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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Revenue recognises the body at issue as one that could benefit. I appreciate the Minister looking at it. Perhaps we can discuss it with his Department later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think the term "mental well-being" is relevant there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: At Christmas I met a colleague of Mr. Fleming. Does his organisation have a proper base at the national sports campus yet?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (28 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 195. To ask the Minister for Health if correspondence from a person (details supplied) will be responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the departmental officials and thank the joint committee for taking on board my recommendation that Drogheda be added to the national development plan. It would not have happened without the support of people like Senator Victor Boyhan. I also compliment the officials for listening to me. As they know, I do not always agree with them and vice versa, but in this case they have got...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I had to get that in and was just checking that members are wewake. The point is that the needs of places such as Drogheda as a significant regional growth centre will have to be addressed in the context of local government reform. The conundrum which has not yet been resolved and is hugely pressing locally is that it extends across two boundaries, the boundaries of County Louth and County...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: They first have to get through the game between Louth and Meath. The plan recognises the individuality and identity of each county. To develop a centre for shopping, recreation, amenities and education services we have to find a formula that will works because there is a total disconnect between east Meath and Navan and east Meath and Drogheda. We are much closer together than the boundary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have an answer for Deputy Cowen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: He may not like it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: In reply to my good friend and colleague, Deputy Barry Cowen, the national spatial strategy should have been revised once its cycle came to an end, as he rightly noted. It was a disastrous strategy because very few of the designated areas actually became growth areas. Drogheda which had been omitted from it heretofore actually grew to become the biggest town in Ireland. That is how wrong...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Department could send it on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: They were not all made available. My one was not included initially. I am only joking when I point that out, but I had to chase it up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That would be too strong. There was an error by the consultant who did not include it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Can the Department arrange workshops so that people can drop by to discuss issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I take it that the Department will come to Drogheda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise to Senator Boyhan.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Dáil referred the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 to the select committee on 18 January 2018. The committee commenced its consideration on Committee Stage at the meeting on 28 February last. Today, we will continue our consideration of the Bill and then report back to the Dáil. I remind members and people in the Gallery to switch off their mobile telephones completely...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Prior to the conclusion of our previous meeting, Deputy Troy had moved amendment No. 1 and the Minister had the floor to reply. Does Deputy Troy wish to make any further comments on the amendment?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is a fair point. The Minister said at the last meeting that he would have that amendment for members of the committee. Can he give us an update on it? In the interest of transparent and open debate, it is important that members see his amendment before it can be fully debated. It probably cannot happen on Committee Stage now unless we adjourn it until he can show it to us.