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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures and supports that are being considered to help alleviate the devastating pressure being exerted on homeowners who have been moved or are tied to vulture fund lenders, where in some cases they are paying over 10% interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6282/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the narrow water bridge project, including projected timelines and funding amounts for the long-awaited project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 529. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the upcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6238/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Responsibilities (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns and details raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6614/24]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Molaim an díospóireacht seo. Tá sé thar am go raibh rudaí ag dul ar aghaidh sa Tuaisceart agus fáiltím go bhfuil sé sin socraithe anois agus go bhfuil administration nua le hairí nua sa Tuaisceart. Molaim Michelle O'Neill agus Emma Little-Pengelly freisin as ucht an comhoibriú atá á dhéanamh acu. Ní thuigfimid go deo...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Huge progress has been made. It is based on the fundamental of working together, and a symbiotic North-South relationship in business, politics, sport and everything. The future is really bright and this is an excellent start. I welcome this debate.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the ongoing and frustrating campaign to remove the M1 tolls which consistently causes serious congestion in the largest town of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7178/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Our young guests have a tour booked for 11 a.m., so we will try to do our public business first. Is that agreed? Agreed. Second, the clerk to the committee proposes eight minutes per group. If we want to go over that, that is fine, but we will start with that anyway. The rotation will be Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Alliance, Independent, Sinn Féin, SDLP and so on....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the witnesses for their thoughtful and considered contributions on the challenges they face in their daily lives and our accountability to them and responsibility to take on board the points they made and act on them. I will explain what will happen now. I will go around the different parties present. There is a clock, not for the witnesses, but for committee members. I never...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Emerald Park.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would anyone else like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do any of the witnesses wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Dr. Farry has two minutes left if he wishes to avail of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have new members with us today. I will take speakers in the order that was agreed at the beginning of the meeting. I am not sure if Claire Hanna is still here. She is obviously very busy. The next speaker on the list is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask our visitors to answer all the questions together towards the end of the meeting. That will save time and allow other people in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: On the issue of Cox's Demesne, I am a local TD and Senator McGahon is a local Senator. I am more than happy to visit it and take up those issues. Drugs have devastated the community in Drogheda in many respects. That is the key issue. It is the same in Belfast, Drogheda and everywhere else with young people. We need much more involvement from statutory and voluntary agencies to tackle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Deputy McAuliffe. That was top class. Perhaps the forum members will come back to us with proposals on what they want us to do. I suggest they give the committee three asks, whatever they might be, and we will come back on them. We can make representations to the different Ministers and Departments, including the shared island unit, on issues the forum might be interested in. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are very tight on time. We will take a photograph outside with the group. I see Ms Whelan would like to wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: It has been wonderful to have Cohen, Claire, Hannah, Sarah, Eve, Eric and all of their friends and colleagues here. We now have practical actions to take. If they communicate with us, we will get back to them. I hope we will be able to attend the forum if we can. It will depend on the Dáil's arrangements. This was really worthwhile. It is the start of a new relationship between the...