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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I regret that I remain cynical about our builders, not just in the context of my past experience but also on foot of my current experience. About a month ago I visited a local authority building site where houses have been completed in the past couple of years. I visited a particular house the interior of which had been destroyed with condensation. The tenant had gone through numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (5 Apr 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 361. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeframe for the date for publishing an interim report into the Tuam mother and baby home. [16956/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (4 Apr 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding persons who have purchased tax-saver commuting tickets who have had to pay for private or alternative transport to work during the Bus Éireann strike; if there is a procedure in place to claim back expenses incurred during the dispute; and if there is a procedure in order to claim back moneys paid on the tax...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if local authorities nationwide have the power to purchase, outside of the Rebuilding Ireland strategy, homes that have been made available to purchase by their owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15833/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (30 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15860/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there will be in increase in the number of community welfare officers employed in the Drogheda Intreo centre in view of the recent closure of clinics (details supplied) all of which will see an increase in the already large volume of work the officers have in the Drogheda office. [15636/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (29 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of operating driver test centres nationwide under the headings of the rent paid for each location and the metre squared of each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (29 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tests carried out at each location in 2016 with regard to each operating driver test location nationwide; the success and failure rates at each location in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15657/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on concerns raised in correspondence (details attached). [14812/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (28 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the refusal of a choice home loan application in respect of a person (details supplied). [14833/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (28 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and location of welfare clinics that have been closed and moved to other locations in the past two years, such as the proposed closure of welfare services in Duleek and Laytown, County Meath; the cost of the provision for each such service; the reason for closure; if he will reconsider the closure of Duleek and Laytown services; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time by three month periods, for example, zero to three months, three to six months and so on, persons are waiting for dental surgery in each county, broken down by categories (details supplied); the total number on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (22 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists employed in full-time, part-time and on contract by the Health Service Executive by county; the number of persons, both children and adults, awaiting therapy; the waiting times for each county; the number of posts unfilled by county; the length of time they have been left unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 88. To ask the Taoiseach the total amount spent externally by his Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitors firms involved; the barristers, junior and senior, that provided services to his Department for each such year; the amounts paid to each firm or person. [14139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with a person (details supplied) and respond directly to a matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond directly regarding the current financial rules that apply to American retirees wishing to retire here (details supplied); her immediate plans to change the current requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12983/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent externally by her Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitor firms involved; the barristers, junior and senior, who provided services to her Department for each such year; the amounts paid to each firm or person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14136/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent externally by his Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitors firms involved; the barristers, junior and senior, that provided services to his Department for each such year; the amounts paid to each firm or person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14132/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on proposals to transfer patronage of schools through reconfiguration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the total amount spent externally by his Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitors firms involved; the barristers, junior and senior, who provided services to his Department for each such year; the amounts paid to each firm or person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14130/17]