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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1150. To ask the Minister for Health if Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth will remain open into the future following the deferral of its closure in July 2019; the plans of the HSE in place to cater for the service users that will be affected by such a closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35984/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise and outline the measures he will take to address the significant drug-related activity that has escalated in Drogheda, County Louth and its surrounding areas in view of the murder that took place on 27 August 2019 in Clogherhead, County Louth; the action he will take to address the perceived complete lack of drug outreach workers in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding for the proposed Narrow Water bridge between counties Louth and Down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with regard to the draft appraisal for the Julianstown bypass; if the project has been listed as urgent; if the application will be supported in view of more than 20,000 vehicles passing through the village each day, which is similar to the figures prior to the motorway being built which was meant to drastically...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1973. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed date for the completion of the net income limits for social housing assessments review; when it will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1974. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme and the €15,000 minimum income requirement to avail of the scheme due to the significant number of persons being denied the scheme albeit living in the homes for decades in some cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35978/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. Deputy Pat Buckley will substitute on his behalf. We will continue in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we commence the main business of today's proceedings I wish to turn to some housekeeping matters. The minutes of the meeting of 10 July have been circulated. Are there any matters arising? No matters arise. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed? The correspondence will be recorded as read into the minutes. Correspondence 2019/504 is an email from Mary Daly, Department of Transport,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: With the Deputy's consent, I will ask the clerk to write formally to the FAI setting out our views very clearly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: On EU scrutiny, there is just one proposal. It is proposed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with COM (2018) 208. Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome to our meeting Mr. John Treacy, CEO of Sport Ireland, Mr. Kieran Mulvey, chairman of Sport Ireland, Mr. Aidan Horan, chairman of the governance review group and director of the Institute of Public Administration, and Mr. Paul McDermott, from Sport Ireland. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Treacy should put it on the record anyway, even though it is separate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Treacy. I now ask Mr. Horan, director of the Institute of Public Administration, IPA, and chairman of the governance review group, to make his opening statement. While Mr. Horan is getting ready, I propose to the members that we adopt the process we used at the previous meeting where we went round in the order of Deputy Catherine Murphy, because she raised the issue first,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Horan. If it is acceptable we will first take Deputy Murphy, then Fine Gael representatives for ten minutes, Sinn Féin representatives for ten minutes and then on to the Independent members. We will then go back to the members of the committee who have not spoken and then Oireachtas Members who are entitled to be here, if this is fair to everyone. Before we move on, I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am sorry, I did not hear Mr. Mulvey properly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will Mr. Mulvey explain the question the Minister brought up in his letter about the two people-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that. I believe it was unanimous that there should be nobody-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will the witnesses explain why the Minister thought the quorum was two?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is it the case that there is no proposal for two afterwards if this is accepted?