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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 413. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to seek a full update on the Fáilte Ireland Destination Town Plan for Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 414. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm with respect to the provision of a night-time economy manager in Drogheda which will help develop a night-time economy strategy in the town, that the appointed person will work with local businesses and voluntary groups on the Purple Flag award for the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 16 May 2023, if he can outline if this information is now available for review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 790. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process by which HIQA decides and identifies those residential care centres that are deemed to be of serious concern to them regarding the care and welfare of patients, subsequent to the increased inspection of these seriously non-compliant homes; the way in which HIQA decides to ensure compliance and the internal reporting within HIQA to...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Bill and the Minister of State's contribution. It is an opportunity for fundamental and real change in local government not just in Limerick. If it is effective and works very well, it could transform communities around the country. The golden opportunity is for the mayoral programme. When a person stands for election, and I presume there will be lots of different...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Student unions tell me this all the time. We are going to standardise the design. You can build whatever student accommodation you want, but if we are investing in it, it will have to fit into one, two or three types of design. Students are inputting into that process, and we will have the output of that early next year. Once we invest, we have a right to have conversations about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress made to date on Dundalk Institute of Technology becoming a technological university under the Technological Universities Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40334/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister has been doing a lot of extra work in County Louth. I very much appreciate it in all capacities. I ask the Minister to outline the progress made to date on Dundalk Institute of Technology, DkIT, becoming a technological university under the Technological Universities Act 2018 and if he will make a statement on the matter. It is hugely important. It has not happened up to now,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister for his reply. I will say that it is time that progress was made. I agree with him that we must give a practical period of time to the new president to get the work under way. It is really important that he is given the space to do that, with the knowledge and expectation that the Department will be ready to step in as and when required and to keep a watching brief and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: One issue is the compatibility of the two institutions and the range of subjects that they might offer, as well as the challenges involved. If I remember my history right, Maynooth has very good scientific and academic powers and abilities. It would be an interesting mix, and we could have an entirely new type of course in DkIT as well that would be different from what it would...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Benefit-in-kind is a non-cash benefit given to an employee by an employer. It has a monetary value and is deemed to be a taxable income. There are approximately 150,000 company cars in the country and if those drivers have a benefit-in-kind, the vast majority pay the amount due themselves. In the case of the CEO of Bord na Móna, because the original market value of his car is...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Like others, I very much welcome the Bill. It is appropriate and timely, however, that I address issues of which Ministers are aware, particularly in the Department of the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, but on which they have not acted. The most obvious injustice and inequality is that full-time residents of mobile homes are locked out from the excellent €600 to €800...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is our first meeting after our summer recess. Everyone is very welcome. It is the first time we have had a meeting on a Thursday morning at this time. We also have some members joining us online who can be seen on the screen. I wish to pass a vote of sympathy to Deputy Conway-Walsh on the recent passing of her brother Colum. She has our deepest sympathies; I am very sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Boyle. I now call Mr. McCormack, who is the deputy general secretary of SIPTU.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (20 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 11 September 2023 and the subsequent response received from Bord na Móna (details supplied), if he can confirm that the employer paid the employee’s tax on behalf of the employee; if he can confirm whether such an arrangement in respect of a company car and health...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 11 September 2023 and the table provided, if he will seek a detailed breakdown of the 'other' payments listed which amount to €123,000 over the four years from 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40568/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (20 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek defined timelines on when the new distance-based fare structures announced in April 2023 will be implemented by the NTA for the Drogheda and east Meath area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39538/23]