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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Global Resettlement Needs and Related Matters: UNHCR (24 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: But we had-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Global Resettlement Needs and Related Matters: UNHCR (24 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Very.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Global Resettlement Needs and Related Matters: UNHCR (24 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, but I welcome Ms Magennis's comments and clarity. In particular, I welcome her final point. I know people whose children were born in this country and are now in secondary school yet whose cases have still not been decided. Clearly, they should be allowed to stay. I agree with Ms Magennis. It is a failure on our part not to deal with this situation with total clarity. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (24 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the list of towns eligible for the Living City initiative, introduced in the Finance Bill 2013, to include Drogheda and Dundalk in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25259/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (24 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Allied Irish Banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (23 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 353. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the provision of a new courthouse for Drogheda in County Louth; the timeframe for construction; the number expected to be employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24515/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 600. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will restore the Drogheda Borough Council and make it more accountable to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24876/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Reports (18 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take following a recent inspector's report into a centre for persons with disabilities (details supplied) in County Louth, where the findings of the inspection identified major non-compliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (17 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister's hands-on approach to such issues provides the necessary leadership and clarity in this matter. I look forward to the circulation by him of further details when they become available to him.

Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (17 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am aware of his commitment to ensuring the transparency and accountability of the Department in regard to BSE. I welcome the clarity he has brought to the detection of a possible case of BSE in my county of Louth. I am aware of how isolated this case is and that its detection indicates the checks and balances in our system are robust and stand up to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (17 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, on a farm in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24009/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (17 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 149. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the concerns of the head of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, (details supplied) as expressed in The Irish Times on 8 June 2015 regarding Louth-Meath child protection services; the action that is necessary to ensure a rapid improvement in these services; the way this situation has arisen and the concerns he has. [24058/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Beit Collection (17 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 280. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the recent press report regarding the Alfred Beit Collection (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24019/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I was just reflecting on the point made there and I agree with Dr. Reidy's comment about encouraging people to vote. I am unsure whether Professor Farrell referred to this - I note his observation about voting in shopping centres, that is, where people actually go - but having a day for voting and whether we really have experimented with Saturdays or Sundays, which for many people are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I did not interrupt the Senator. The Government put that to the people, they gave a result and the Government accepted it. The other reform proposed by the Government concerned the power of Oireachtas committees, which was put to the people. That was turned down but to state there was no reform is not accurate. The other point I wish to make concerns the question of local government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not disagree with what Mr. John O'Dowd states but perhaps I did not make my point sufficiently clearly. Local government is both hugely expensive and extremely important. The problem is that it is currently not functioning either adequately or well. The authorities in the bigger towns are failing in terms of their responsibilities. I am not referring to the smaller-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is exactly what I was saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am entitled to make my point and I disagree with the decision in question. I accept that the commission should not be examining the possibility of tinkering with the system. What I am suggesting is that it should consider what are the alternatives, rather than leaving it to the Government of the day to do so. Obviously, the Government must ultimately either introduce legislation or put...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 314. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the status of works (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (16 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 692. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23927/15]