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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he expects the Programme for Government pledge to remove the means test requirement for qualification for a carers allowance payment to be introduced in Budget 2026, or to be phased out incrementally over several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32785/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (19 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department regularly shares data with the Criminal Assets Bureau of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32786/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (19 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will direct her Department to recognise teaching experience (details supplied) for the purposes of incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33289/25]

Committee on Education and Youth: Engagement with Minister for Education and Youth (18 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Members are in possession of the time. When the six-minute clock runs out, I will allow a few seconds, like we do in the Dáil Chamber, for a wrap-up or whatever. However, I will not allow seven or eight minutes. It will be pretty rigid, and I will be fair to everyone. Members might get an extra 15 seconds or so, and then we will move on to the next member. Six minutes is for...

Committee on Education and Youth: Engagement with Minister for Education and Youth (18 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: We might get a response to that question in the second round.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I apologise to both Ministers and their teams. There are various debates happening and I had to run up to the Dáil Chamber. At the outset, I wish them the best in their briefs. There is nothing new for either of them, but I said on local radio recently that I think they are both people of great integrity and intellect. I know it is a weird thing to say, but I am particularly...

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the opportunity to speak in these statements. Like everyone, I was appalled by what I saw on the "RTÉ Investigates" programme. The flood of emails and phone calls that came in the following day from sons and daughters of elderly people who are in nursing home care, fearing that HIQA does not have eyes correctly on the situation in many scenarios. I agree with others that it...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I think they are the calm figures the two financial Departments need leading them out, so the best of luck to them. We have every confidence that they will navigate us through the choppy waters that unfortunately still lie ahead for all of us globally. I will start by speaking about a former Minister of this House. I listened to Eoghan Murphy's audiobook over the Easter holidays. I...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: If the Minister will forgive me, I am conscious of the clock. I have more questions to squeeze in. I agree with what he says about reform over additionality. That is crucial.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The road gets to the edge of town and drops off. That is what it is like in Meelick. Projects like that need to be restarted. We cannot just have projects in limbo at this stage.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: In terms of the firepower various Departments have, we are certainly lacking on the HR front. We do not have enough people in certain sectors. There is sometimes a lethargy and delay in getting things moving. I have a few questions in that vein for both Ministers. We have pretty rigid procurement rules and tendering processes determined by the European Union for larger projects. Is there...

Estimates for Public Services 2025: Messages from Select Committees (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The Select Committee on Transport has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2025: Vote 31. The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2025: Votes 27 and 28.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Amendments Nos. 278 to 298, inclusive, are related and may be taken together.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: We now move to Committee and Remaining Stages of the Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, we will suspend for five minutes to give everyone time to get to the Chamber.

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputies Aisling Dempsey and Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh. I ask anyone attending remotely to mute themselves when not contributing so that we do not pick up any background noise or feedback. As usual, I remind those in attendance to ensure that their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. Members attending remotely are reminded of the...

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: A few members have indicated. I will call Deputy Peter Roche first. I will give eight minutes for a first round of questions. Once we have gone all the way around - I will go last in that rotation - members will come in, if that is okay, for a second round of contributions.

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Sorry, I got indications there. It is Deputies Peter Roche, Darren O'Rourke, Ryan O'Meara, Emer Currie and Jen Cummins, and I will got last then, if that is okay with everyone.

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Over the Easter holidays, I got out the paint brush and went painting the outside of the house. I put on the headphones and listened to the audiobook by the Minister's former colleague, Eoghan Murphy. He was a man of great ability and energy. He gave a lot of service to the country. I am sure some in the room have read the book or listened to the audiobook. He found it very frustrating...