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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to say something as a Border Deputy. I live in County Louth. The peace process has been of considerable benefit to my county and especially the adjoining county, County Down. If one compared Dundalk with Newry, pre-Good Friday Agreement and post-Good Friday Agreement, there would be a considerable difference. Unemployment was very high. There was very little investment....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The outgoing chief executive of Tourism Ireland outlined the reality of what this new proposal would do. It would be good if this message comes from every sector of the economy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. D'Arcy. Is Deputy Wynne okay now?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The vast majority of the 8,600 citizens who died from Covid were over 65 years of age. Very frequently their passing was a matter of great upset and trauma for everybody concerned, most of all the families, who could not be present because of the nature of the illness. We promised in our programme for Government to establish a commission on care to assess how we care and to examine...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 90. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; the way he intends to scope and plan for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7520/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Many more people are living longer in our society. The latest census indicated there are over 1 million people aged over 60 years in the State, of whom 150,000 are aged over 80 years. I am thankful that hundreds of people are reaching the celebration mark of 100 years of age every year. Older people want to age in place, not in nursing homes or institutions. Will the Minister give an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. One of the biggest problems we have is getting people to work in the home care area. The Government is dealing with that in some respects. I welcome that over 1,000 visas are being issued to people to come to work in Ireland as healthcare assistants and healthcare workers. Would it not also make sense to look at the thousands of people who are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The future for older people is ageing in place and ageing at home and I welcome the Minister of State's commitments in that regard. I will comment on the criticism by nursing homes of the regulator, HIQA, and the Department of Health. They claim there is over-regulation. I have examined the homes that have closed recently. Fire has been a big issue, in that fire hazards cannot be, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----red-risks homes where there is a risk to the safety, health and welfare of people. It is right those homes are brought to account and, if necessary, made to account for what they are not doing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hear, hear. No compromises.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the further progress being made in signing-off on pension increases due to retired An Post workers for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6578/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on matters raised by a person (details attached) in respect of the financial pressures on medical graduates; if there are any financial supports that can be drawn down in such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7047/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised from a person (details supplied) in respect of access to cariban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 619. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to queries raised by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of nursing home charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6667/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the refurbishment, refitting and extension of the Castlebellingham health centre to a new primary care centre; the total expected cost of the project; the list of services that will be provided in the new premises; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6782/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 911. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of applications received for funding under the Community Services Programme for County Louth, by organisation name and location for 2023 [6748/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Greenways Provision (14 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 914. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the proposed works for the Mell Greenway, Drogheda, following the further engagement from her Department offering an extension to 31 January 2023 to allow the local authority to progress the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with consideration to the Port Access Northern Cross Route Phase 1 in Drogheda advancing to construction at present, if any discussions have taken place between his Department and Irish Rail to ascertain the viability of opening a Drogheda north railway station to prepare for the introduction of DART services to Drogheda in the coming...