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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: My experience is that tenants, not landlords, are being exploited. I accept and acknowledge that there are excellent landlords. I am talking about those who are exploiting rents in certain parts of my constituency in an appalling way. I hold no flag for them and I never will. I acknowledge everything that Minister - not Minister, Mister, I am promoting him there - Mr. Cussen said. One...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the death of a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8126/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the constrained assessment criteria for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8254/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to add the Drogheda and greater Louth area to the rent pressure zones, RPZs, in view of the new information (details supplied) that shows the correspondence between Louth County Council and the Housing Agency during the consultation period to choose suitable areas for RPZs, in which Louth County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will revisit the decision and designate Drogheda and the greater Louth area in the rent pressure zone, in view of a report (details supplied) that shows the year on year increase in the Louth area now at 17.3% and quarter to quarter 4.2% and average monthly rents at €952; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the Drogheda boundary review; when the final decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8256/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 358. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW's plans for the Westgate House in Drogheda; if the OPW will invest much needed funding to restore the building due to its historic value and position in an area of Drogheda that is in need of revitalisation investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8249/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 419. To ask the Minister for Health how many of the nine speech and language therapists allocated to the Louth and Meath services in 2016 that have started in their roles; if any other staff allocations have been made in this section to date in 2017; and if there are plans to allocate any further resources to the area in 2017 for the Louth and Meath area [8258/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for counties Louth and Meath for speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 432. To ask the Minister for Health if under existing legislation products containing CBD oil could be provided to patients here without breaking the law under the Misuse of Drugs legislation. [8277/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the HPRA report on cannabis for medical use [8664/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Ardee bypass; when work on the bypass will take place; the available details surrounding the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8250/17]

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I extend my thanks for the invitation to attend the Fianna Fáil Brexit summit in County Louth. I also thank the Sinn Féin representatives who attended the Fine Gael summit on Drogheda. This shows that the parties across this House are working together on a very important issue. I am speaking here tonight in my role as chairman of the Fine Gael Brexit committee. We have visited...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Worse?

US Executive Order on Immigration: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I agree that the Taoiseach must visit the White House as it is important to do so. I profoundly disagree with the policies of President Trump and I think most people in this country probably do. That does not mean we should not visit a country which has received millions of Irish emigrants over generations and centuries. When Irish people went there first, they were of the wrong religion,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Project for Eastern and Midlands Region: Irish Water (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: What happened to the Garryhinch proposal? If it is not included, it would be a huge disaster for the project. I was involved in a previous life as a Minister of State is setting up this wonderful body called Irish Water, for which I have suffered greatly. Apart from losing my job for telling the truth, which is something that should not happen to a good politician like me, the biggest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Project for Eastern and Midlands Region: Irish Water (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I must speak about the Trump Administration in the Dáil shortly so I hope I get answers to my questions. I am unhappy with what I have heard. What is the headway between supply and demand in the greater Dublin area today? Is it between 3% to 4%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Project for Eastern and Midlands Region: Irish Water (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The simple sum is that if demand increases we cannot supply it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Project for Eastern and Midlands Region: Irish Water (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: If there is an interruption in supply we are bunched. There is no way any of the other rivers or sources of water, groundwater or otherwise, can meet the demand for water in Dublin. I can be corrected on the exact location of the following. Due to a major supply going into Dublin and a geological fault in the rock, and theoretically it could happen tomorrow or in 1,000 years, there could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Project for Eastern and Midlands Region: Irish Water (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: No. When this project is constructed what is Irish Water's reservoir timeline? When Garryhinch existed there was a six-month reserve of water for the whole of Dublin. In other words, there was a reservoir that could hold a six-month supply. That is what I was told. Mr. Grant is shaking his head but I have the documents that were given to me in my office. If supply was interrupted one...