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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Oct 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will respond to concerns and proposals raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time taken for An Bord Pleanála decisions from the date an appeal is lodged in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the projected average timescales for decisions in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Oct 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 2 February 2023, if she will review the further response received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47116/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Oct 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 273. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently review the decision to embargo the hiring of new genomic resource associate roles as previously committed to in the implementation of the National Genetics and Genomics Strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47117/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The care of older people in nursing homes like those run by Aperee is a cause of increasing concern for HIQA and others. Sage Advocacy recently published a Red C poll of public opinion on the issue of supports and care for older people. One of the significant findings is the public has a concern that home care and nursing home care have become overly concentrated in the hands of private...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 343. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, further to the second serious flooding incident that occurred in east Meath since September, which has destroyed many homes, he will seek an urgent update on discussions between the OPW and Meath County Council in respect of additional flood works required and plans going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to a school transport case (details supplied), despite the case being submitted on four separate occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47978/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to respond to concerns raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 735. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to concerns and proposals (details supplied) relating directly to the introduction of a temporary abolition of pay-related social insurance (PRSI) for lower earning workers in 2024, 2025 and 2026 which is a matter for her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 833. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail how a perception test (details supplied) is applied to An Garda Síochána; and if he will provide details of same. [48187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 979. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of any funding strands that might be available to creches which are unfinished and need capital works/investment in order to complete and open to the public and meet the incredible demand in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47420/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1340. To ask the Minister for Health if, further to World Stroke Day, he will provide a full update on the funding requirements and overall implementation plans for the National Stroke Strategy; if he will respond to the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to concerns raised about the efficacy of the rail services on the northern line (details supplied); if he can engage with Irish Rail to ensure that these issues are addressed into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48904/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (8 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to seek advice for a person (details supplied) in respect of the very concerning condition of their home; if he will outline what schemes or processes are available in such a circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48910/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 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 (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Mickey Brady MP, Colum Eastwood MP and Clare Hanna MP. On behalf of the committee, I very much welcome Professor John Doyle, vice president for research at Dublin City University, DCU; Mr. Gareth Hetherington, director of the economic policy centre at Ulster University; and Professor John FitzGerald, adjunct professor at the department of economics in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Professor Doyle for his very enlightening contribution. He put some challenging questions to which we must find solutions. I now invite Mr. Hetherington, who is joining us online, to make an opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you very much. Important questions have been addressed there. Regarding the post-Brexit, situation, is there any sign of new investment in the North as a result of the access to Europe and to the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that. The point though is that there is a huge opportunity. If that were driven by the political parties there, it would make a huge difference, would it not? It could be transformational because what you seem to be saying, if it is a fair comment, is that the Good Friday Agreement has not brought the benefits we expected to the North but this clearly should.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is social and political. It is the lack of a working Executive administration.