Results 1,721-1,740 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to engaging with Iarnród Éireann in respect of the urgent need to reopen the Dunleer train station in County Louth, which lies between the main Drogheda and Dundalk stations, in order to reduce the significant number of commuters using vehicles in the mid-Louth area for their daily commute and to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (19 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the future use of a location (details supplied), following his visit to Drogheda in 2022 and his Department’s constructive engagement on the matter; if he will provide details of Louth County Council’s plan to develop the site to become a public realm for tourism and events; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Interest Rates (19 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 155. 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. [1344/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he and his Department are managing the taxation of biofuels; if he is planning on changing policy in this regard going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56966/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Industry (19 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he and his Department are taking to decrease the cost of building materials, which is having a very negative impact on the construction industry and consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56965/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the €10 million fund to further support persons in, or at risk of, energy poverty this winter and into 2023 will provide vital electricity credits to the thousands of full-time mobile home residents who to date have been unable to access the Government credit despite being in one of the most vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 13 December 2022, if he will outline the established survey application procedures that are referred to in his response; the process the owners of the hebble ship will need to undertake; the expected timeline for such a process if there is a risk of further deterioration of the recently...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to taxpayer-funded services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63839/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the Meath County Council draft appraisal for the proposed Julianstown bypass which aims to deal with the relentless congestion experienced in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made since both Drogheda and Dundalk were included in the 35 exemplar transport projects announced as part of the Pathfinder programme in October 2022; the expected timelines for the commencement of both projects respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1705/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 353. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the changes to benefit-in-kind for 2023 which will negatively impact the vast majority of benefit-in-kind recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the recently introduced rent relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the much-anticipated review of the first-time home scheme ceiling prices, in particular for counties Louth and Meath, further to previous calls by this Deputy, given there are few to no new homes in the Louth area for less than the current €300,000 ceiling price; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Inflation Co-Operation Framework, which sees the State bearing up to 70% of the additional inflationary costs on public works contracts, will encompass Part V builds; if so, if he will outline if it is the responsibility of the relevant local authority to progress such an application to the scheme or if it lies with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 781. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1784/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department assesses the number of medical card holders within a school as an accurate measurement of gathering vital information on pupils, as opposed to the Eircode, which can inaccurately represent families in regard to the data used to decide DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 930. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the proposals that have been raised by an organisation (details supplied) with respect to making free travel passes available to persons diagnosed with epilepsy who are temporarily unable to drive due to their illness; the steps that have been taken since she met with the organisation in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 966. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently review a matter (details supplied) reported over the weekend that families have been given only 48 hours’ notice before being moved to the other side of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63803/22]