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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Dr. Bedford for his time and wish him the very best in his tenure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome Mr. Henry and am delighted to see him at this meeting. I thank him for hosting us at the airport recently. It was appreciated. I have one eye on the screen because I am due to speak in the Dáil Chamber in seven minutes, so I will get straight into my questions. People in Clare and the wider mid-west are excited by Mr. Henry's appointment. They see it as giving new life...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: How often does the board meet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That answers the question I was going to ask next. If the chair of a board is solely a chair, he or she arrives at board meetings, has knowledge of what happens but does not know the day-to-day workings. I would use the analogy of a school in this regard, with the principal running the school and the chairperson of its board rubber-stamping decisions. I believe Mr. Henry understands that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I will be speaking in the Chamber in two minutes, so I will be breathless after running there, but I have two final questions. Bringing passengers from the east coast to Shannon needs to be a priority for the airport. The parking charges at Dublin are extortionate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That someone has to queue for hours at security checks is wrong and off-putting for passengers. Ticket prices are important, but addressing those alone will not get people to fly out of Shannon. We need to improve connectivity. We have dithered around for a long time waiting to see whether coach operators will apply for licences to travel to and from Shannon Airport and make drop-offs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I need to run. I thank Mr. Henry and wish him the best of luck in his tenure.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (24 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to review the civil legal aid system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26073/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to review the current procedures relating to access to protection orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an overview of the circumstances that allow a teacher to extend their career break beyond the five-year limit, as specified in Circular 0054/2019. [26220/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if he, along with HSE officials, will re-engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the long-standing pay and career development issues that are impacting on staff recruitment and retention. [25662/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that his Department is taking in conjunction with the relevant agencies to put adequate supports in place for the farming and livestock sector to ensure sufficient fodder supplies and prevent a fodder crisis in the coming winter months. [26468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (19 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant industrial buildings in Shannon, County Clare at this time; and the measures that his Department, in conjunction with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, is doing to attract new companies to the area. [25009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (19 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an overview of the composition and terms of reference for the new Shannon Estuary Taskforce. [25010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the University of Limerick’s development plans for the portion of its campus which is located in County Clare. [25017/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (19 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department received additional documentation relating to a project (details supplied); and when a decision on same will be issued. [25489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (19 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a further roll-out of rent-pressure zones to large urban centres such as Ennis and Shannon, in view of the latest rental report by an organisation (details supplied),; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (19 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government plans to introduce tighter legislation to curb dog theft; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25416/22]