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Public Transport (5 May 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is exactly what it has done.

Appointments to State Boards (5 May 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that all future proposed appointments by him to State bodies will be referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport in the interests of transparency and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18340/10]

Appointments to State Boards (5 May 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: There was no public consultation whatsoever when the Minister recently appointed an executive chairman to CIE, a job that pays at least €210,000 per annum. Given this appointment was made after the Minister's experiment with the National Transport Authority, which we all supported, why did he not advertise the position publicly? It is important that the principle the Minister rightly...

Appointments to State Boards (5 May 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I agree with the Minister that there is a need to break up the CIE group of companies and let them run their own show, but they should be made accountable to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport. Fine Gael agrees that the person should be appointed as a chairman rather than as an executive chairman. However, there are critical issues concerning transparency and accountability within...

Appointments to State Boards (5 May 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, but as chairperson.

Appointments to State Boards (5 May 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, but we have to invigilate him.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I share Deputy Broughan's concerns. The vast majority of Irish people are not happy with the transport of nuclear materials anywhere near this country. There was a famous incident some years ago when nuclear waste was being transported to Sellafield where the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, sent out Air Corps spotter planes to have a look at what was going on. I...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (29 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 23 March 2010, if he will further respond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17357/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for extension and building by a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17350/10]

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Given that a journalist, Mr. Eamon Quinn, has written in two consecutive issues of The Sunday Tribune about court applications by Mr. Fitzpatrick in regard to the €60 million owed by him to Anglo Irish Bank-----

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have a question for the Taoiseach. Will the Taoiseach ensure the details of any arrangements made by Mr. Fitzpatrick with Anglo Irish Bank or any other State institution are transparent?

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: It would be an absolute outrage if Mr. Fitzpatrick succeeded in camera to hide the details of whatever deal he is doing, notwithstanding the fact that he may have the right to make such application. Perhaps the Taoiseach will answer that question.

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand and accept that. However, will the Taoiseach insist that any deal done with Mr. Sean Fitzpatrick by Anglo Irish Bank will be laid before the Dáil for debate?

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: If my house was being repossessed by a bank the matter would be dealt with by the High Court and in public. Mr. Fitzpatrick can make whatever application he wants to the courts-----

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----but there must be transparency in respect of any deal that may be done.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is an important Bill. I agree with everything said by my colleague, Deputy Tom Hayes. For the past two Sundays a journalist by the name of Eamon Quinn has been writing in the Sunday Tribune about an application which is before the courts. I understand it is an application from a Mr. Seán FitzPatrick to have a hearing in camera in regard to the way he would deal with his creditors....

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I agree with that, and I am sorry the Acting Chairman thinks I might not have said that. In case the Acting Chairman or somebody else thinks I meant anything different I will clearly state what I said at the beginning. Every citizen, whether it be Seán FitzPatrick, the Acting Chairman, me or anybody else is entitled to make an application on any issue before the courts and it is entirely...

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (28 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the response by each Irish embassy or consulate by location regarding the manning of out of hours service provided to the public by each such embassy or mission during the recent aviation crisis; the number of calls received; if emergency funding was requested and provided; the policy regarding the way medical queries were dealt with; and...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (27 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the facts regarding the non-statutory report into the death of a person (details supplied) at Leas Cross Nursing Home, County Dublin; if she will request a copy of this report and place it before the Houses of the Oireachtas in view of the fact that the family of this person have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement in...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (27 Apr 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Transport the discussion he has had with Irish airlines regarding the impact of the closure of air space caused by the volcanic ash cloud; if he has received requests for State aid as a result of the closure of air space; the details of the meeting he had with European Transport Ministers on 19 April 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter....