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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have to say I agree. I think that is the key issue. It is up to all of us to put the proposition out there. The difficulty, obviously, is to get unionists to engage with that, or even to talk in a formal or informal way about it. One of the points that has been put to me - I think Senator Blaney touched on it - relates to trying to find something we can all agree on. For example, can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is down here as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: On that point, very quickly, there is an agreement to have an all-Ireland cancer strategy and a lot of work is being done on this. Lord Alderdice is absolutely right that it is the way forward. I apologise for interrupting.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Ukraine War (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are speaking about women and children. I accept that the policy of the Department is to assist them all. What happened in Killarney is entirely unacceptable. Will the Minister set up an independent advocacy service for Ukrainian people who have serious complaints about the way they are being treated? When I sent a complaint to the Department, without prejudice, seeking an independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will ask Lord Alderdice a few questions before we go into the second round. I welcome his commentary. Some of the speakers we have had before us seemed to say there was an implicit agreement that the Irish Government would have to be consulted on the decision of the Secretary of State in Britain on that issue. They suggested that it was implicit that it would have to be done with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think everybody has contributed and listened. I was very impressed by Lord Alderdice's openness, the information he gave us, his perspective and the clarity he brought to some issues that divide us here. I thank him for his contribution and look forward to meeting him again. Hopefully, the committee will have a future engagement with him. His experience, knowledge and objectivity are...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome this timely legislation and I congratulate the Minister and her Department on the work they have done in respect of it, in particular the provisions on stalking. I will tell the House a sad but true story from my constituency. A perpetrator was convicted and did some jail time for stalking a particular female. Some time later, she woke up in the middle of the night to find the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the announcement made to support carers in Budget 2023; if she will also provide an update on plans to allow carers to qualify for contributions for State pensions for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the social protection supports currently being considered to improve the overall departmental response to domestic abuse situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that his Department has re-organised to effectively meet the demands of the Ukrainian crisis; if he will provide the total cost of the response to date and any other relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50210/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 140. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian International Protection applicants; the total number of applicants who are in IPAS sources accommodation since the crisis commenced; if he will also provide details on whether independent advocates are available to applicants to support them if they require assistance with respect to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the upcoming changes to benefit-in-kind, which are of great concern to the many recipients who believe it will force them from the scheme from 2023 due to the expected increase in payments and the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Correspondence (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she was consulted about the appointment of a judge to review the recent allegations concerning cheating and fixing of Irish dancing competitions as revealed in a newspaper (details supplied); the extent of such consultation and or advice requested and offered by her Department, if any; when the attention of her Department was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of possible training requirements for school escorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any consideration has been given to a further extension of age limits for taxis and hackneys considering the ongoing issues that the sector is facing to extend beyond the end of 2022, and in cases in which the car is tested to the highest standard levels available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is currently being given with respect to part-time students and their access to the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51223/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he and his Department plan to expand apprenticeship offerings in the north-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51224/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his statement in Dáil Éireann on Thursday 22 September 2022 that 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds would be added to the young adult card scheme, the timeline on when this cohort will be added to the young adult card scheme given the urgent need for families to cut unnecessary costs; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 678. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of radiation therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51113/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 763. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details with respect to a previous statement on Section 56 organisations that pay restoration in relation to organisations funded through section 39 was applied to organisations who met certain specific criteria (details supplied); if he will detail the way this criterion was developed and the person or body that was involved in...