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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Recognition (3 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding changing a name by deed poll; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12035/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 782. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns raised in respect of a general practitioner practice (details supplied) in County Louth that had to cancel a vaccine clinic for patients over 85 years of age due to the non-delivery of vaccines will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11249/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Táimid ag tosú an chruinnithe sa Dáil inniu. Ós rud é gur Seachtain na Gaeilge atá ann, d’iarr mé ar chléireach an choiste go mbeadh seirbhís curtha ar fáil d’aon duine a theastódh sí uaidh nó uathaí. Aon duine nach bhfuil Gaeilge acu, beimid ag caint trí Bhéarla freisin. Beidh an cruinniú...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Gabhaim buíochas le Niall Comer. Ar mhiste le haon duine dá chomhghleacaithe aon rud a rá anois láithreach sula rachaimid timpeall na bpáirtithe atá i láthair anseo nó ar an Idirlíon? Tá cead cainte ag aon duine den toscaireacht.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Gabhaim míle buíochas le Julian de Spáinn. Rachaimid timpeall dóibh siúd atá anseo sa Teach agus dóibh siúd atá linn ar an Idirlíon. Tosóidh mé le Fianna Fáil. Tá an floor ag an Teachta Smith. Is féidir leis caint i mBéarla nó i nGaeilge; there is automatic translation anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is féidir leis an Teachta í a úsáid, mar sin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Tá Gaolainn bhreá ag an Teachta. Ar mhaith leis aon cheist a chur ar an toscaireacht?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Glaoim ar an Seanadóir Currie. Ina dhiaidh sin, labhróidh comhalta de chuid Shinn Féin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I said earlier that I would call on speakers in the order outlined-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is no problem. If the Senator wants to wait, there is no issue with that at all. Níl aon dabht faoi sin. I would just like to ask ceist amháin, mas féidir liom. Tá na finnéithe tar éis a rá go gcaithfimid scríobh chuig roinnt daoine. Aontaím go gcaithfimid brú a chur láithreach ar na Rialtais agus ar na daoine atá i...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deir tú go bhfuil an Bille ann ach nach bhfuil sé curtha faoi bhráid na polaiteoirí sa Tuaisceart. An bhfuil bac polaitíochta ag baint leis sin? Is that a political barrier, if the legislation is ready and if it is proofed and ready to run is it a political impasse, basically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Glaoim ar Theachta ó Shinn Féin. Gabh mo leithscéal, ba mhaith leis an Seanadóir Emer Currie labhairt anois. You want to speak now, sorry, excuse me. The Sinn Féin members have no objection so that is fine. I apologise to the Senator, I am just trying to handle everybody fairly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Aontaím go mór leis na tuairimí a nocht an Seanadóir ansin. Ar mhaith le haon chomhalta eile ó Shinn Féin aon rud eile a rá? I appreciate the points the Senator makes and their thrust is very important. There is a technical problem but that need not worry us. If we have to pass a motion, in theory we technically need to have three days' notice from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: The problem we have is purely technical. There is no problem with writing. We can write and say that following our meeting today, we are extremely concerned at the lack of progress on this issue. We can then put down the motion, technically, and I can get the clerk's opinion on that. It is only a technicality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not in any way interfering with the thrust, the spirit and the inclusivity of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: An bhfuil éinne eile ag iarraidh teacht isteach? Tá comhaltaí agus finnéithe ar an Idirlíon ag iarraidh teacht isteach freisin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Sin cheist mhaith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Sin cheist mhaith thábhachtach. I do not want to be rude to the next speaker but I want people online to know that we are conscious of them being present and their wish to speak. I ask the clerk to tell me if anybody online wishes to speak because I cannot see them. I know they will understand that. I call Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Táimid ag fanacht ar freagra ó Chonradh na Gaeilge ar cheist Mr. Finucane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Teastaíonn uaidh Dr. Niall Comer as Conradh na Gaeilge freagra a thabhairt ar an gceist sin. Sula thosaíonn sé, is iad na daoine eile atá ag lorg cead cainte ina dhiaidh ná an Seanadóir Rónán Mullen, Dr. Stephen Farry MP, agus an Seanadóir Frances Black.