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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (11 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 139. 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; and if...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: An rud is tábhachtaí faoin díospóireacht seo ná go mbeidh fiosrúchán neamhspleách againn agus go mbeidh breitheamh i gceannas ar an bhfiosrúchán sin a bhfuil meas mór ag gach duine air. Rud eile atá ag titim amach as seo ná go bhfuil cumhacht na Dála ag dul i méid. Tá sé sofheicthe ón obair atá...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Obviously, we all agree that climate justice has to be achieved if there is to be equity and fairness across the world, including in developing nations. We have a very proud record in Ireland in the areas of social and political justice, as demonstrated by Irish people working abroad with GOAL and various other voluntary organisations. Our commitment to the Third World is top class. I do...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Did the Minister receive legal advice?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: What we are hearing from the Minister indicates that there are not enormous differences between Deputies in terms of what we want and what our objectives are. In setting targets we could make significant advances in the State and semi-State sectors, including schools, hospitals and other high energy users. We could, for example, set a target that within two years every school, hospital,...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is fine, but may I finish my point when we resume?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to finish the point I was making before the suspension of the meeting. There is a gap between legislation and what people think. While the law and the obligations we have are black and white, people believe changes should be made and we, as legislators, must cross over to the way they think. We must initiate, through them and the targets we are discussing here, probably initially by...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is talking a lot of sense. Agriculture is an expanding part of our economy and if it can add greatly to our wealth by selling the best product across the world, why would we not encourage developments in the sector? Hand in hand with these developments, we must examine issues related to developments in assessing the potential for transforming agricultural waste into energy....

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to return to something that we discussed earlier. I was not clear in a question I directed to the Minister and appreciate that I should have been clearer. When the Minister was looking for legal advice did he get it from the Department?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would welcome that.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: In view of what the Minister has said in the context of the independence of the council and given the stature and professionalism of those involved it would be unwise to be prescriptive in terms of what it should and should not do. With respect to what Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett has said and notwithstanding his concerns, I cannot imagine anybody on that council not having these and other...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: If the Department was criticised specifically in the report, it should be given an opportunity to respond but it should not be an unreasonable time and should be within a couple of weeks. Ten days might be too short.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 406. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be provided to making Drogheda, County Louth, a designated location for an advanced factory unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to issues raised with him by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 603. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an appropriate placement will be provided by Tusla in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21255/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 739. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a Medical Card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth, in view of the person's illness; if the application can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21702/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Meals Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 755. To ask the Minister for Health his views on representations from the Irish Heart Foundation (details supplied) which stressed the need for nutritious school food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21782/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (9 Jun 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 928. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be credited with the time from when that person's application to the Teaching Council was received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21282/15]

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Listening to the contributions of Members on the other side of the House I have to say there is a huge difference in their interpretation or understanding of what is happening here and what the Government is doing. The most important point is the question of jobs. Approximately 3,700 people are employed by Aer Lingus. That is a huge number of employees in any organisation. The change that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (26 May 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) received from the Irish Farmers Association regarding the Beef Genome Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20137/15]