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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: If we agree the heads of the Bill then the legislation comes into the Oireachtas. The Minister will then have a commentary on what we said and on the main points that we made. If anything is not changed in the Bill that we wanted to change then we can change it while the Bill is progressing. That is the way things work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: And protect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Did some people contact the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I hope that this debate will do so. This is our second discussion of this topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: In terms of the legislation, anybody who is a rickshaw user, rickshaw owner, rickshaw cyclist or whatever one wants to call them given the different combinations of rickshaw, can write to the committee or the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will make sure that the Department knows.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I suppose due process allows them to have the opportunity of listening to our dulcet tones in here but, more important, they can read or listen to the debates and this discussion. In the Oireachtas if we pass the heads of the Bill, which I presume we will now, and they are agreed, then we can move on to the next Stage where the Minister will bring in the legislation and then we will have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that totally. Whenever it is, we can inform the debate as we go along. I think everybody is happy with the situation. I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. The committee is now able to conclude its consideration of the general scheme of the legislation and, accordingly, report back to the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated date on which a school (details supplied) will open for its first term; the expected length of time the school will be in temporary accommodation before the school building project is completed; if the temporary accommodation will be based on the same site as the new school; if the site location has been chosen; if so, the site;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (27 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 420. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 6 November 2018, if a reply will issue in relation to outlining an independent appeals process as requested but was not responded in the reply received from the HSE. [49252/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (27 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49555/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protections) Bill 2018: Discussion (22 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome any debate on this issue. Where a student lives can be an issue. Students have very long commutes. We met some students recently in another committee that I am on and they are travelling extremely long distances, they have a very low income and it is very difficult for them to live or study. I do not disagree with anything that is being said here but the Government should use...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (22 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 116. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for drug addiction services in Drogheda in view of the crisis that has led to worrying events requiring a significant and costly Garda response; if an emergency meeting will be held to assess and plan an urgent outreach response to address the rise in drug addiction in the Drogheda area; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if there was an underspend in the 2017 social inclusion budget for counties Louth and Meath; if so, the amount; the groups the underspend was distributed to; if there was a set criteria for which these moneys were allocated; if so, the criteria; the members of the HSE that make the final decision on these funds; if the local drug task force and its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (22 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the newly agreed respite contract for persons with disabilities in north County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48802/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (20 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 589. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a final decision on projects (details supplied) is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (20 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 590. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when final decisions on projects (details supplied) are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47984/18]