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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I acknowledge the great work the Garda is doing and the Minister's personal interest in this matter. His visit to the town was important. However, the fact remains that Drogheda does not have an adequate number of gardaí. The extra 18 gardaí are welcome and have transformed Drogheda, giving confidence to the community. However, they are needed into the future. I wrote to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, to the House and acknowledge his interest in the issue I am raising, namely, increased criminality and the ongoing drugs war in Drogheda. As the Minister will be aware, we had a briefing from the chief superintendent and superintendent in Drogheda outlining the difficulties and problems they are facing and the resources,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address range anxiety and to develop a network of electric vehicle chargers nationwide that would support 500,000 electric vehicles. [53197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if another call for applications for the climate action fund will be made in the future further to the announcement of the first successful projects in late November 2018. [53198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding deferred payments on VAT and customs duty will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the agreement between his Department and the RCSI hospital group relating to changing the name of a hospital such as the case with Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53226/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the exact number of needles issued under the pharmacy needle exchange programme in all participating pharmacy outlets in County Louth for the previous eight quarters in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53246/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 434. To ask the Minister for Health when methadone service users in County Louth will be able to access methadone prescriptions in the county as opposed to travelling to County Meath for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53247/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (18 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to include boiler replacements under the SEAI standard grants and the SEAI warmer home schemes. [53106/18]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the debate. It is important that it should take place in the House. I listened with great interest to the contributions, especially those of Deputies representing the electoral area directly adjacent to Dublin Airport. As Chairman of the Oireachtas committee dealing with transport, my interest here is to listen to what people are actually saying. What is important, as mentioned...

Local Government Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is an important discussion, even on this Stage of the Bill. I offer my sympathies to the Minister of State who is attempting to solve a problem which is a lively issue in my constituency. I concur with much of what Deputy Naughten said. I will give a factual example to show how unworkable what has been proposed is. Drogheda is in County Louth at the moment but a significant part of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (13 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on concerns raised by a person (details supplied) on the prescribed process regarding the registration of a newborn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52549/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Troy. Will members, please, turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the broadcasting and recording equipment? There is a matter I wish to raise in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The minutes of the meeting on 28 November have been circulated. Are they agreed to? Agreed. Before we commence the main item of business, I wish to deal with some correspondence. No. 2018/363, (a), (b) and (c), is an email from Ms Cathy Corcoran on behalf of the co-working group of the Lower Kimmage Road Residents Association concerning the objections to the Lower Kimmage Road...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Whatever is acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: If it is helpful, we can do two things. First, we will have a meeting next week, at which right now we have no business to conduct. We could use it to address the work programme for the new year. The invitations about which the Deputy talked could then be issued. Would that meet the Deputy's wishes? The meeting is to be held next Wednesday morning, which I am advised by the clerk is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is a very important point. As I understand it, the Minister was anxious that the legislation would proceed, but a number of members felt it should be left until the new year to give it appropriate time, given its importance and the issues affecting their constituencies and so on. I was informed yesterday by the Department that it would not proceed to Committee Stage next week, even if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That leaves a vacant time slot next week. I trust everybody is happy with that proposal. It will not be a long meeting. We can circulate a proposed working programme for next year and we can put Deputy Catherine Murphy's request at the top of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will have all of those. We will ask for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will have them before the meeting. That concludes that item of correspondence, and I trust everybody is happy with that. No. 2018/365 is an email I received concerning the Airport Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill which I circulated to the committee members. A second email was received from another gentleman expressing his views on it, which was circulated to the members. A...