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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That might have been due to maybe having to share resources or a budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before I move on to the Fianna Fáil speakers, some of us met the chamber of commerce in Derry and we met with some people there who spoke to us on that very point. If we in the South are serious about the North, we should be looking at investing in job creation there. They pointed out to us that 40% of the workforce in the city of Derry comes from the Republic. Given the interactions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: And education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The agreement lays almost equal emphasis on the assembly and on the North-South bodies. It puts great emphasis on them, even though they do not iterate them, or they were post the agreement. The emphasis on the North-South bodies is very strong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Even though the reference may be absent from the agreement itself, in reality the emphasis is strong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: What has shined from Mr. Montgomery's evidence, and Mr. O'Connor's last week, is the total commitment to and sterling work on behalf of peace on this island. It is matched by that of those civil servants and politicians, but particularly civil servants, who were driving the agenda in their own bailiwicks in the North and London. I wish we could get back to the consensus Mr. Montgomery...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: This meeting has been very enlightening and rewarding for all of us. It has given us a new perspective on history but also the present, the pitfalls we face and the way forward. I say this respectfully. If we politicians had careers as successful in changing our country as the witnesses have had, and their commitment in their professional life, we would be doing very well. It has been a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I know that. Thank you very much.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is a very important debate. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I support much of what she says and does, particularly regarding the Brandon report which will be discussed by the committee tomorrow. We need more change. We are not getting enough of it. We need more Ministers like the Minister of State in the Government, and I laud her for what she is doing. That is a...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: As yet, there is no published plan for how Dublin Airport's chief executive and board of management are going to handle the issues next weekend. I am very concerned at the way people have been treated. Families are disgusted and absolutely appalled at what happened. Approximately 1,000 people missed their flights. The stress and tension caused to families with young children, older people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 628. To ask the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27231/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if he accepts the need for a national diabetes register; the reason that there is no current register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the urgent requirement to address ophthalmology services for children in County Louth and to fill vacant posts as quickly as possible; the current vacant roles within the service in County Louth and when they are expected to be filled; if there is a process by which parents can access private appointments and recoup the cost...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 701. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised in respect of industrial action (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 833. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including December in the Brexit tie-up scheme similar to that which took place in 2021 to assist fishermen in an increasingly difficult environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 841. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the new Community Centres Investment Fund; if her Department anticipates significant interest in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27509/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (31 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 842. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful projects will be announced under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the total value of applications received under the latest round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27510/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to express my concerns about the loss of jobs in County Louth this week. Some 172 jobs will be lost in PayPal. Since January, over 70 redundancies have been announced at Hilton Food Group. There are concerns about jobs in Premier Periclase, which is a local industry in Drogheda that is in transition. I compliment the IDA on the work it has done in buying additional land in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is very good, Tánaiste.