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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Mark Durkan (29 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Mr. Chris Hazzard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Mark Durkan (29 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I must speak in the Dáil shortly and will ask Senator Blaney to take the Chair. Before I do, I thank Mr. Durkan for sharing his considerable professional knowledge and for the openness of his ideas. "Radical" might not be the right word to use, but what he is discussing are tangible steps that do not threaten anyone and that allow for communication, growth and an understanding and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (28 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 20 September 2022, if a response will issue directly on the question submitted in respect of full-time mobile home residents who have been very unfairly treated with regard to access to the previous energy rebates and possible future rebates. [47441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any further consideration has been given to previous proposals (details supplied) in respect of the first home scheme to address boundary issues in Drogheda, County Louth and County Meath, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47084/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (28 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will use the powers within his remit to ensure the timely removal of a vessel (details supplied) that recently sank on the north quay, Drogheda, following years of continued decay; if he will ensure those responsible for the subsequent environmental impact are held to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47392/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (28 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 266. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in respect of calls for a public enquiry into nursing home deaths in Ireland during Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently review the anomaly which will severely affect students at 18 years of age given that they are unable to access student rates on bus journeys; the work that is currently being undertaken to address this anomaly which actively discriminates against students who are 18 years of age (details supplied); and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will seek additional detail on the research and evidence upon which a statement (details supplied) by the interdepartmental group that decides on the school starting age policy relies upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46589/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pre-Budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied); if consideration has been given to its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46614/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (27 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 555. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an invitation to meet with the families who lost loved ones in a nursing home (details supplied) during the third wave of the pandemic at the start of 2021; if he has considered and or responded to the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47175/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: When State or local authority employees are working at home, they are often uncontactable. Part of this process should include the provision of facilities at home for employees of the State, local authorities and the HSE, paid for by their employers, to correspond over the airwaves with public representatives and other people who are trying to get them. It is a big and serious issue and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (22 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently seek a review of supports which are currently in place to support the overall Government strategy to transition to electric vehicles in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will directly intervene and press for the Road Safety Authority to commit to a permanent driver test centre for Drogheda considering the fact that Drogheda is the largest town in Ireland along with the longest wait times in the country which is completely unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance to review as a matter of urgency the rates and tax relief changes that will commence on 1 January 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the easing of VAT rates for retrofitting works or renewable energy works for domestic purposes to assist homeowners in reduction reliance on energy providers in view of the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (22 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pre-Budget 2023 submission from an organisation (details supplied); if consideration has been given to the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46407/22]