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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (13 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of private ambulance cover incurred by each acute hospital for the past 12 months; the number of such individual private ambulance journeys; the method of charging agreed (details supplied); the name of the companies involved; the amount received by each such ambulance company; the reason such private ambulances were used; the number of HSE or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (13 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 696. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding funding for heritage sites in County Louth; the sites in the care of the OPW, local authority or otherwise; the funding provided by her Department for same in 2017 and proposed for 2018; if St. Laurence’s Gate in Drogheda is funded by her Department; if an application for funds for this gate was...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is a very important debate. There are differing views on either side of the House. I would like to share my thoughts with those who are concerned about this issue. One of the saddest images of how alcohol affects people is the road safety advertisement which shows a mother looking at a picture of her child after the latter was killed in a road traffic accident because somebody was...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy had to stop talking.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Until 10 p.m.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a reply will issue to a query from a person (details supplied) regarding the proposed exemption from fines for public bodies for breaches of the proposed Data Protection Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Correspondence (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 211. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6570/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if the electricity subsidy available in some CHO areas will be extended nationally to persons with COPD living at home that use oxygen for more than 16 hours per day (details supplied). [6571/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask members, witnesses and those in the Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones. As agreed at our previous meeting, we will deal with correspondence received before the main business of the meeting. No. 2018/205 is an email from Ms Cáit Hayes forwarding a briefing document regarding COM (2017) 647, on which the Houses of the Oireachtas submitted a reasoned opinion. It is proposed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the accessibility of public transport for people with disabilities. This is the fourth of a series of meetings the joint committee has convened on the issue. We have previously heard from transport users and, more recently, transport operators. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport will attend later. I welcome Ms Alannah Murray and Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you for your clear and moving witness. The heart of what you are saying is that our system is unequal and unfair and that you are being placed at a significant disadvantage as a result of what has happened to you and having to go through that process. Is Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus your main transport carrier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: You said that you were left stranded 20 times in the last year. That is appalling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Notwithstanding the rule that exists at present, if there was an obligation on the carrier whereby if the bus was unable to facilitate your access it would be obliged to pay for a taxi to bring you to your destination, would that make a difference? I agree with you about the delay in having to book in advance, but what if you were guaranteed to get to your journey's end at the carrier's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: One of our recommendations could be an obligation on the transport provider to have a wheelchair accessible taxi.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That would get you there notwithstanding that you have to book in advance. The order for the questions are the representatives of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. I call Senator O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: He is an employee in the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is the battle we will have to win.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: As regards the 20 journeys on which the company was unable to facilitate Ms Murray, despite the notice given, were many of them to college?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is unacceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ms Murray is entitled to the same service as everybody else. I remind members that as she will have to leave soon, we are taking questions only to her at this point. We will soon come to Mr. Moran whose main issue is transport on the DART.