left in this slot and we have approximately 15 minutes in total remaining afterwards. Can I have replies to some of those excellent questions please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. McCallister very much. That was a very important contribution and it indicates the kind of debate we need to have in the future on this committee with people like him and it is very important that he is participating here today. We have ten minutes left so I am going to bring people back in for a second round such as representatives of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does Senator McGreehan wish to come in? No. We are back to our guests then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Excuse me. I did not hear you properly, Senator Blaney. I thought you were talking about Deputy Brendan Smith. If anybody would like to respond, go ahead and I will bring in Senator Currie afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That was a very important contribution. I call on Senator Currie now, and then we will go back to our guests for the last few minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have no problem at all bringing in Ms Hanna. If she would like to come in, we have six minutes left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have four minutes left. Whoever is speaking at 11.30 a.m. I will have to stop mid-sentence. Those are our Covid regulations. I call on Mr. McCallister and Professor Tonge, whoever wants to come in first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have two minutes left. I call on Professor Tonge to give his parting words of wisdom.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank our witnesses for coming along. It was a very important meeting. As we went through the meeting the discussion got clearer, more interesting and better. We have to adjourn now. At 12 noon we will have a private session to deal with technical and legal advice we have received.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (27 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the latest position with regard to the long-awaited Narrow Water Bridge project between County Louth and County Down. [40140/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further additional supports will be made available to gaming arcades following the decision to not reopen the sector in the latest phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further discussions have taken place within his Department in relation to the provision of a local enterprise office for Drogheda and east County Meath to cater for the significant population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full details of the recent IDA acquisition of two large sites in County Louth, one in Drogheda and one in Dundalk; the cost of each site; the exact locations of each; the proposed plans for each site; if he will provide any other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (27 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are specific grants available for companies based in Ireland that wish to invest in electric buses to further bolster emission reduction policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (27 Jul 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the Ardee bypass project; the associated key timelines; if he will provide any relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40135/21]