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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (24 Apr 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: 423. To ask the Minister for Health his views on increasing the means allowance for a single person and a couple over 70 years of age for medical cards; his plans to increase the limits to the 2009 or 2013 limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17928/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (19 Apr 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: 166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to expand the parental leave process to further strengthen support for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17214/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Apr 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if reports from parents of children attending a school (details supplied) will be examined; the contractual changes that have taken place since 2017 that may have led to this deficit in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17133/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (19 Apr 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in regard to juvenile arthritis will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17174/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (19 Apr 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to open up the pyrite remediation scheme nationwide to assist homeowners that are adversely affected by same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17148/18]
- Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: If Deputy Fitzpatrick wishes to share time, I will do so. This is very important legislation. It is being driven by a consensus in Europe. It is time for significant change for all of us in the area of data protection. Everybody who deals with people's data needs training in the subject, whether they are in the public or private sectors. As politicians, we deal every day with data...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport, which was referred by the Dáil to the committee with instruction to report back no later than 19 April. I am awaiting the Minister's arrival. He is outside and will be with us shortly. As members are all aware, transport, tourism and sport face challenging times with numerous...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I would like the Secretary General to attend, as it is important.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The meeting is now open to the floor. I have been advised that the normal process is to deal with each programme separately. As such, I ask members to confine initial questions to programme A on civil aviation. When members are satisfied, we will move to the next programme and so on.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: If we keep it to questions, it might help. In fairness, Deputy Catherine Murphy was here first. Like me, she was early.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister can respond in whatever order he wishes.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy O'Keeffe also asked a question.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: While we are waiting, are there other questions members would like to ask? If not, then I will take it that, after this answer, we will move on to programme B, land transport. We will wait for the Minister's response, whenever that is convenient.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Minister revert to him during this meeting?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: That is fine. We will move on to programme B, land transport.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Are there further questions?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the provision in the budget for the expansion of land transport, the investment in roads and, in particular, the extension of the DART to Drogheda. Deputy Munster will agree with me on that. It has the capacity to transform the area, not just for commuters, although that is important, but also in terms of inward travel. The choice in transport that will be offered to the whole...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I will correct the Minister on that.