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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: There are about 30 seconds left from the ten minutes allocated to your party. As good as Ms O'Donoghue is, I doubt that she will answer all those questions in that time. To be helpful to everybody, I have no issue with the members using up the ten minutes but we are stuck with our timeline. I will give five minutes for a reply and every other group will get the same facility, if that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fine Gael has the next slot. I am not sure who is there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am sorry I cannot see who is speaking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not think Senator McGahon is there so we will go back to the officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: If we extend each section to 15 minutes rather than ten minutes, everybody will have the chance to get in their questions and answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: One of the key submissions made to us is the importance of developing the north west, particularly Derry city, Donegal, Sligo, Fermanagh, Tyrone and so on. Much of the work of the shared island unit is very useful in that respect. I am thinking of the A5 project and the education and co-operation that has been mentioned. Regardless of whether somebody has political views or none, the work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Dr. Farry from the Alliance Party after which we will go back to Ms Hanna of the SDLP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: As we do not seem to be able to make contact with Ms Hanna, I call Ms O'Donoghue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: As Ms Hanna is still not available, I will move on to the Independents and to Aontú. I believe Senator Black was here earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Senator Black. As Deputies Tóibín and McNamara and Senator Mullen are not here, we will go back to our guest, Ms O'Donoghue, to respond to Senator Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will take Ms Hanna, if she is available, and then we will move to Sinn Féin for the final 15 minutes if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We now move on to the last session for Sinn Féin. The speakers will be, in this order, Deputy Conway-Walsh, Ms Michelle Gildernew, MP, and Ms Órfhlaith Begley, MP. Before I call Deputy Conway-Walsh, I will say that we must finish at exactly 11.30 a.m., at which time we have to close shop because of rules on Covid-19, even if we are in mid-sentence. I call Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would Ms O'Donoghue like to answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thought Ms O'Donoghue wanted to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the witnesses for their excellent, inclusive, successful work and for listening to the views of the members of this committee.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (13 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of refurbishment works at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk and Gormanston Camp, County Meath in line with the Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 415. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding pharmacists and their role in delivering Covid-19 vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent inquiry will be set up into the deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Louth in view the one year anniversary of the tragic losses at the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a tax saver annual ticket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/21]