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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date the Health Service Executive has made in discussions with Drogheda United FC and the GAA regarding the purchase of land owned by these organisations adjacent to the Lourdes Hospital Drogheda to improve hospital services in the Drogheda area. [1020/06]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (25 Jan 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the number of job losses and new jobs created by job creation agencies in County Louth by location in the county for each year since 2000; the amount invested in job creation; the amount of land zoned for employment by location in County Louth for each of these years; his plans to attract new employment to the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1527/06]

Housing Policy: Statements. (16 Nov 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...density buildings of poor environmental quality, with the consequent problems. The Minister made a speech in August on what local authorities are doing throughout the country in respect of rezoning land. He was correct to question the location of houses being built in terms of the national spatial strategy. Government policy is forcing people to move increasingly far from the city of...

Housing Policy: Statements. (16 Nov 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...no difficulty doing so. I had a word with them in County Louth and everywhere else. There is no point building houses where there are no facilities, nor is there any point in councillors rezoning land if there are no facilities for the houses to be built thereon. There is no point in the Government having a national spatial strategy that lacks direction. This is the reality. I face this...

Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have downloaded many speeches on this issue and the Minister of State will be pleased to note that I read them all fully. Coming from the east coast, we do not have a particular knowledge of the Land Commission. Much of its work was historical and was well done. In its day it was an important agent for social change and it met the needs of a land-hungry community. It met the needs of a poor...

Social and Affordable Housing: Motion. (19 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I move: That Dáil Éireann: noting, —the average house price in Ireland now stands at €255,776, an increase of €18,000 in one year; —the price of an average house has increased from an average of €75,000 in 1996; —42,500 people aged over 30 now live with their parents according to Census 2002; —only 315 affordable housing units have been acquired under Part V of the Development...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is a very important debate. It is the second time in recent weeks Fine Gael has devoted its Private Members' time to such an important issue, the national issue, the ideal of peace in our land and, particularly, the ending of violence in our country forever. I listened carefully to the Sinn Féin speaker, Deputy Ó Caoláin. He missed the whole point of the Fine Gael motion, which was...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the report of the scientific group set up to examine the issue of hunting on State lands. [3707/05]

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)

Fergus O'Dowd: .... Everybody can agree on some things. One is that water is the most important thing in our lives because without it we can only live for a short period. The quality of life, the quality of Ireland's water and the quality of our environment are predicated on how we deal with our environment and water resources. This Bill contains many good provisions but also many provisions that concern...