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Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...When the Minister is sitting at Cabinet will she ask her colleagues - I am asking them anyway - to look again at the long-term needs of our population and address them? While this would put more money in Pat's and Mary's pockets, there will still be significant demands on the State, which we will be unable to meet if we have not got the tax base. That is a hugely important issue. To...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (25 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Sinn Féin MPs, Labour Party, Independents, Aontú, and then Senators Mullen, Black and so on. I propose that we allocate ten minutes to each group. I welcome Ms Naoimh McNamee, chief executive officer; Mr. Pat Hynes, programme manager; Ms Terri O'Brien, programme co-ordinator; Ms Helen Irish, corporate services executive; and Ms Katherine Martin, assistant programme manager,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Establishment of an Independent Public Inquiry into the Murder of Pat Finucane: Motion (26 Nov 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...who are physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected pursuant to the Constitution and statute by absolute privilege. A number of MPs are participating remotely on a regular basis from a place outside the parliamentary precincts and, as such, they may not benefit from the same level of immunity from legal proceedings as a witness physically...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (21 Nov 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...was requested in order to discuss a plan of action for support for regional drugs task forces. Those involved feel that the power and money is being taken away from them. They pointed out that when Pat Rabbitte was Minister of State with responsibility for the drugs strategy, there was a bottom-up approach. In other words, the money came locally and moved up the system. At present, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (17 Jul 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. Deputy Pat Buckley will substitute on his behalf. We will continue in private session.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Services (7 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: .... I do not blame him for its content but I do not accept the position in the cases of the Fitzgerald family and the other lady, whom I will call by her first name, Louise. In both these cases the patient is not able to communicate or talk, so there is no question of their not wanting visitors. In both cases there has been arbitrary barring and there is no appeals process. In the case...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Services (7 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...family members. Two cases in particular were raised. One was that of Anne Fitzgerald, who is unable to communicate and has been ill and in that medical condition for a long time. Anne's husband Pat and daughter Frances love her greatly and visit her regularly when they are allowed. Pat, who cared so much not just about his wife but also about other people in Cherry Orchard Hospital,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...from the comments of the delegates that the planning Bill which is going through the Seanad will be amended to include recognition of the plan. Will that apply to bodies such as TII, as Deputy Pat Casey mentioned? Will it apply to bodies such as Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland? Drogheda is now a growth centre for employment, whereas previously it was not. It is hugely important that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...roads and tolling issues on the M1. I welcome Mr. Michael Nolan, chief executive, Mr. Peter Walsh, director of capital programmes, Mr. Nigel O'Neill, director of commercial operations, and Mr. Pat Maher, director of network operations. In accordance with procedure and for the benefit of the officials in attendance, I am required to read the following declaration. By virtue of section...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is a technical amendment to take account of the change in name of Bord Gáis Éireann to Ervia, following the sale of Bord Gáis Energy. My colleague, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, signed the statutory instrument to that effect on 20 June 2014.

Topical Issue Debate: Regulatory Bodies (13 Nov 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter in the House which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, who is unavoidably absent. ComReg is statutorily responsible for the regulation of the postal sector and independent in the exercise of its regulatory functions. Furthermore, the EU regulatory framework for the postal...

Student Support Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: What about Deputy Pat Rabbitte?

(23 Jun 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: The last part of the reply seems to indicate that the Minister would consider selling off the Dublin Airport Authority given certain guarantees on regulation. An article by Pat Leahy in The Sunday Business Post dated 13 June states that proposals for a broad asset sale are being drawn up in the Department of Finance without being discussed by the relevant Ministers. Is the Minister aware of...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to share time with Deputies Joe Carey and Pat Breen.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: If we can hear him on the Pat Kenny show, we can hear him in here. We want to hear him here. The Ceann Comhairle can put me out if he wants. I want to hear the former Minister of State in the House to which he was elected, not on the airwaves.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...It did not have enough qualified people to fill its jobs and it welcomed those from all nations. It is a much bigger country than Ireland. The Irish people who emigrated sent back the money to send Pat and Mary to school. They used it to look after their sick parents and grandparents. What are the immigrants in Ireland doing today? They are doing exactly the same. In this debate I would...