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

Fergus O'Dowd: 591. 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. [48004/18]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 592. 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. [48065/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (20 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a mechanism that can be availed of in a circumstance (details supplied). [47704/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (20 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when final decisions on projects (details supplied) are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (20 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when final decisions on projects (details supplied) are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48006/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (20 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the investigation by the local government auditor into payments made by Meath County Council to a company (details supplied) in 2008 and 2009 is progressing; if the investigation has established that payments made to this company should have been paid to another company for work it carried out for the...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: There was "the County of the Town of Drogheda" which was abolished in the 1890 local government reform. At one stage-----

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: At one stage, we had a Member of Parliament, MP. I would not object to having been the MP at that time.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: An excellent one, the very best.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I cannot hear him but I know he is echoing my views. It is serious and if that were to happen I would have done my job as a Deputy for my area. I believe the Minister of State is fully aware and alert to the issue. The restoration of local power is important and I welcome the changes the Minister of State is making. I was a member of a council for 27 years or more. The difficulty...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Itwas absolutely wrong. As the Deputies opposite know, they caused the collapse of the economy and we were in debt all over the place but that was a bad decision. Now is the time to redress the wrong that was done. I know the Minister of State will comment on this in his reply.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ba mhaith liom i dtús báire fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. Admhaím gur Bhille tábhachtach é an Bille seo. Caithfimid go léir anois díriú ar na toghcháin atá le teacht an bhliain seo chugainn agus ar iarrthóirí a phiocadh sna dúthaigh ina mbeidh comhairleoirí á toghadh. The...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thought that noise was one of my supporters getting into the House. I have lost my train of thought.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would never forget Drogheda and I hope it never forgets me.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Drogheda is the largest conurbation in the country that is not a city. According to data released by the Central Statistics Office, Drogheda has a population of more than 40,000. It is a huge area. The population of Drogheda is larger than the populations of a significant number of counties. Outside the main cities, Drogheda is the largest town in Ireland. It is bigger than Dundalk. It...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am aware of the problems that exist in the locality. I am particularly aware of the wishes of Meath jersey holders, who are very good footballers. Unfortunately, we have trouble catching up with them when we are playing games of football. I am not speaking about the issues relating to east Meath that have been raised by other parties. I do not think it will be necessary to take over...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all necessary resources will be made available to An Garda Síochána in Drogheda, County Louth, in view of the serious and concerning criminal activity that has taken place over the past number of days (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47528/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (15 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 132. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the policy on out-of-hours general practitioner services in circumstances in which a person's general practitioner is not in the locality of the person's home and the individual needs medical treatment such as in a case (details supplied); if changes can be made to this policy to avoid similar cases; and if he will make a statement on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (14 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hear, hear.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (14 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hear, hear.