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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Does anyone want to make a second contribution? Deputy O'Rourke has five minutes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I have a few quick questions as well. I want to bring up school buses. Officially, it is under the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, but we have had a few discussions about this here because the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is keen on all things related to public transport. In fact, it probably should be under the Department of Transport. It would be more linear to have school buses...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: We are all "green" but for some of us the G is upper-case and for others it is lower-case. It is probably the latter in my case. I am probably more motivated by a wish to decongest roads and save time. Environmental reasons matter to me a lot but I probably have a more selfish motivation to achieve decongestion and speed things up in the mornings, getting through-flow on roads. All of...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I eat carrots and green vegetables as well.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I think the Minister can be the saviour of the local rural pub. I had an epiphany moment across the street in Buswells Hotel last week when Uber briefed various Deputies on what it wants to do and what the Department is doing. The company was complimentary of hackney licensing, which it believes will have huge benefits. Following an announcement in January, hackney licences are to become...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: That was a broad range of questions. As ever, we are grateful. Does the Minister have any final comments to make?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: He had so much to say yesterday that he lost his voice.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister and his team.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Message to Dáil (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Transport and Communications has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2023: programme D of Vote 29 - Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Vote 31 - Department of Transport.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I commend the Minister. Last year's free school transport scheme was fantastic. It had its teething problems but the very concept of it was one of the most positive we have had in years. Our colleague in the Government, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, believes in public transport, as we all do. While it takes years to build railway networks, which are very linear and do not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I want to speak to the point my colleague, Deputy Smith, made. Soldiers, men and women, are very much willing to rough it and tough it but they want to come home to a home environment as well. Accommodation is something that needs to be addressed. In Meelick, County Clare, which is my home village, a housing scheme was built in the 1980s in partnership with Father Harry Bohan. It was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans that are in place regarding the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: The Government Learjet, LJ, 45 was bought for €8 million in 2004. I understand it is now in a pretty poor state of repair and that officials in the Department have recommended that it be replaced. I would like an update on where that situation is at.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for the update. The Government is taking a sensible approach. In November 2008, the Mexican Government, which also flies LJ45s, had a major crash above Mexico City. The very same plane the Government uses-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: If I can continue the point, please.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: That plane crashed that night. All nine passengers on board, including Mexico's interior minister, were killed, as well as seven people on the ground, which was 16 people killed in total. It is very important that technology is kept up to date and kept safe. Many years ago I used to pilot planes myself. Pilots do not like taking to a plane that is unsafe or may not be fully up to spec in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: It is very important in projecting Ireland to the world but also getting Irish people back home safely when required. It is a sensible decision and I am glad the Government is moving on it. I will ask one question in my final few seconds. Now that we are in the decade of centenaries and the Civil War is being commemorated, I am seeing photographs pop up every weekend. There was one of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the initiatives he will be taking in relation to recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (2 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the development of a national strategy on physical literacy and interventions for children who are not able to reach certain developmental benchmarks in physical literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4538/23]