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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Yesterday, the Chairman and I participated in an online briefing in the mid-west where Oireachtas Members and councillors were briefed on the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy that will carry the mid-west region all the way to 2040. We heard at the presentation, and it was news to all of us and many of us were floored by the revelation, that the Minister for Transport has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, I understand. It is very important that this committee speaks on behalf the workers today. It is also very important that we should speak about how these contracts are constructed. I was told by an employee of one of these large contractors that if they remained on a contract that the fuel burn of heavy machinery on the road would cost €5 million more than the tender price,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: There is gravel, traffic lights and traffic cones. Can the officials give us hope by telling us that something will happen in the interim to ameliorate the situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Mullaney for his replies. In conclusion, I was a councillor before I became a Deputy and the Chairman is a former councillor. Over the years we attended similar briefings, as Oireachtas representatives and councillors, and I never ever heard the Limerick northern distributor road be treated as just being a discrete infrastructure project from Coonagh to Knockalisheen. It was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I want to withdraw,if possible, my comments relating to subcontractors and plant machinery. I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 458. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive as per a promise they made earlier in 2022 will pay for the roll-out of active neuro in community health organisation, CHO, 3 to cater for patients with neurological conditions, in particular those with multiple sclerosis. [21883/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 494. To ask the Minister for Health when an organisation (details supplied) will be given guidance on the health pandemic bonus payment. [22028/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (5 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress on meeting the target of 40% female representation on the boards of sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22113/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (5 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 141. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline progress in meeting the recommendations of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 217. To ask the Minister for Health if section 39 frontline health workers who worked throughout the pandemic will be entitled to the health workers’ pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22369/22]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Deputy Murnane O'Connor is going to be absent from the voting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Thank you. I welcome Mr. Parlon and Mr. Sheridan to the meeting. There were overlapping meetings for me today. I have been following most of this meeting and have read the CIF's opening statement but I apologise for arriving a little late. I do not know if our guests watched "The Great House Revival" on television on Sunday night with the architect, Mr. Hugh Wallace. It is about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Very good. The entire series was filmed during Covid. Basically, a house renovation begins and halfway through the programme, after the ad break, Mr. Wallace says that they ran into trouble because costs spiralled out of all control. Every week they seem to resolve it because the contractor and the family split the costs. It resolves itself and then in the second part, the project gets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: We have a lot to chew over here. I am glad the CIF is engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform but it concerns me that it is has been months since both parties met. We are talking about big projects at this committee but my main concern is how this is impacting across housing and smaller scale projects throughout the country. We are not supposed to get into that too...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The next question is a big "if" and the witnesses might not want to answer it. I am being company-specific here and I know there may be liquidity information to which none of us is privy. Could one of these more flexible contracts, had it been in place for the northern distributor road in the Limerick-Clare area, have saved Roadbridge from going wallop last month?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The other point I would add, and I would have said it earlier when the departmental representatives were here, is that while we are talking today about the cost of materials such as aggregates, steel and so on, fuel is also an issue. Roadbridge employees, who are able to speak freely now having been unshackled from the company, told me that if they had remained on contract, they heard that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That is huge, especially when we are talking about projects costing tens of millions of euro.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: It would be no harm for the committee to communicate that to the Department. It is very important. This is the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, after all. We have spoken about fuel costs previously but to hear Mr. Parlon quantify it at up to 10% in the context of projects costing tens of millions of euro is extremely worrying. A few weeks ago, during questions on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: It is worth exploring though. We did not really understand supply chains until Covid came along. We have seen how it worked in terms of PPE and vaccines. Bulgaria will see 60% of its gas shut off today but the European bloc has rallied overnight and secured alternative supplies. It is not within the gift of this committee, the Irish Government or the Houses of the Oireachtas but the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Is the CIF impressed with or concerned about how many projects the Government has given the green light to? We are Deputies. I constantly go on social media pointing out that this is great. However, I hear people back home asking whether, although all these projects are being announced, the country has the capacity to build them. It is one thing for politicians to announce them, but they...