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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: With regard to ACRES, what systems does the Department have in place in terms of processing the applications that came in this year and, in particular, making payment? What is the Department doing about those that are still outstanding with regard to receiving payment, scores and so on? For the purpose of disclosure, as a farmer, I am a participant in ACRES and I want to put that on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: There are 8,000 farm families in County Clare and 85% of those families are involved in the suckler beef enterprise. I am one of those. County Clare is the heartland of the suckler system. Ennis mart and Sixmilebridge mart on Saturdays or mid-week are teeming with families and farmers bringing their cattle through the system. It will be very busy this winter with weanlings. The ACRES...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: The whole point of the scorecard is to lead farmers to make informed decisions around their NPI. Many farmers, including myself, are being contacted by farm planners. They are giving us the menu of options and most of us are standing back because we do not have a scorecard and are not sure what we are doing. Should we go off and invest this if it will not change things materially? It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: Will you backdate it?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí within the East Clare – North Tipperary functional area; the number of Garda vehicles available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38019/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Costs (26 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department tracks trends in family farm incomes on a multi-annual basis, taking account of increased inputs, costs and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38021/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I know the new Chair of our transport committee has left the room but I congratulate him and wish him the very best in his new role. I thank Mr. Murphy, Ms Davis and Mr. Borsos for their engagement. It is very much appreciated. I have a few short questions. The witnesses' report is very comprehensive. Like previous questioners, I try to ask questions within the witnesses' remit because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: As an extension to that, has there been any great work done across the European bloc on an ammonia strategy? I know it has been spoken about at various times in the Commission. It comes up occasionally in the Parliament. We have discussed it in the Dáil on various occasions. We seem to be leading out the way in hydrogen but there seems to be less dialogue on ammonia. Has there been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: My final question relates to climate adaptation. We saw the recent devastating flooding in central Europe. My question is primarily about continental Europe but I have a domestic angle to it as well. The ECA scrutinises the finances of this and the leadership of the strategies. Where larger rivers in particular in Europe curl and meander their way through several countries, is enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I know the ECA has contingency work on reports and there is a huge bloc of countries it has to engage with. However, I would love to see that put in writing or codified at some point. When the Dutch do it, it is good. They deepen the water channel and more boats and vessels can get down but they also increase the speed of water then going down the Rhine. Germany does not have the same...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2004 (as amended by the Copyright and other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019) requires crèches, pre-schools, and primary and secondary schools to have a licence to show DVDs and programmes broadcast on television stations to children; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present allocation for the FUSE programme; and the number of schools and teachers benefitting at present. [38583/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the primary pupil-teacher ratio by one point, two points, and three points. [38584/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the primary pupil teacher ratio by .5 point; one point, and 1.5 points. [38585/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of establishing new Junior Certificate school library programmes in ten additional schools and in 50 additional schools. [38586/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the rate of general capitation by 10%, 20% and 30%. [38587/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of expanding the present mental health counselling pilots to include 1,000 additional pupils. [38588/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of cost of increasing the PME incentive scheme by €2,000. [38589/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide modern foreign language education at primary level. [38590/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Oct 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of hiring an additional special needs assistant; and the cost of hiring an additional special education teacher. [38591/24]