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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I have just two final quick questions.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Well, if they are final, final, I have one big one to ask at the end. Our national media are great. Some of them are here and we rely on all of them for accuracy. Last December, they reported that RTÉ was set to pay €1.74 million to its employees vis-à-visgift vouchers. That was an admirable measure - and I congratulate RTÉ - to mitigate the huge cost-of-living...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I want to conclude by thanking the witnesses. They might just tell me one thing at the end. I do not know if it is fair to name names, but Ciarán Mullooly in the past few days on his Twitter feed has been an outstanding representative. I think he speaks for so many of RTÉ's current and former employees. He is an outstanding figure in RTÉ. What would the witnesses say to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: This is me asking; I was not asked to put that question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: This is a very regionalised issue but the Lyric FM staff faced down management just four years ago and they were told, "There is no money. Sorry. We have to shut this down." I think RTÉ probably needs, separately to this debacle, to correspond with those staff and say, "In the fullness of time, we do owe you an apology also." There is plenty of money in this organisation.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I think that has become clear as well. I thank the witnesses for their time here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I read the opening statement. Only as the Leas-Chathaoirleach was speaking did I realise that a 130-page document is buried in the file tabs. I have a lot of bedtime reading for the next few nights. I have a few questions. The first concerns a very general point. It is always excellent to have different agencies and entities come before the committee to engage with us. It is democracy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I will make the point, even though I do not know if it is a fair analogy, that Irish Water is another entity that shares many assets. There are many overlapping matters here. Irish Water is far from ideal but at least, despite all its flaws - and it has many - it has a very linear structure that allows local elected representatives to query matters and get answers within a day or two....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Walsh. I have a final question, if the Leas-Chathaoirleach will allow it. I do not dispute the TII is perfectly entitled to make this proposal. I just dispute how it could manifest itself in real life. Deputies and Senators here will know this is one of those little things that gets slotted in at the end of the county development plan. It has been sent to many local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Can I ask Mr. O'Neill a general question? TII is doing great work. We have seen the list of works. We have a lot to read in the next few days. I am sure when TII develops phase 1 that it wants phase 2 or phase 3 to happen; it certainly does not want a road to be left piecemeal. Is that fair to say in a general sense?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: We will have a kind of cliff-edge situation in a few weeks, when the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has to assess TII's fairly hefty submission and decide whether he accepts it. I will be very clear that I am not disputing the road safety argument for a moment, but I, along with Deputies and Senators on a cross-party basis, am telling him that the blanket approach will not work here. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I appreciate that it is a tricky question. Deputy O'Connor elicited some answers that spoke volumes to me as well. I thank the witnesses for the work they are doing. We might not agree on everything. We appreciate the engagement. I urge TII to please try to work a bit better with local authorities. TII should ask the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, for a doubling of the unit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Yes. We can follow up with our party colleague.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 90. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD will be adopted by Ireland; what is the reason for the delay in acceding to the Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32323/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 106. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve access to personal assistant hours this year; if there are plans to improve national standards for allocation, provision and data collection for a full evaluation of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32322/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 126. To ask the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020. [31872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Priorities (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would consider establishing a national compensatory fund for people who have been financially frauded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32053/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give positive consideration to introducing tax relief measures for parents who have to take extended leave from work to care for young babies who, owing to an acute shortage of places for those under 12 months of age, cannot avail of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects that a quantity surveyor will visit a school (details supplied) in County Clare in order that its application for additional school accommodation (devolved modular) can be urgently progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32294/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (4 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the free schoolbook scheme her Department has launched for primary schools to include all students attending second level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32301/23]