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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 1207. To ask the Minister for Health the status of planned new primary care centres in Sixmilebridge, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32658/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 1292. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the already extensive waiting lists for patients with arthritis for rheumatology appointments and so on as the country enters another period of restrictions. [32963/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 1359. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the 600 new rehabilitation beds announced in budget 2021 will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33352/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 1360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned replacement hospital for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis, County Clare. [33353/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 1590. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending the completion date required for works funded under the auspices of the town and village renewal scheme in view of the fact that Covid-19 restrictions have hampered the progression of these works in many communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33359/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I will pick up on the Minister's final comment. It is right that there would be exhumation of the remains of babies who did not receive a Christian burial and were buried wrongly and inappropriately on the sites of some of these mother and baby homes. As we approach the centenary of the State, we will only be able to move forward with maturity and with our heads held high as a people when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: At the outset I should say that this is my first time meeting Dr. Holohan and Dr. De Gascun. I know Liam from a former life in University of Limerick, although I have not seen him for quite a while. It is good to see the three witnesses here and I thank them for all the work they have been doing over many difficult months. I have a number of brief questions. I may interject when the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: To date, what advice has Dr. Holohan and NPHET given to the Department of Transport, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his Cabinet colleagues in terms of rapid testing at points of departure at airports? I have in mind that this Sunday evening at a political level, and Dr. Holohan is dealing in the realm of health policy, the EU traffic light system comes into force. There will be green...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: What has NPHET advised specifically with regard to testing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: This committee has strong demands from airports, airlines and all working in the aviation sector, including the Irish Aviation Authority, who say that the only way to see some semblance of normality return to the sector is to have testing, which would allow people book and travel in the knowledge that the passengers around them are Covid-19 free, insofar as that is possible. Has NPHET...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: One of the main points that has arisen at the committee's meetings has been the regionalisation of both aviation and health policy. This is because the ECDC has been publishing a fortnightly map that is proving to restrictive to aviation. It looks as if virtually all of Europe is red at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: What regionalisation does NPHET use in respect of health policy when it feeds into that data process? Does it consider the regions of Ireland to be provincial or is it done by county? How is Ireland regionalised in the context of public health policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: What regionalisation does NPHET use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: In what way does Dr. Holohan foresee aviation and air travel returning to Ireland? How does he envisage the model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Is there a Fianna Fáil slot now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Beyond its religious connotations, Christmas is a celebration of families. Can families expect Christmas to be normal? Can those who have a son or daughter in England or beyond expect their child to fly home and to be with them on Christmas Day?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Would someone coming home to his or her family be considered essential travel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I turn to the issue of high-efficiency particulate air, HEPA, filters on aeroplanes. We have heard that 40% of the air is filtered, while the rest is clean air from the atmosphere outside. Is it safe to be on an aeroplane if the person has been tested and is Covid free when getting on? The person may have taken a test at Charles de Gaulle Airport or wherever. Is an aeroplane a safe...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I support the Finance Bill because I believe it reinforces the Government's support for the economy against the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic and the continued risk of a no-deal Brexit. The Finance Bill 2020 sets out the legislative provisions to give effect to the tax measures announced in budget 2021. Clearly the pandemic continues to provide us with an unparalleled economic and...