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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: If I may jump in on that point, I know of a person in north County Clare who has bought an electric car but has encountered a problem. He lives in a town and has an on-street parking space. It is not his space but, most of the time, it is available for him to park there. He contacted the county council as he or she wanted to run ducting out. The council stated that he does not own the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Meally explained that well and I thank him for that. I have a question for Ms Ward. The Green Atlantic offshore wind farm off the coast of counties Clare, Kerry and Galway is a significant project. That power will be brought on shore at Moneypoint, where there is already a €50 million synchronous compensator converting it to storable hydrogen fuel. The ESB is very involved in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I have a final question for Mr. Brennan, after which my time will be up. I have run this point by the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, a few times. Obviously, the SEAI has significant oversight of building energy ratings, BER. When a person buys a house, he or she has a good idea how energy efficient it is and how well it heats and cools and everything else. When it comes to cars, there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: A BER certification, if one likes, for electric cars would make it very consumer friendly. The consumer would have a fair idea what he or she is buying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: May I ask a final quick question? When one buys a mobile phone, one is told that for proper battery health the phone battery should be allowed to drain to empty and then recharged. I do not think anyone does that, however. If I see that my phone battery is at 60%, I plug it in. I think everyone has that habit. Is it the same in the case of electric cars? Do people who have 50% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses. My apologies as I will have to leave the meeting shortly. I thank them for everything they are doing.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: What is Sinn Féin doing in the North?

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Will they stop objecting?

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: We are.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Fewer objectors.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Have they Deputy Wynne's vote?

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Where is Deputy Wynne? They lost her.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 141. To ask the Minister for Health when the Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants will complete its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of perinatal mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37192/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has made a determination on the percentage target of greenhouse gas reduction that each sector must achieve; and his views on the role to be played by the agricultural sector. [37581/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with the National Council for Special Education to ensure that it has adequate capacity to cater for training courses for teachers and SNAs working in ASD classes, that its ticketing system for a case to be referred to an adviser is urgently overhauled to ensure quicker response times and that additional enrolment capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if officials in her Department, particularly REALT and uSupport, have considered correspondence from a school administrator (details supplied) in terms of the school having capacity to accommodate Ukrainian children, displaced by war, living in the nearby town of Ennis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37559/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the system under which licences are granted for online books (details supplied) with a view to having no time limits placed on the usage under the licences, with particular emphasis for families with more than one child in the same school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37784/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the eligibility for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance to foster children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37680/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide CoaguChek and self-test strips free of charge for patients who require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37529/22]