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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is undertaking to ensure adequate farm safety training is provided to farmers in order to help reduce the unacceptably high number of fatal farm accidents each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41488/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 100. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the restart grant plus scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41890/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding CIÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41117/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of on-track bookmakers access to the Covid restrictions support scheme will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will respond to queries raised by the director of an arts centre (details attached) in relation to the most recent phase 3 announcements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41087/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planning position in regard to the new post-primary ETSS school for south Drogheda, County Louth; if she will provide other relevant updates on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41568/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Senator Annie Hoey, Chris Hazzard MP, Paul Maskey MP, and Francie Molloy MP. Senator Emer Currie will be late as she has a Commencement matter in the Seanad. I request members to sit only in the permitted seats and in front of the available microphones to ensure that they are heard. This is important as not doing so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Professor Fitzgerald. He raised some very weighty and important issues in his paper. I look forward to his colleague's presentation. We will then open the meeting up to debate. Clearly, there is a significant amount of work for those of us who believe in a united Ireland in terms of economic improvements, progress and education. It appears to be a massive task. Professor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course. We have already had a request from Sinn Féin. Two members have to leave the meeting early so we will take their requests first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fine Gael forgives you for taking the space.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am glad to hear that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we go to Fine Gael, I want to get a summary of what Professor FitzGerald said. Putting aside whether one believes in a united Ireland, unless one can get educational attainment and productivity levels up in Northern Ireland, people will never achieve their highest potential. The key question is how to do that if the choice between grammar school and other schools is divisive in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is the curriculum in the other schools the problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: The other part of Professor FitzGerald's social research is the question of the failure to invest in adequate productive infrastructure. Would he define that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: On the professor's final point, from what I understand, the deficit is to the west in the north, rather than to the east. Is it not the case that the road infrastructure is particularly poor in respect of the links between the Belfast to Dublin corridor and Derry and Tyrone? Is he, therefore, saying that significant further investment in that infrastructure will be hugely important to those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Mr. John Finucane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: We cannot hear Professor Morgenroth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Senator Black and apologise for forgetting to call her as an Independent in the first round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before the witnesses answer those questions, we have a slight difficulty with time. We must be out of here by 3.30 p.m. We have no choice as the room must be sanitised in an appropriate way before the next group comes in. We have very little time left. I hope to take the next speakers in the order of Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, SDLP, Alliance and Fine Gael. We might squeeze them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to try to get everybody in by rotation so there is no problem. I will, however, taking them as I outlined, which is fair to everybody.