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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Greenways Provision (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the proposed works for the Mell Greenway, Drogheda, following the further engagement from her Department offering extensions and assistance to Louth County Council to ensure that the monies would not be lost further to the approvement of €200,000 for the project through the outdoor recreational...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the required establishment of dedicated resources within regional lead authorities to provide co-ordination, expertise and advice to ensure enforcement of the new air-quality regulations nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his Department have made any progress with respect to supporting full-time residents in mobile homes by providing much-needed vital access to the €200 electricity payments given that the payment is intended to be issued to all principal residences; if he will issue a statement of intent to support...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated total cost to the State and total length of time remaining on the M1 toll contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of DEIS appeals that have been received by county and location; the reason for refusals in tabular form; the mechanism by which a school can be independently reviewed after a failed review if it disagrees with the appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63094/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Senator Black. Today, we continue our meetings with the architects of the Good Friday Agreement project. We have met with a range of people involved in the peace process negotiations, both politicians and officials. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Gerry Adams. Mr. Adams is a former leader of Sinn Féin, a former Deputy for Louth and a former...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Go raibh míle maith agat. I want to personally thank Mr. Adams for his comments about my sister Orlaith, her husband Ciaran and their daughter Kathleen. It is deeply appreciated. For members who have come in since the start of the meeting, the rotation we have agreed is Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the SDLP, the Alliance Party, the Green Party, the Labour Party,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are running out of time here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not a problem. I will add time to other people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course, it is a very important debate so if everybody agrees, we will continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That was very important. That is the sort of discussion we need, to articulate all these different issues. That is what the committee is here for. I will allow Senator Emer Currie to go next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: To be helpful to everyone, it was a fair question and if Mr. Adams is prepared to answer it, that is fair enough. I appreciate the point he is making, that this issue should be discussed at a different time. We must respect the invitation that Mr. Adams replied to, which was to discuss how the Good Friday Agreement came about, but in fairness to the Senator-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will make one point. Jean McConville, Tom Oliver and Captain Robert Nairac were all murdered in my own county. I want to make this point. I am a republican and I am a nationalist. The difference is that I always believed that human life was sacred and that the political system was the system to work in. That is my point. The bodies of the disappeared remain today in unmarked graves....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am just making the point from my perspective. What I feel will bring closure are any additional steps all of us can make. I think that is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The point I was going to make is that these were human beings who were buried. Somebody has to know. You could never forget that. That is my personal view. I am just saying that as an honest point. That is really the difference. The difference is that I think that is never acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is interference somewhere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not Carmel, it is Claire. It is Ms Claire Hanna. I am sorry. I did not introduce her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am sorry Ms Hanna. I think Mr. Adams wanted to say something. I am trying to be fair to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are important points.