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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: What has shined from Mr. Montgomery's evidence, and Mr. O'Connor's last week, is the total commitment to and sterling work on behalf of peace on this island. It is matched by that of those civil servants and politicians, but particularly civil servants, who were driving the agenda in their own bailiwicks in the North and London. I wish we could get back to the consensus Mr. Montgomery...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: This meeting has been very enlightening and rewarding for all of us. It has given us a new perspective on history but also the present, the pitfalls we face and the way forward. I say this respectfully. If we politicians had careers as successful in changing our country as the witnesses have had, and their commitment in their professional life, we would be doing very well. It has been a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I know that. Thank you very much.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the Governments strategy to help rebuild Ireland’s tourism sector which had achieved record numbers of visitors prior to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on her engagement with Government colleagues regarding recruitment and retention challenges in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32184/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commemorative Events (21 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 78. To ask the Taoiseach if he will ensure that a veteran sailor (details supplied) receives an invite to the National Day of Commemoration Ceremony as per previous years. [32512/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The HSE reports for 2016 to 2020, the period for which the most recent figures are available, show that there were abuse concerns expressed in the cases of 16,000 vulnerable adults over the age of 65. The human rights of these older people have been ignored and trampled on. The concerns relate to physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse in HSE settings. We need to vindicate the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Environmental Schemes (22 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will expand the eligibility for the new €55 million Green Transition Fund to smaller businesses that are not supported through Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32900/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (22 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of diagnostics such as x-ray and ultrasound to be included in the range of services in the new east Meath primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32988/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent response will issue and if he will address the decision to downgrade the north east doctor on call services (details supplied) which was put down to HSE underfunding and the proposed downgrading of Navan accident and emergency and intensive care unit services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33227/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the senior executive officer roles that were assigned to both Drogheda and Dundalk in 2020; if Louth County Council made a request to extend the roles in either location; if he will also provide details on whether similar roles were offered to local authorities across the country, and if so, if he will advise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Priorities (23 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the Budget 2023 submission from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33450/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (23 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a service (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33393/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Reliefs (29 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Coeliac disease is a serious, lifelong illness. There is no cure for it and any person diagnosed with it must go on a gluten-free diet. The costs are clear. According to the Coeliac Society of Ireland, this food costs approximately €1,000 more per year on average. If you have a family, it affects the types of food that the whole family eats. It affects where you go for recreation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Reliefs (29 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am unhappy with the Minister of State's reply. I reject it absolutely. I know he was only reading from a script that he was given, but he said "the arrangements exclude costs incurred in respect of gluten-free alcohol." I do not know who wrote that, but if he or she believes that people who suffer from coeliac disease are guzzling alcohol and looking for a subsidy for that, then nothing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Reliefs (29 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: It was absolutely unacceptable and offensive.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 88. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the benefits that Ireland has received from joining PESCO since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 113. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who have left the Defence Forces since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33621/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided in relation to a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that they have been selected to represent Ireland in the upcoming European Basketball Championship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33565/22]