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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if employees in the HSE following the launch of a human resources investigation have a veto over the person who carries out that investigation; if proposals have been received from the HSE to end such a veto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the establishment of a central national budget for sudden onset conditions to be operated independently of regular home care packages in the context of a submission (details supplied) in order to relieve some of the enormous pressures on patients and their families, on hospital capacity and to ensure the effective and equitable operation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the mean, median and modal hours per week for home care packages for persons over 65 years of age by county; the percentage of HCPs per head of population of over 65s by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23538/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite bed nights provided for adults in counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of adults for whom respite was provided in counties Louth and Meath in the same years in tabular form; the average number of nights persons were offered over the same years; the method of rolling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 703. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns relating to home care provision by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 826. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position with regard to publishing the childminding action plan; if the concerns of a person (details supplied) about the impact it may have on certain childminders will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23265/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 862. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the perceived unjust system under which carers do not receive qualifying stamps in order to qualify for contributory pensions in view of the significant saving they make for the State in terms of care cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 914. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person receiving a State pension (contributory) over 66 years of age while still working in a full-time position and paying normal rates of PRSI, tax and so on can benefit from paying a reduced PRSI and-or tax contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23878/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 953. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 14 May 2019, if the internal review has been completed; if so, the details of same; when an announcement will be made in order to recommence the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23224/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 955. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter in relation to an assessment of income of a person (details supplied) under social housing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23228/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (30 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 90. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the availability of Versatis patches for persons on a medical card or long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23084/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (30 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans in relation to the possible introduction of lifelong tenancies which are being evaluated at present; the details of his remit in relation to same; if impact studies have been carried out to assess the impact the introduction of such a tenancy will have in the immediate future in terms of termination notices in...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The biggest issue facing our chairmanships collectively today is the Kerins judgment and its impact both on us as officeholders and on the Oireachtas. It is a matter for all of us to deal with individually but, nevertheless, it is important to get a perspective from the Taoiseach's Department on it. The credibility of the Oireachtas is threatened by the finding that we acted unlawfully, or...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is important that we all have an input into that as Chairmen. My point is that we must be seen to engage in reform ourselves.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Taoiseach's comments and I support him in what he said. One of the issues that arises in investigation bodies that are accountable to us is that they only get a proportion, perhaps a minority, of their funding from the taxpayer, such as, for example, through Sport Ireland. While due diligence is carried out in respect of that amount of money, it does not necessarily mean that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (29 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise for being late. I was delayed in Dublin traffic for over an hour. I am sure everyone else has had the same problem. I welcome the regulations and the increased vigilance around attempting to ensure those houses in rent pressure zones are let on longer terms. Does it apply to every single home from 1 July which may be let for a period of up to 14 days? If I am letting a house...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (29 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am referring to a non-principal private residence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (29 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: If I understand this correctly, a person who owns a property in a rent pressure zone that is registered for letting and is not his or her principal private residence who intends to engage in short-term letting will have to apply for planning permission, but that will be restricted to a defined period of 14 days. I am trying to see how people might try to frustrate the new system. If someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (29 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (29 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I agree with what the Minister is doing. I am trying to test it for any weakness.