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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Drogheda's traffic is grinding to a halt every day. Indeed, the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, who lives locally will know that development north and south of the river is resulting in huge volumes of cars going into our town. It is being compounded by the closure of the Obelisk Bridge for essential repairs. It is a dangerous bridge which carried local traffic north and south of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: This affects school children, business people and anyone travelling north and south. It is really bad.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: He will fill the Tánaiste in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: With the consent of members, we will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will just explain to our guests or witnesses that some people will be online, appearing from different locations, while participating. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, IBEC, Mr. Fergal O'Brien, executive director of lobbying and influence, and Mr. Michael D'Arcy, programme lead with the IBEC-CBI joint business council. Today, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I understand that Mr. D'Arcy will make his contributions during the discussion. I will repeat the order of questions for the committee members: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, the Alliance Party, Independents, SDLP, Aontú and so on. Fianna Fáil is first on this list. Each group will ask questions and the witnesses can answer for ten minutes, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are extending the slot to 15 minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed. There are five minutes and eight seconds left in this slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. D'Arcy is the boss.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is a very important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, Deputy Feighan is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: No doubt it would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Paddy Malone from the chamber of commence in Dundalk, with whom I was speaking at an event the other day, said he would be happy for the chamber to come to address some of those issues before the committee. That consensus between the revenue authorities is a major issue. It is frustrating. It is not good for either economy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. D’Arcy has made important points. I will put a question, although it is obviously for us to answer. If there is not a working Administration in the North from the political point of view and the parties are not working together, nothing will ever work properly. If the majority in the Assembly were to agree an Administration, should that not be something we consider? It would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: He is offline at the moment. We are trying to get him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. D'Arcy has just set our agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, it is very good. I am very impressed by what he said and the energy with which he said it in pointing out where we should be. We have a lot more thinking to do. We will take up some of his ideas. Sinn Féin MPs are next on the list. One is returning to the House-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: No. I will blame my clerk. I read out the rotation but I do not have a problem taking Ms Hanna next at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am going by what I read earlier. There is no issue. I do not have a problem taking either. We are anxious to continue with the order we agreed but there is no issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is fine. I just wanted to make sure the opposite argument can be made. We will take Ms Hanna now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies about the confusion earlier. I call Mr. Hazzard.