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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (8 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the number of preliminary screenings received by the national safeguarding teams in the HSE in 2017; the number that were of substantiated abuse that required intervention from the teams; the number that were of substantiated abuse in which direct support and intervention was provided by a designated safeguarding officer outside of the relevant teams; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Versatis pain relief plasters under the long term illness scheme; his plans to reintroduce the plasters on the scheme in view of the considerable number of persons that are adversely affected by the withdrawal of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10996/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (8 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on agency staff in large corporations being overlooked or unable to apply for permanent positions within the same company; her plans to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10936/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Litter Pollution Legislation (8 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on concerns raised (details supplied) about the progress of banning micro beads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11385/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (8 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the parameters of the rebuilding home loan scheme to allow persons who have lost a house during the recession or have entered and exited bankruptcy to apply for the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10827/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rural Resettlement Scheme (8 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is currently formulating a rural resettlement scheme; and if so, the details of same. [11225/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will take two Oireachtas Members at a time and I will allow two or three questions each. The first, for the Government side, is Senator Feighan.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome all members to the meeting. The Dáil referred the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 to our select committee on 18 January 2018. At today's meeting, the select committee will consider the Bill on Committee Stage and then report back to the Dáil. I remind members and those in the Public Gallery to switch off their mobile phones completely for the duration of the meeting....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. It is our intention, as a committee, to conclude this Bill today if we can. I am happy to take questions in a minute, if possible, during this afternoon's meeting. The Business Committee organises the affairs of the Dáil. I understand that there may be an intervention by the Business Committee if it decides to close business at a...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am conscious of the important point that the Deputy has made. Perhaps the Minister can make his amendments available as soon as he has them. It is more than likely that Report Stage will not take place for a couple of weeks. I ask him to commit to making his amendments available as soon as possible and, hopefully, within the next couple of days.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will have other amendments, which have been ruled out of order on a technical point, on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I mean amendments from members of the committee and also the Dáil. I shall now refer members to the grouping of amendments for the purpose of debate. I also note that a number of amendments that were submitted by Deputies have been ruled out of order by the Bills Office, and that they have been written to and advised accordingly. Let us proceed to the consideration of the Bill.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Amendment No. 1 is in the name of Deputy Troy and I ask him to speak to his amendment, please.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: To be very clear, this is a committee meeting so people can comment as much as they want as long as they keep to the section. I shall be as respectful and as open as the Chair can be to anyone who wants to comment.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have been advised that I can deal with all of those amendments when we reach the relevant section. The only amendments that have been ruled out of order are in section 3. I can deal with the Deputy's query when we reach section 3. As I have said, there is no restriction on members tabling amendments, just like the Minister has talked about doing for Report Stage.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The amendments were ruled out order purely on technical grounds.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: As Chair, I wish to be helpful. I want the Deputy's question answered.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I can answer the Deputy. The fact that he has not asked it is the whole point. He is referring to amendments in section 3. First, we shall deal with section 1 and his amendment No. 1. When we do so we can move on to section 2, which has no amendments, and then we can deal with section 3. The details have been circulated to the Deputy.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.