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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, fine. That is no problem. Mr. McCann might get a good GPS on it if he is getting one. I call Ms Claire Hanna from the SDLP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise; we must move on. I call Senator Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have ten minutes left. We are into Sinn Féin time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are back to Sinn Féin. We have ten minutes. That will bring us up to the very end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Finucane should go ahead. We can see him but we cannot hear him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have to finish very shortly. We must vacate the room at 2.30 p.m. exactly so there are three minutes remaining. While Ms Diver is forming her final opinion, I take the opportunity to thank her, Mr. McCann and Mr. Quinn for attending and giving us an insight into their thinking and their proposals. I laud them on the work they are doing and will continue to do. There is a new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Ms Diver. We must adjourn now. I thank everybody for contributing.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is some good news to report on an issue I raised with the Minister in the recent past. The HSE has decided to have a vaccination centre in Drogheda, the largest town in the country, where I live. That is welcome and any support the Minister can give through his office to ensure the centre is staffed with enough vaccinators to vaccinate the population as the vaccines come through would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Apr 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a proposal raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will forward same to the relevant procurement officials if appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if the operation of the stay and spend incentive will be reviewed in view of the impact of successive lockdowns on the scheme, which has good potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if engagement has been held on the use of the tax system to support householders with the cost of renovations and retrofit projects both to combat climate change and ensure that accommodation is suitable for persons at all life stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Retail Sector (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the current pressure on retailers will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Rights (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the queries raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to taking a holiday abroad in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 431. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions taken to actively deter short-term holiday lets during level 5 restrictions that have been the subject of social gatherings and parties in direct conflict with level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Correspondence (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 982. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE addiction treatment centre on the Donore Road, Drogheda, County Louth; if the centre is now operational again following its designation in 2020 as a Covid-19 assessment hub; the addiction services that have been put back into operation; the number of addiction-related service staff that are on site; the cost to date that the HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1157. To ask the Minister for Health the process that was undertaken in order to reach the agreement in regard to the RCSI taking over operational management of Dealgan House nursing home in County Louth on 17 April 2020; the persons involved in the decision-making process; and the minutes or details of the meetings that took place to form and implement this decision. [17386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1158. To ask the Minister for Health if the RCSI had to seek approval from the HSE and or his Department beforehand in relation to the operational takeover by the RCSI of Dealgan House. [17387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1159. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment was carried out on the tragic situation that was evolving in Dealgan House in advance of the takeover by the RCSI; if so, the conclusions of the assessment; and if the assessment can be made public. [17388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (31 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed directly from within the HSE in home care services nationally in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO area and subdivided by grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17390/21]