# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
The HSE is yet to contact the family featured in the programme, says Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 17 August, 2017
Minister for Sport Shane Ross has said Irish athletes were treated ‘shambolically’ in terms of ticket allocation.
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# fergus-odowd - Sunday 15 January, 2017
A report in today’s Sunday Business Post suggests that a Fine Gael motion on such a tax is unlikely to be challenged by Fianna Fáil.
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# fergus-odowd - Monday 28 September, 2015
Michael O’Dowd is running for Renua against his brother, former minister Fergus O’Dowd.
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# fergus-odowd - Friday 10 July, 2015
The party insisted today it was “strongly committed” to increasing the number of female TDs in the next Dáil.
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# fergus-odowd - Friday 26 June, 2015
His change of heart is thought to have come on foot of conversations with senior party figures including the Taoiseach Enda Kenny earlier this week.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
Peter Fitzpatrick has told party members in Louth he will not be seeking their nomination.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 4 June, 2015
Councillor Sharon Tolan received the anonymous message yesterday morning.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 15 April, 2015
A Louth TD was unhappy at the county being left off the map for ‘Ireland’s Ancient East’.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 10 December, 2014
Fergus O’Dowd is calling for a referendum to be held next year.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 23 October, 2014
Meanwhile, the Taoiseach said he wants to ensure that water charges are ‘affordable’.
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# fergus-odowd - Tuesday 7 October, 2014
Want to keep your 30,000 litre allowance? Irish Water will need to keep your PPS number indefinitely.
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Performance-related awards are not bonuses, an Irish Water spokesperson has said.
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The former junior minister launched a fierce attack on the Government in a newspaper this morning, saying Irish Water had become an “unmitigated disaster”.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
Some 5,000 people have been affected by the closure of the Irish Deaf Society’s National Advocacy Service.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 12 June, 2014
Terence Flanagan said that planning laws needed to be updated to include tree height.
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# fergus-odowd - Monday 21 April, 2014
Legislation means Independent TDs must list themselves as ‘non-party’ or else leave a blank space.
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# fergus-odowd - Friday 28 March, 2014
Fianna Fáil’s proposal to overhaul the upper house will be opposed by the government.
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# fergus-odowd - Sunday 23 March, 2014
Fergus O’Dowd said he stood over his comments that “the whistleblowers did a fantastic job”.
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# fergus-odowd - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
Minister O’Dowd confirmed this evening that participation in these programmes must be voluntary.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
The Oireachtas heard a lot more about Irish Water today, with the Dáil and Public Accounts Committee both sitting into the evening.
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# fergus-odowd - Sunday 12 January, 2014
Fergus O’Dowd said that the €50 million spend at Irish Water will be scrutinised, but was forced to defend the agency’s exemption from Freedom of Information requests.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 19 December, 2013
The independent TD could be in trouble with Dáil authorities after an outburst in the chamber this morning.
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# fergus-odowd - Saturday 7 December, 2013
Changes to the question time have been criticised but the government chief whip has defended the new format following near-farcical scenes in the chamber on Thursday.
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# fergus-odowd - Tuesday 26 November, 2013
Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd was the highest profile Government representative present as they were asked to request a debt writedown by Independent TDs
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# fergus-odowd - Saturday 2 November, 2013
The Garryhinch Water Project has been long mooted as an alternative and sustainable water supply for the Greater Dublin area.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 31 October, 2013
The European Council report says that Ireland has improved, but needs to devolve more power to local authorities.
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# fergus-odowd - Sunday 27 October, 2013
Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd defends James Reilly’s handling of Health – and despite reports of €1 billion of total cuts, says some areas are improving.
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# fergus-odowd - Sunday 15 September, 2013
Junior miniser Fergus O’Dowd has said that the state should provide an environment that encourages companies to take the risks involved in exploration.
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# fergus-odowd - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
Offshore explorers have welcomed the new push to figure out exactly what may lie under Ireland’s western waters,
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The US multi-national works with clients in Ireland like the Road Safety Authority and the Irish Medical Council.
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# fergus-odowd - Saturday 9 March, 2013
The government was appointed two years ago today – meaning senior ministers now have enough service for a pension.
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# fergus-odowd - Saturday 26 January, 2013
The President and opposition politicians have joined the Taoiseach in expressing their shock and sadness at the killing of Adrian Donohoe last night.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
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# fergus-odowd - Thursday 29 November, 2012
A TV interview, planting a tree, “official business” and committee work in Mozambique are among the reasons for some TDs not voting on last night’s abortion bill.
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# fergus-odowd - Friday 16 November, 2012
The impact of sea lice in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean will affect already declining salmon stocks across Europe.
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# fergus-odowd - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Junior Minister O’Dowd said that he is on the side of “what is the best to get the best return for our assets”.
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# fergus-odowd - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Fergus O’Dowd told Sinn Féin to encourage its supporters to pay the charge to avoid further financial difficulties.
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# fergus-odowd - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
Environment minister couldn’t say how much it will cost consumers, but said a standing charge would be involved.
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