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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Dental Services (16 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 26 September 2023, if he will provide further details to queries (details supplied) with absolute clarification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to concerns raised in respect of the carers allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50405/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (15 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance to review concerns raised by a person in respect of the situation of single applicants (details supplied) and their struggles accessing the help to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (15 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the masterplan for the IDA land bank in Killally, Dundalk; when he expects to see progress on this project and the long-term objectives of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Interest Rates (15 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he can provide advice on the best way forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50132/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the invitation to speak. It is very important that this hearing is being held. I am here in a personal capacity, different from everybody else here, in that my sister is the mother of Rory and of Kathleen. I pay tribute to Ciarán and Orlaith, and to Kathleen who is here behind me in the Gallery. Rory was her brother and her closest friend. He was her...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49662/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the details of the increased cost of business grant to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49838/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the current timeline for the implementation of the extension of child benefit to 18 year olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 412. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on when he expects a motorised transport grant and mobility allowance scheme to be introduced since its abolishment in 2013; what supports are currently available for low-income households to purchase disability-adapted vehicles, notwithstanding the available primary medical certificate tax...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: On behalf of the committee, I very much welcome Professor Jennifer Todd, University College Dublin, and Dr. Joanne McEvoy, University of Aberdeen, who are here to discuss their recent report Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island. I thank them both for attending. I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Professor Todd and Dr. McEvoy. We will now move to the different groups, beginning with Sinn Féin as per the rotation order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Senator Black is next. Before she speaks, I will say that I looked at a television programme she featured in recently. I thought it was a remarkable assessment of her career and ambitions and the work she has done. I congratulate her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does Mr. Molloy wish to comment? He is online.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does Mr. Maskey wish to speak? He had his hand up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do Mr. Molloy or Mr. Maskey wish to come back in there on any of those points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have been very impressed by the work both Professor Todd and Dr. McAvoy have done. They have stimulated a lot of ideas and debate here. I visit the North occasionally and one of the issues I find is that I often end up in these cold halls on estates in the middle of nowhere with very poor infrastructure, and with young people who are completely involved in a struggle to live, to try to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The care of older people in nursing homes like those run by Aperee is a cause of increasing concern for HIQA and others. Sage Advocacy recently published a Red C poll of public opinion on the issue of supports and care for older people. One of the significant findings is the public has a concern that home care and nursing home care have become overly concentrated in the hands of private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to concerns raised about the efficacy of the rail services on the northern line (details supplied); if he can engage with Irish Rail to ensure that these issues are addressed into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48904/23]