Results 1,021-1,040 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Family Reunification (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is fighting for the return of their two sons from Egypt following a case of parental alienation; if he is aware of the High Court order that issued in December 2022 on the case; if he can outline what supports have been offered by the State to date; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amounts paid for State bodies (details supplied) for each of the years 2020 to date, to include benefit-in-kind payments and any other benefit, similar to the table provided for the DAA returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the benefit-in-kind payments (details supplied) that is paid for by the individual; if not, if it is paid for by the State hence it's inclusion in the final total yearly amounts; the type or types of vehicles used that equates to a payment in 2020 and 2021 of €677 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek an update from the MSO on whether access has been granted to board a ship and carry out the necessary examinations, if he will undertake to write to the Drogheda port authority urging action on this matter, considering the anger of the people of Drogheda at the lack of progress to date since it first sank; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will write to Irish Rail, Louth County Council and the NTA to seek if a feasibility study can be undertaken to look at the provision of a new Drogheda north railway station to prepare for the introduction of DART services to Drogheda in the coming years given the phenomenal population growth in the town and the need to reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what the specific benefit-in-kind payments within Bus Éireann relate to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide clarity on six points concerning data provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35408/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can seek further details on whether the BIK payments for both vehicles and health in a company (details supplied) were paid for by the employee or if it was in addition as part of the employment contract and added into their total remuneration; if he will provide more details on health payments of nearly €12,000 per annum;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 5 July 2023 and the details provided in respect of the IAA and Irish Air Navigation, if he can provide clarity on matters (details supplied). [35521/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 5 July 2023, if he can provide further clarity and a breakdown on the requested information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35585/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 413. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to seek a full update on the Fáilte Ireland Destination Town Plan for Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 414. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm with respect to the provision of a night-time economy manager in Drogheda which will help develop a night-time economy strategy in the town, that the appointed person will work with local businesses and voluntary groups on the Purple Flag award for the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 16 May 2023, if he can outline if this information is now available for review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 790. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process by which HIQA decides and identifies those residential care centres that are deemed to be of serious concern to them regarding the care and welfare of patients, subsequent to the increased inspection of these seriously non-compliant homes; the way in which HIQA decides to ensure compliance and the internal reporting within HIQA to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: With the consent of members, we will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Mickey Brady MP, Colum Eastwood MP and Clare Hanna MP. On behalf of the committee, I very much welcome Professor John Doyle, vice president for research at Dublin City University, DCU; Mr. Gareth Hetherington, director of the economic policy centre at Ulster University; and Professor John FitzGerald, adjunct professor at the department of economics in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Professor Doyle for his very enlightening contribution. He put some challenging questions to which we must find solutions. I now invite Mr. Hetherington, who is joining us online, to make an opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you very much. Important questions have been addressed there. Regarding the post-Brexit, situation, is there any sign of new investment in the North as a result of the access to Europe and to the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that. The point though is that there is a huge opportunity. If that were driven by the political parties there, it would make a huge difference, would it not? It could be transformational because what you seem to be saying, if it is a fair comment, is that the Good Friday Agreement has not brought the benefits we expected to the North but this clearly should.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is social and political. It is the lack of a working Executive administration.