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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Drugs Strategy (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not accept that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Drugs Strategy (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate that the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, has read the statement he was given but I take serious issue with the last paragraph that said "The Minister of State would point out that the introduction of measures to address drug related activity in the Drogheda area primarily come within the remit of our colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality in the first...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Drugs Strategy (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of information before I start, I asked for the Minister of State with responsibility for the national drug strategy to be present to hear the debate and I want to check whether she is coming. Will the Minister of State who is present inform me as to where she is before I start?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Drugs Strategy (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am very unhappy with this. I cannot think of anything more important for which the Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy should be present than to listen to me speak as a representative of a community suffering greatly because of drug crime. People have been shot at and have been petrol bombed. Communities have been left unaided and unsupported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 18 December 2018, the latest figures for County Louth and the national figures for 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20995/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have to chair a meeting soon so I will miss some of the commentary. I welcome our guests. It is very interesting and enlightening. They are at the cutting edge of what we should be doing. What they are doing is not being done everywhere, as they have stated. They clearly have the energy, knowledge base, enthusiasm and professionalism. How do we replicate that across the country in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Who funded that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It makes a considerable difference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Older people absolutely need this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: What about the ESB? It proposed a pay-as-you-save scheme about three years ago. I presume it would be put into resources on which one would get a quick return. Mr. Kenny seemed to say that, notwithstanding that the alternative is so cheap, we still need to do this. He is really saying we should bring on the carbon tax and force change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am just trying to understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Older people need home heating most but probably have the least income to pay. The impact on them has to be significantly reduced. Does that make sense? Whatever we do, we should protect older people from the impact of the tax on their capacity to live and heat their homes. I know there is a special system of grants for-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We need insulation as opposed to anything else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputies Catherine Murphy and Imelda Munster. Before we continue I ask that members turn off their mobile phones completely as they interfere with the recording equipment. Are there any matters that members wish to discuss in private session? Yes. I propose that the committee continues in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we commence the main business of the meeting, the committee must agree the minutes of the meetings of 3, 4, 9, 10 and 16 April, which have been circulated. Are there any matters arising? No. The minutes are agreed. I turn to correspondence. On our recent hearings on governance and related matters concerning the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, we received a significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: He and others want to make a presentation on an anomaly regarding the representation of Irish athletes competing in international competitions. In their correspondence they say that due to some issues, certain athletes cannot be included in national teams. It would be best for them to explain it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We can ask them to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is a good start. I am in the members' hands. What will we do? We will note that correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is the view of the meeting. I propose that the committee will write back to request more detail on their proposals and to come back to us.