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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you for your analysis. Certainly, there were some very thought-provoking insights into how you managed the process, as well as your commentary on it today. We will rotate our speakers between the different parties. The rotation we have agreed is basically 15 minutes. We have agreed Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, SDLP, Alliance, the Green Party and then Labour and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We cannot comment on that, obviously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is a key point there. Lord Alderdice made a very important comment earlier when he spoke about the implications of Brexit. I am not quoting Lord Alderdice verbatim, but he said that there is less of an interest in what happens here in Britain. He referred to a change in the way they look at the relationships. That gives those of us who believe in a united Ireland a chance to put our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have to say I agree. I think that is the key issue. It is up to all of us to put the proposition out there. The difficulty, obviously, is to get unionists to engage with that, or even to talk in a formal or informal way about it. One of the points that has been put to me - I think Senator Blaney touched on it - relates to trying to find something we can all agree on. For example, can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is down here as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: On that point, very quickly, there is an agreement to have an all-Ireland cancer strategy and a lot of work is being done on this. Lord Alderdice is absolutely right that it is the way forward. I apologise for interrupting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will ask Lord Alderdice a few questions before we go into the second round. I welcome his commentary. Some of the speakers we have had before us seemed to say there was an implicit agreement that the Irish Government would have to be consulted on the decision of the Secretary of State in Britain on that issue. They suggested that it was implicit that it would have to be done with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Alderdice (6 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think everybody has contributed and listened. I was very impressed by Lord Alderdice's openness, the information he gave us, his perspective and the clarity he brought to some issues that divide us here. I thank him for his contribution and look forward to meeting him again. Hopefully, the committee will have a future engagement with him. His experience, knowledge and objectivity are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (5 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek an update on the provision of an advanced building solution in Drogheda's new IDA landbank; if he will seek a technical brief on the proposed development; the expected timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48724/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Energy Prices (5 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will seek advice as to whether a local sports club (details supplied) in County Louth is eligible for supports to offset rising electricity costs for the upcoming winter months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48870/22]

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is an important debate and it is right that we have it now, coming as it does after the budget. I welcome the vacant homes tax in the budget.

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy can laugh if he wants.

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The least you can do, Deputy, is keep your mouth shut until I am finished, and-----

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----maybe you might agree with me rather than prejudging what I am going to say. The number of vacant homes-----

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask that the Chair protect me from the roars and screams of those who disagree with me.

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to make my point, if I may. I welcome the empty homes tax. It is something that I have campaigned for in my party for a number of years. It is important, regardless of what figure one chooses for the number of vacant homes. A medium figure seems to be approximately 100,000. If we do this right, the tax will provide a benefit as well as a significant possibility for tens of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The budget provided significant and welcome supports for families around the country such as the €600 energy credit, which people in my constituency are very happy with. However, a small group of people live permanently in a mobile home park in my constituency, many of whom are pensioners. They are not the normal type of ESB account holder but instead pay their energy bills directly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance if a response will issue to a query raised by person (details supplied) in respect of the rent tax credit that was announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to cases in which a person with a disability is left an inheritance (details supplied); if a mechanism will be put in place to ensure that the disabled recipient can benefit from the entire inheritance without losing the capital gains tax due which takes significant amount away from the registered disabled person who may need...