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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: It was in progress when we were there.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I have three small matters left. The Tánaiste asked for my views on psychometric testing. I am in favour of it for pilots, air traffic controllers or specialists, but I am not in favour of it for general induction at all. It could be brought in because 20,000 people might be applying for 100 jobs, as a blunt instrument and objective way of whittling the numbers down because everybody...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: The other option is you could do the test-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: The test could be used and taken into consideration at interview as part of a holistic approach, rather than a pass-fail, which is kind of ridiculous.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: The Tánaiste mentioned the pay issue for people with more than three years' service. The advice I will give is there should be long service increments, LSIs-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: Exactly. Specialised instructors allowance-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: Yes. There should also be specialised instructors allowance and tech pay. For instance, many of our aircraft technicians can get multiples of what they are on in Baldonnel with Ryanair or Aer Lingus. I have a last open-ended question about the geopolitical situation in the world. The Tánaiste is getting better briefings than anybody in the room. At present, Ireland is dealing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many businesses in Clare are likely to qualify for the increased cost of business grant; what discussions his Department has had with Clare County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5563/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for taking the questions. On budget day, the Minister announced that a €257 million pot is being made available for an increased cost of business grant scheme. I would like to know how many Clare businesses he expects to be able to avail of the scheme and, additionally, what engagement he and his departmental officials have had with Clare County Council in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for the reply. It is a good scheme and I am glad that 3,955 Clare businesses will benefit. The whole way of calculating and working out who will get what needs a little more thought, because this is based on the square footage of the floor space. It is based on the rate space. I found during the Covid period that there was real agility in the Government in identifying...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for his response. He has listed some of the additional challenges and costs these businesses are facing. I would like to highlight one of them. Just last week, we all saw supermarkets unveiling new bottle and tin can recycling machines. They cost €15,000 apiece but there is no Government support for that. They have all had to go down this route. There is a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sectors back down to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (7 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of the works, including costs incurred, undertaken at the Sate-owned Shannon 153 building in Shannon, County Clare as plans were being developed to transform it into an accommodation centre for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (7 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify whether a successfully awarded defective concrete block grant for a home is available to an individual who inherits the affected home or if they need to reapply as a fresh applicant (details supplied). [5069/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has made any funding allocations to Clare County Council in order that a Section 180 application (Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended) made by the residents of an area (details supplied) to have their housing estate taken into public charge by the local authority, can be advanced; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 433. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering any properties in Shannon or Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare for IPAS accommodation. [5075/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 434. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the current contract his Department has, in respect of an international protection applicant accommodation centre at a location (details supplied) expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5109/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA supported jobs in Clare at the end of 2023; how this compares to 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5562/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of flood relief and river drainage works that the OPW will undertake in County Clare this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5721/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (8 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of works planned to alleviate coastal erosion in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5720/24]