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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Reliefs (22 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions that have taken place to date between the NTA and his Department in relation to additional supports and changes to the taxsaver scheme that will acknowledge the change in working patterns and the significant impact the pandemic has had on ticket holders and monies spent to date and impending charges; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that have taken place to date between the NTA and his Department in relation to additional supports and changes to the taxsaver scheme that will acknowledge the change in working patterns and the significant impact the pandemic has had on ticket holders and monies spent to date and impending charges; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2022 (21 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Westgate Vision plan to regenerate the Westgate area in Drogheda, County Louth through the urban regeneration and development fund; the expected dates for progression of the project to a category A application; if other relevant details will be provided following the recent appointment of consultants and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (21 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of discussions that have taken place within her Department notwithstanding the creation of the community safety innovation fund on whether monies seized under the statutory remit of the Criminal Assets Bureau will be redirected to local frontline community services in areas most affected by criminality; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (21 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 515. To ask the Minister for Health the community health organisations within the State which offer electricity subsidies to patients who suffer from COPD or similar illnesses which result in excessive use of oxygen machines and so on, in particular, in cases in which those persons are in low-income households; the reason a disparity appears to remain across different CHOs which clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cycling Facilities (21 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 704. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the proposed works for the Mell Greenway, Drogheda for which Louth County Council received €200,000 through the outdoor recreational scheme in February 2020; if the new resubmitted plans have been approved; if there are timelines for a commencement of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to expand the DART to Drogheda and the electrification plans for the northern line; the expected timeline for the proposed diesel hybrid fleet to commence services to Drogheda ahead of the electrification; if any other relevant detail will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43907/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Drogheda is rapidly growing into a city. There is phenomenal growth in our town and over 40,000 people reside there now. In east Meath and south Louth there is huge growth in the population. Key and central to this growth is adequate and appropriate transport locally and nationally, and there are weekly applications - some very controversial - under strategic housing developments to An...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the commitment to extend the DART to Drogheda and I am meeting Jim Meade, the chief executive of Irish Rail, next week to discuss further plans they may have for that. It is absolutely critical that the Minister continues with the commitment that is there. I have no doubt he will be aware, as I am from listening to the radio this morning, of the backup of traffic in Julianstown...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is very welcome. The key point is that Drogheda will become a major regional transport hub. Hopefully we will have a new station in north Drogheda, and Laytown itself will become a DART station. The frequency of commuter services between Dundalk and the whole north east will also be significantly improved by making Drogheda city a hub for rail transport.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister. The point is that people like Councillor Dolores Minogue, who is a former chairman of Louth County Council, have fought very hard for improved quality of life in Ardee. There has been significant investment in Ardee Castle and in urban regeneration. Clearly, the town is ready now having suffered greatly as a result of the recession and so on. For absolute clarity,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister's commitment to towns but I do not hear his absolute commitment to Ardee. I still hear ambiguity in what he is saying. As far as I am concerned as a backbencher in this Government, it is in the national development plan. That, to me, is sacrosanct and it cannot and must not be changed. The people of Ardee will not accept that it should be changed, after waiting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the Ardee bypass; the funding spent to date on the project; the targeted timelines for commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43908/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ardee town has been choked with traffic for decades. Fumes and heavy goods vehicles clog the town. It is critical that the bypass be built. Money has been allocated to it. How much funding has been spent to date, what are the timelines for commencement, and will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (16 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a series of queries (details supplied) in respect of the Companies Registration Office will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (15 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent visit to the UK and the meetings with his UK counterparts on issues including Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43371/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the recent purchase by the IDA of two land banks in County Louth; the plans for these sites; if any other associated details in relation to same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43372/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 139. To ask the Taoiseach the current policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in his Department and in each State and semi-State body under the aegis of his Department; the disability quota of his Department at present; if there is an active campaign to increase the disability workforce from the current target of 3% to a minimum of 6% by 2024; if this quota has now been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations in respect of the need to regularise the employment status of school secretaries in primary schools throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43915/21]