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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I have followed the debate remotely. I am probably the last speaker. I congratulate all of the witnesses. There are some award winners here, some of whom have picked up very prestigious awards. Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Carew said a lot in their opening statement, but I want to hone in on physical education. When I was in second level, from third year onwards I could count the number of PE...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Is the practice widespread?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: That is a matter of concern. If possible, it would be good for the committee to write to the inspectorate and the NCCA in order to ensure that maximum hours are still being devoted to PE. I say this because it becomes a pressure valve when people get into the last ten or eleven weeks before their State examinations. The pressure is immense. Everyone is talking about their future and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I wrote to the clerk and Cathaoirleach of the committee a few days ago to say that the career guidance teachers associations should come before us to discuss a multitude of issues, including this one. I very much see it in my constituency with Shannon Airport and the huge industrial zone there. It is one of the largest industrial zones outside Dublin, where there is huge amount of foreign...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I will add to what previous speakers have said. In particular, where new building projects are happening, the Minister needs to insist that accommodation is co-located with major new builds for nurses and doctors who work in a hospital environment. I recently tabled a parliamentary question to ascertain where there was old nursing accommodation that is not being used in each hospital group....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (20 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 14. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of how the new admissions protocol relating to the medical assessment unit at Ennis General Hospital has functioned since January 2023; how he proposes to further enhance the functionality of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17943/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (20 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: My question relates to Ennis General Hospital and the new protocol introduced in January of this year whereby patients could be brought to the medical assessment unit by ambulance to alleviate the pressure being felt at the time at University Hospital Limerick's emergency department. I would like an update on how that has worked so far and what other plans the Minister has to improve this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (20 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. When the protocol was introduced, it was quite positive. It was at a time when we are at an all-out crisis at UHL. The figure of 72 patients between Ennis and Nenagh hospitals is a combined figure. I would love to hear a figure for Ennis in particular because, in the first month following the protocol, we were still down to single-digit figures for how many were...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (20 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I do not blame the Minister for the woes of the mid-west health crisis. I blame certain decisions taken by previous governments, particularly the 2009 decision to reconfigure acute hospitals in the mid-west region to deliver centres of excellence that have never materialised. If someone had said 12 or 18 months on that we were working towards excellence that might have been credible, but we...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many applications were received for the Garda trainee competition 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is on track to meet the target of 1,000 new gardaí this year, as provided for in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17996/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Travel Documents (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the requirements on prospective surrogate parents in terms of travel documents to bring their newborn children home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on two applications for citizenship (details supplied). [16476/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any consideration has been given to implementing a deposit return scheme for single-use paper items, similar to the trial being conducted for plastic containers; the evidence used to inform his deliberations on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 860. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he proposes to further extend the scope of the defective concrete blocks scheme to include additional residential properties that an individual may have leased to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 862. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects that homeowners will be able to make applications for redress to the revamped defective concrete block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 867. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pension contributions paid by those in employment over the age of 66 years will be taken into consideration when calculating pensions, in the event of them not having a sufficient number earned prior to reaching 66 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16435/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 1085. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the organic capital investment scheme provides grants for mulchers attached to tractors and self-propelled mulchers towed by quads; if so, the level of grant payment available; if there are any particular terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 1119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the breeders' grant which is typically provided by his Department, on an annual basis, to (details supplied) will issue this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 1188. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property (details supplied) in County Clare is being acquired by International Protection Accommodation Services to accommodate refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16499/23]