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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fair enough, I was just referring to the comments that were made-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Okay. I hear that and it is good stuff. I apologise now for leaving but I have a meeting I must attend.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Interest Rates (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the further measures his Department is considering in dealing with crippling rising interest rates which are greatly affecting thousands of households across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on proposed developments at the Oldbridge site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22101/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA advanced building solution to be provided on the purchased IDA land bank in north Drogheda; the expected timelines on the ABS; when the IDA expects to fill capacity on the strategic site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22033/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the TAPS audit on nursing home payments; if the audit has been received by his Department; if so, the date it was received; the results of this audit; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22216/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: I first raised this issue in February of last year. Many of my constituents whose principal private residence is a mobile home are living in the ice age as regards heating them. They cannot afford to heat them, the homes have poor insulation, and many of these residents are in poor health or have disabilities and a number of them have fallen on hard times. They cannot benefit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (10 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any grants available to businesses that wish to expand or bring into use vacant commercial units which have been vacant for over 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21979/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (10 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the long-awaited and much-delayed Westgate vision plan for Drogheda; the expected key project timeline; the expected cost of the initial proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21997/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is any mechanism that allows a person in receipt of a civil service or local authority pension and also in receipt of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension who wishes to remarry to maintain their survivor's pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21939/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (10 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic violence incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the breakdown of these incidents by incident types (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons qualified adults on partner’s State pensions did not receive the €200 lump-sum cost-of-living payment in April; if she will consider including this cohort in future rounds of payments given that many of those impacted have little or no access to any other income in their own right; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is any further update on making free travel passes available to persons diagnosed with epilepsy who are temporarily unable to drive due to their illness, further to the ongoing discussions with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21267/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Jurisdiction (4 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on whether a load line survey application has been applied for with respect to the Hebble Sand dredge ship, which is long overdue to be removed from the River Boyne in Drogheda following its sinking in 2022; if he will provide any further details with regards to the projected dates of removal and any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any further progress has been made to source and secure an appropriate site to recommence driver testing in Drogheda, the largest town in Ireland, with the largest waiting time in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/23]