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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are plans to provide extra community gardaí for the town of Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11341/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Colleges: Third Level Colleges (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a third level college for Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11287/05]

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 265: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the degree to which investors and owners of second properties have inflated house prices since 1997; his further views on whether measures should be taken to ease this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 269: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total funding allocated by his Department to the local authorities in County Louth for each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11348/05]

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consult local authorities to put in place a uniform national policy on the housing by local authorities of convicted low, medium and high risk sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/05]

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is an appalling and disgraceful answer about a serious and fundamental issue. In situations where local authorities have housed sex offenders, the absence of a policy has given rise to vigilantism. A low risk sex offender was housed in an estate in my constituency and their name and those of their family were published in the media and their photo was posted on walls and houses. The...

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does the Minister of State agree that local authorities should in every case submit the name of proposed tenants or residents to the Garda to check whether they are on the sex offenders' list? If they are, the local authority should insist that a risk assessment be done to ascertain whether the person is a high, medium or low risk to the community in which it intends to house them. As it...

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister of State agrees this is a serious issue and that, in the absence of a policy, communities can be subjected to vigilantism. He and the Government should demonstrate leadership in the area and consult local authorities as to the best policy for each of the three categories. This is the case in other countries when dealing with low, medium and high risk offenders. Will the Minister...

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I can help the Minister of State. The local authority could refer the names to the Garda.

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely. There is no doubt about that.

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Minister of State do something about the issue?

Local Authority Housing. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister of State spoke earlier about how demand in the private sector was being met by the number of houses being built. He said that 70,000 houses were completed in 2004. Clearly, there will be a shortfall in demand in the future. As demand is met, a capacity in the construction industry, particularly in the private construction industry, to build more houses will arise. Could the...

Environmental Policy. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and for the contribution of the plastic bag levy to the environment. It is a very good tax that is supported by everyone. While I accept and acknowledge the excellent targets of the funding the Minister of State outlined, perhaps he or his Department would consider teaching people how to recycle in their homes, schools or communities. One of the...

Housing Output. (13 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hear hear.

Written Answers — Louth County Hospital: Louth County Hospital (12 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received a request from Dundalk Urban Council to meet her to discuss issues in relation to Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; the date this request was made and when the requested meeting will take place. [9988/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a CAT scanner will be provided for Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, County Louth. [10456/05]

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (12 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, who have been on trolleys each week in each hospital since 1 September 2004. [10457/05]

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (12 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she intends to take following the findings of the national cancer registry report into cancer rates in County Louth which found that Drogheda has cancer rates in excess of the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10458/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (12 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he has not yet ratified the appointment of the chairman of Dundalk Urban District Council to the Dundalk Port Company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/05]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress in employment creation in County Louth with particular reference to the towns of Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee; the number of jobs created in each location since 2000 by each Government agency and the capital investment made by each Government agency by location in County Louth for each of the years listed....