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Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing us to raise this issue, which represents a decisive moment for this Dáil and for the health services. How can we accept what we saw on the "RTE Investigates" programme last night? The anger and hurt of the families who featured is repeated in thousands of homes throughout the country. We must take decisive action to address these issues. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of stay of residents in public nursing homes and private nursing homes for each of the years 2010 to 2016. [5482/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the total financial contributions by residents of nursing homes of all types made under the NHSS scheme in 2016. [5483/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding inappropriate charging of residents in some private nursing homes. [5484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the levels of nursing cover and skills required to care for residents in nursing homes and arrangements for general practitioner support are in line with international best practice; and his plans to address shortcomings. [5485/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 386. To ask the Minister for Health if residents in all nursing homes are entitled to access independent advocacy regardless of the views of family members and nursing home proprietors. [5487/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (7 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 385. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the views of older persons and their experiences of the NHSS will be included in the ongoing reform of the scheme. [5486/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Controls (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, to discuss this important issue. I absolutely support his initiatives on housing. They are excellent, first class and well thought out, and the intention is good, particularly in rent pressure zones. Having said that, I live in a town where some of the estates are divided. An estate called Beaubec has some of its houses in the rent pressure...

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Controls (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I challenge the criteria being used. I accept and acknowledge there is no political involvement in the formula but the formula is wrong. In Drogheda, rents increased in each of the past six quarters. They have increased by 16% in the past year, which is much in excess of 7%. Poorer families are supported more because they have a greater problem. This is recognised by the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise but I must attend the funeral of one of my wife's relatives after this so I must leave early. I very much welcome the contribution from Dr. Sirr and his colleagues, as well as the Peter McVerry Trust. We need their strong and clear voices on these issues. I support practically everything that was said and I do not disagree with anything. I am trying to think about how we can...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of family units that are recipients of the housing assistance payment within each local authority area and county by location within that authority or county; the amount received by household type and size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4891/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of HAP for each administrative unit or county for 2016; the number of recipients by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4900/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will extend the designated rent pressure zones to County Louth as a matter of urgency. [4926/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of family units that are recipients of the rent allowance within each local authority area and county by location within that authority area or county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 272. To ask the Minister for Health when dental clinics for children will resume in Drogheda in view of the recent closures in the Haymarket and Ballsgrove clinics; his plans to temporarily accommodate the dental clinic in another facility within the Drogheda environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4799/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (31 Jan 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address queries raised by a person (details supplied) on acquiring a visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4469/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (31 Jan 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 745. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider, as part of a collective response to the Brexit result, revisiting the proposals relating to setting up a local enterprise office in Drogheda to service the Drogheda and east Meath area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4015/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jan 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the two delegates and acknowledge their very important address and research and the clarity of their remarks. They have put their finger on the problems and how extreme they will be. The analysis of the Department of Finance is exceptionally clear, but its outlook is predicated on there being minimum intervention by the Government. It shows the worst possible scenario, but,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assess documentation relating to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Jan 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the queries raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1974/17]