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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (9 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of defibrillators which are currently physically on site in primary and post-primary schools nationwide; if figures are not available, if she will commission a report urgently to identify schools which do not have defibrillators on site in order to address any shortfall; if there is a requirement on all registered teachers to have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (10 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant homes in County Louth that Louth County Council applied for voids funding to bring back into use in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of units Louth County Council has successfully brought back into use over the same period which are now occupied or ready for allocation; if a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (16 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on the review of the Freedom of Information Acts; the number of FOI requests across State agencies for each year since 2015; the number of requests fully and partially granted; and the number disallowed. [55670/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Exchequer Returns (16 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of dividend to the Exchequer from the ESB and a company (details supplied) for 2020 and 2021; if this revenue is earmarked for specific expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 507. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reply to concerns raised and proposals offered by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55564/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (16 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 535. To ask the Minister for Health if further discussions have taken place in respect of the much needed provision of a full-time Covid-19 test centre for Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55662/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the plans that are under way to ensure the target strength of 9,500 members of the Defence Forces is achieved in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence by a local fire fighter (details supplied); the assistance and advice that will be provided in this circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56246/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will urgently review and provide assistance in respect of a SUSI application by a person (details supplied) which remains unanswered following multiple representations on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccination clinic will be available in Drogheda, County Louth for the application of booster vaccines in the months ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (18 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an update will be provided on the expected new target delivery of passports following the announcement that over 450 new staff will be hired within the passport service; the way in which the passport service is preparing for the expected busiest year ever in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Priorities (18 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work he and his Department have undertaken to date to evacuate and support Irish citizens and persons with a connection to Ireland from Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ports Policy (18 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 88. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of discussions he has held with Drogheda Port in respect of the proposed deep-water port development at a site at Bremore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/21]

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome this debate and the Minister of State. I will concentrate on air quality and related issues and the future of all our health. The Environmental Protection Agency tells us that since the regulations controlling air pollution were introduced in 2015, some 1,300 people die annually as a direct result of solid fuel emissions from home heating and fires. One problem is that there is...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Leave it on.

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State to the House. I listened with respect and interest to what they said. Like my colleague, Deputy Crowe, I would like to pay tribute to all of the people in the health service, such as the nurses, the doctors, the healthcare assistants, the people who test and the people who get the test results and who work on them. Their commitment is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with a school (details supplied) in regard to the purchase of the site on the Mill Road; the overall timeline for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57112/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); the expected timescale for the commencement of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Support Services (23 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if further supports, in particular the expansion of the business resumption support scheme, are currently under consideration for the hospitality sector in view of the reports of large-scale cancellations of Christmas events which many businesses were relying on in order to retain staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56973/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Nov 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all local authorities have furnished the details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their respective registers; the number of actions and fines issued under the Act for each respective local authority; the way in which he will now move forward the information available and make appropriate changes...