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Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Most of the debate here has been about housing and that is also the issue which I want to raise, but in a different way. I represent the constituency of Louth and east Meath where large housing developments are proceeding apace, particularly around Drogheda. The whole town is chock-a-block with traffic and major development needs remain unmet in the context of its designation as a regional...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I also raise the national issue of housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancies and inspections being restricted because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last year in Dublin, 10,500 homes were inspected for basic human needs, namely, adequate water, light, etc. Some 76% of these homes failed the inspections. I welcome the change the Minister made in the regulations requiring...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps the Minister could reply to me in writing further on that issue because I have some other questions.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is not acceptable to the people who have been talking to me. I accept that the HSE is accountable but I am waiting to get an answer from it, as are many of the workers in the hospital. They are angry, concerned and frustrated. What happened at the Coombe hospital and elsewhere is not acceptable. I appreciate that this is not the Minister's fault. My other question is on...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister to the House, and I have some serious questions to ask him. First, I pay tribute to people working in nursing homes where people are seriously ill, to the doctors, the nurses and the families who cannot visit their relatives and who are waiting, worried and extremely distressed. I welcome any initiatives the Minister can continue to undertake to supply services where...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if supports are available to families who have been awarded custody of their biological children through a legal process which has subsequently caused overcrowding in the existing property; if there are funding schemes which can be accessed for families in such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 295. To ask the Minister for Health the specialist and dedicated diabetic services and personnel available in County Louth in the community, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and in Louth County Hospital for patients with diabetes; his plans to increase availability and resources to treat such patients and to further improve services; if there are vacancies or gaps in the services;...

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Covid Restrictions Support Scheme) (Percentage Adjustment) Order 2021: Motion (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the debate and the Covid restriction support scheme. In my constituency, 820 businesses have benefited thus far, to the tune of €7.9 million, while nationally, notwithstanding the points made during the debate, more than 19,500 businesses are receiving supports worth €221 million. I come from a Border county, which is suffering greatly as a result of Covid and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures to be undertaken by Irish citizens wishing to return from abroad who have had a positive Covid-19 test result but who are now outside of the 10-day isolation period with the relevant paperwork to correlate; the procedure and person or body the persons should contact in such a scenario; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to an urgent issue in relation to Brexit associated delays for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if a response will issue regarding concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of the temporary wage subsidy scheme and possible issues arising; the measures that should be undertaken in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to financial support measures for Irish pilots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3884/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to a further extension of VAT for the motor trade industry given the ongoing economic damage caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4357/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 267. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 320 of 29 September 2020, the status of the proposed transfer of Westgate House, Drogheda to Louth County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 287. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a query raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4212/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Inspections (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if housing assistance payment, HAP, inspections are being carried out by local authorities during level 5 restrictions; if not, if he will consider reviewing the matter on the basis that the number awaiting inspection will continue to grow to an unmanageable level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Help-To-Buy Scheme (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4020/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 377. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if further consideration has been given to the abolishment of the current cost of a ten-year passport for a senior citizen in particular if the person can show they are of a low income, for example, for persons in receipt of the fuel allowance on their State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) about financial support measures for Irish pilots; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3874/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Integration Policy (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 546. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/21]