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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1029. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of the drug Ozempic will be refunded under the drugs payment scheme if it is prescribed by a doctor to prevent the development of diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37935/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 146. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department can outline if any consideration has been made with respect to commencing the fuel allowance scheme earlier than anticipated to help deal with the cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there has been any further consideration to review the household benefits package due to the increases in the cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34718/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Carroll McNeill and Mr. John Finucane MP. Today is our third meeting with the architects of the Good Friday Agreement project whereby the committee meets with a range of the people involved in the negotiations, both politicians and officials. On behalf of the committee I give a very warm welcome to Mr. Jonathan Powell who is joining us remotely. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is rare indeed that relations were ever as good as they were when Mr. Blair was in government. It was from there that the peace process developed. I want to acknowledge that we need somebody in the United Kingdom who has the same depth of knowledge and understanding as that Government and other Prime Ministers, such as John Major, had. I concur with Mr. Powell that the situation has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will move on and if Mr. Powell is still with us we will have a second round. I call Senator Currie.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have a quick question for Mr. Powell. Our committee members have been in America recently. We met with Chuck Schumer and a number of Senators, Congressmen and senior officials in the State Department. We discussed the issues on the protocol, the American attitude to relationships between Britain and Ireland North and South, and the geopolitical issue with the Ukraine war. George...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Farry may be on mute. We do not have a representative from the Green Party. Sinn Féin has a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Senator McGahon is just back from meeting all those congressmen in America.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will make one point. It is always good to have a Prime Minister who will listen to their civil servants but make their own way forward. Some very serious civil servants seem to have been lost recently in Britain. They resigned at that time. They were probably some top-class administrators in Britain who were very much behind what Tony Blair and Mr. Powell were doing at that time. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are reaching the end of our discussion with Mr. Powell. Does any other member wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Powell most sincerely for his time and his interest, for answering the questions, for the clarity of his views and for the knowledge he has given us. It has added value to our deliberations now and into the future. As a student of history, I reiterate that the leadership shown by Mr. Powell's Government under Tony Blair was remarkable. As he said, John Major and other Prime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Mickey Brady MP. With the permission of the committee, I wish to go into private session to discuss some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before I welcome our guests, the committee welcomes the appointment of the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The secretariat will write to invite him to engage as soon as possible due to the urgency of the issues that have arisen in the past, and arise now, with a view to an early meeting and a productive discussion with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I warmly welcome the representatives of the model Bill team, Professor Kieran McEvoy of Queen's University Belfast and Mr. Daniel Holder of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, to discuss the response of the model Bill team to the UK Government's Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill. Before we begin, I will explain the usual limitations on parliamentary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: A number of us recently visited Washington in the United States. We met with the Ancient Order of Hibernians, AOH, and it made a recommendation to us at that time that we make such a recommendation to the Government if and when the legislation was passed. Some Senators were absent due to a vote. We agreed that the order would be Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, the SDLP,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That was a particularly important reference because it made the UK Government reverse its policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The witnesses mentioned, in their opening remarks, that victims groups from all sides are also deeply concerned about the legislation. I live in County Louth. There are two particularly appalling murders that I can remember, those of Tom Oliver and Jean McConville. No matter who murdered those people, they were appalling, evil acts. There are people outside of state forces who carried out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: This amnesty will also apply to them. That is the case, is it not?