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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Fergal Mythen who has been a very senior civil servant for the Department of Foreign Affairs and now is an ambassador designate to the United Nations has been extremely helpful to this committee. We find that there is considerable help from and co-operation with both the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs which we want to continue. The committee has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The former editor of the Drogheda Independent, Hubert Murphy, now works at Drogheda United and he is trying to organise a North-South competition at the Battle of the Boyne site for children under a certain age. It would be where the Battle of the Boyne actually happened and it would be a social and sporting event. We are working on that. I do not know how it will go but we will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is the way forward. I mention Hubert Murphy because he writes good articles as well. Is there any other point the Taoiseach or Deputy Carroll MacNeill would like to make?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We now move on to Sinn Féin. I ask the members to nominate the speakers between themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are under a little pressure. The clerk has just informed me, and I should have been aware of this, that we have to be out of here by 4.30 p.m. It is not because of the Taoiseach but another booking of the room. Ms Claire Hanna is next, followed by Mr. Stephen Farry. We then have a speaker from Sinn Féin and Senator Black, who are online. Ms Órfhlaith Begley is also online...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Okay. I think Dr. Farry is there. He is very welcome again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The clerk to the committee has informed me further to my announcement we would adjourn at 1.30 p.m. that we have had to change the time to 1.15 p.m. because the people who set up for the next group coming in-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, not at all. It leaves us perfectly in time for the last group. That is the Sinn Féin speakers, who have 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Whey they are finished we are finished. Everyone will have been in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. I ask Mr. Brady not to forget about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will look after Mr. Brady.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Brady for the correction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Dundalk is there for Senator McGreehan.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to concerns raised by local publicans and vintners' representatives in respect of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21620/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Our time is more or less up now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Taoiseach for his presentation. I also thank his officials, Ms Aingeal O'Donoghue and Mr. Eoghan Duffy, who have been extremely helpful. The Taoiseach got a sample of the way our committee works together and the consensus and the agreement we have. For the information of the members of the committee, we must adjourn now. We have no meeting next week, but the following week...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (27 Apr 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a response will issue to the concerns raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21343/22]