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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: More than 100,000 people have found refuge in our country in recent years from war, famine and so on. Very important decisions have been made. However, the people of Drogheda are extremely angry or concerned at the fact they are losing their only remaining functioning hotel. They are more than willing to play their part but this is not acceptable. They are losing a resource that is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Assemblies (21 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reconsider his local government ministerial nomination to the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly in view of recent matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8388/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (21 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 166. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to the issues raised in the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs report: Taking Stock (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8238/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reviewing a proposal (details supplied) further in relation to driver licence exchange agreement with the USA, considering the precedent which has already been agreed with Canada,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7962/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Media Sector (20 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 330. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7995/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 8 February 2024, if he has the power to appoint an independent, competent and appropriate person to enquire into the issue and report back to him directly on the issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to urgent concerns raised from the local deaf community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7425/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek information on whether the audit tool as referenced in a response from the HSE (details supplied) has been completed and put in place by the national dementia office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7439/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the ongoing and frustrating campaign to remove the M1 tolls which consistently causes serious congestion in the largest town of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7178/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Our young guests have a tour booked for 11 a.m., so we will try to do our public business first. Is that agreed? Agreed. Second, the clerk to the committee proposes eight minutes per group. If we want to go over that, that is fine, but we will start with that anyway. The rotation will be Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Alliance, Independent, Sinn Féin, SDLP and so on....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the witnesses for their thoughtful and considered contributions on the challenges they face in their daily lives and our accountability to them and responsibility to take on board the points they made and act on them. I will explain what will happen now. I will go around the different parties present. There is a clock, not for the witnesses, but for committee members. I never...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Emerald Park.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would anyone else like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do any of the witnesses wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Dr. Farry has two minutes left if he wishes to avail of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have new members with us today. I will take speakers in the order that was agreed at the beginning of the meeting. I am not sure if Claire Hanna is still here. She is obviously very busy. The next speaker on the list is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask our visitors to answer all the questions together towards the end of the meeting. That will save time and allow other people in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: On the issue of Cox's Demesne, I am a local TD and Senator McGahon is a local Senator. I am more than happy to visit it and take up those issues. Drugs have devastated the community in Drogheda in many respects. That is the key issue. It is the same in Belfast, Drogheda and everywhere else with young people. We need much more involvement from statutory and voluntary agencies to tackle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Deputy McAuliffe. That was top class. Perhaps the forum members will come back to us with proposals on what they want us to do. I suggest they give the committee three asks, whatever they might be, and we will come back on them. We can make representations to the different Ministers and Departments, including the shared island unit, on issues the forum might be interested in. ...