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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the commitment, at official level, to retain and enhance the provision of the high standard of third level input to the education of apprentices, at phases 4 and 6, at Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7465/15]

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: The clamp-down on the illegal sale of smoky coal-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----will boost sales for legitimate businesses paying the solid fuel carbon tax. They are the home truths with which we must grapple and understand and this legislation will help to fight that battle for us. This legislation introduces many other measures. I am concerned about the provision on breaches of the waste management Acts. In terms of departmental policy on waste management,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise as I had to speak in the Dáil. The comments from the witnesses have been important and quite moving. I was shocked by Ms Metcalfe's description of an appalling vista involving intimidation, drug use and so on. We need tougher sentences for the professional criminals. Although we cannot do it today, the only way to stop this is by picking a generation that must be...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputies opposite have missed the point of this legislation. The truth is the opposite of what they are saying. The truth is it is far cheaper for somebody if-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I did not interrupt the Deputy.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Why is this legislation important or why is it of particular benefit to small rural communities? Why will it benefit small towns and villages more than large cities and towns? The simple answer is that this legislation will empower the Environmental Protection Agency to issue on-the-spot fines for particular offences, such as polluting the air we breathe. The sale of bituminous or smoky...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the provision of an open prison option for female prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7225/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress, to date, in providing supported accommodation and inter-related services for women offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7227/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in providing restorative and reparative initiatives, tailored for women offenders in the community, and in custody; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7228/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Bituminous Fuel Ban (18 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the ban on bituminous coal to any new urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7320/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (17 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age in County Louth, who to date have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6853/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the regional enterprise strategy, which includes the constituency of Louth, will be rolled out; if he has specific job creation targets for the constituency as part of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 335. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has received an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7060/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the dental services in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 373. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the rate of undiagnosed breech presentations in labour, identified in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6867/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 514. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a council can insist that a local authority tenant, of over 30 years standing, who has not yet commenced to purchase the family home, and who does not owe any rent whatsoever, must surrender the legal right to purchase this home, to the local authority, as a mandatory pre-condition to a housing adaptation grant being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (12 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available to Louth County Council to alleviate flooding in Dunleer, County Louth which arose because the Whiteriver burst its banks in November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (12 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for panel rights (details supplied); if the matter will be appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Scholarships (12 Feb 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 263. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the organisations and Departments which provided Gaeltacht scholarships to students attending first-level and second-level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6363/15]