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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Last July, the Government promised a strategy that would tackle the realm of offline services and people are still waiting. Postmasters have said that the funding is good and welcome it but funding alone will not save the network and a whole range of offline services are needed. My dad does not use a laptop or a smartphone but he is one of those people who drives to his local post office on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allowing the transfer of Ukrainian bus driver licences to an Irish bus driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (21 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will adjust travel and accommodation expenses for employees of the public sector to reflect the fact that petrol, diesel and accommodation costs have risen considerably in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32388/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason Turas Nua is putting the onus on a social welfare recipient to share the status of their employment, when this information already exists within the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32207/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she and her officials will address an anomaly with Turas Nua, whereby those that work in unconventional structures, for example arts professionals, are unable to select their type of freelance seasonal employment on their applications (details supplied). [32208/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Away from politics, I had reason to take my car for a national car test, NCT, last week. I was also in the accident and emergency department of University Hospital Limerick. More is known about my car's service history and performance, which is transferable to the next owner, than is known about the patients in the accident and emergency department at the hospital. Information is not...

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for being in the Chamber for this important debate. In the winter of 2009, I had not been long re-elected to Clare County Council. As the Minister of State knows, the role of an elected member varies from day to day, but in the winter of 2009 I found myself falling into line with other residents, homeowners, farmers and business people in my community,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will include members of an organisation (details supplied) in the consultative group which regularly meets with advisors from his Department to discuss proposals for a new defective concrete block redress scheme. [32867/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the proposed defective concrete block redress scheme will be operational. [32866/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 380. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of plans to legally ban conversion therapy. [33452/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 439. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to reform trans healthcare in Ireland. [33454/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting today. From a County Clare perspective, it has been very frustrating. Whereas people from counties Donegal and Mayo have had more than two years of at least informal negotiation with the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage and officials, the first negotiation with residents of County Clare took place on Monday of last week. Earlier,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Dr. Cleary. There is pre-legislative scrutiny happening at this moment and that is a very important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: We are the last county to see IS 465 testing. It only happened in spring this year. It seems to be a different beast to the IS 465 testing of homeowners in Donegal and Mayo, and that point must be noted as the structure of this is put together. I will probe further on the damage threshold of a 1.5 mm crack. On the one hand we can believe it is preparing a hierarchy for some homes to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The pharmaceutical company Vertex is manufacturing what is seen as a game-changer drug for people with cystic fibrosis, namely, Kaftrio. Unfortunately, due to a price squabble between the HSE and Vertex at the moment, there are 35 children with the F508 mutation who are omitted from that. They come in the age category of six to 11 years. This is a life or death matter. One of the families...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Acting Chairman. I must not have kept a proper eye on the roster. I thought I had a few minutes left. I was still drafting important lines I wanted to include in my remarks. This is important legislation. I take on board the point made by the previous speaker. It probably is a bit of a Groundhog Day when we have to revisit this every year. I hope that, this year, there will...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Just a moment, Deputy Naughten. We have a list of speakers.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Amendments Nos. 1 and 5 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Amendments Nos. 3, 7 and 15 are related and may be discussed together.