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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 218. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she can seek assistance for Irish Ice Hockey for their upcoming trip to the Scotiabank junior hockey tournament in Nova Scotia, Canada in April (details supplied); if the Minister can enquire or advise if any funding would be available to assist the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 558. To ask the Minister for Health to seek information from the management of all acute hospitals as to whether third party companies are contracted to provide medical consultation, advice, reading of scans and so on, outside of normal working hours, where consultants are already employed and on call for the same acute hospital; if so, the reasons for same; if a lack of IT systems are to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on any discussion within his Department in respect of the ongoing and urgent need to remove the Hebble Dredge from the River Boyne in Drogheda following its original sinking in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and his Department can ensure that any and all resources are provided to ensure that an appropriate site is found to recommence driver testing in Drogheda, which is the largest town in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the ways that he is making processes easier for coeliacs to claim tax rebates, with particular consideration to the increasing cost of gluten-free foods which is hitting those on marginal incomes hardest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4445/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering any further easing of VAT rates for retrofitting or renewable energy works or products for domestic purposes, to assist homeowners in reducing reliance on energy providers in what is a crippling energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to make a final decision on the ESB pensions increase request received in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4831/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will do the private business first, if that is agreed. Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Frank Feighan, Mr. Mickey Brady, MP, and Ms Claire Hanna, MP. On behalf of our committee I welcome Mr. Martin Robinson, director of strategy, and Dr. Stuart Mathieson, research manager, InterTradeIreland to discuss the all-Ireland economy. I thank both of them for attending today. Separately, I would like to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Robinson for his statement. I acknowledge the fantastic work InterTradeIreland is doing and how important it is that the benefits and growth continue. North-South interaction involves two-way traffic and is important and productive. Particularly meaningful employment has been provided for many people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Molloy. There is just half a minute left, so we will move on to the next group and keep the time back. The next slot is Fianna Fáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have a couple of quick questions. What is your budget and who funds it?. Is it North-South funding? How do you get your money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: You can do a lot with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: How many full-time and part-time staff do you have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: In your address, you noted that competition emerged as an issue for a quarter of the businesses concerned. How significant is that comment and what, if anything, can we in the South do to address some of those issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is this an issue North and South?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I presume it applies to other businesses as well, other than North-South-focused businesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the witnesses very much for their attendance. The overview they gave is in every sense correct and valid. InterTradeIreland is a cross-Border body set up under strand two with a remit to promote trade and economic co-operation. It is doing that very successfully. There is unanimous support across all the parties and Independents for its activities. As Deputy Conway-Walsh said, if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the needs of coeliac diagnosed children with regard to the ever-growing and welcome roll-out of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to providing a national screening programme for coeliac disease, similar to that of the Italian system where they included a screening programme for one- to 17 year-olds for coeliac disease into their national legislation in late 2023 (details supplied), with consideration that Ireland has one of the highest incidence...