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Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I call Deputy Coppinger. She has six minutes and we will come back to her in the second round.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: There will be a second round of questions. I have allowed an overrun for everyone. Deputy Coppinger will get an opportunity again to come at this-----

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: In the second round members have 90 seconds and there will be three minutes for Deputy Daly at the end of that. I am up first with 90 seconds. I was teacher for many years. When I was in Mary Immaculate College, we had lectures on the philosophy and history of education every week. I could rattle off a whole range of quotes about what Maria Montessori and Socrates had to say about...

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It might move better if the Minister of State could take note of everyone's questions and answer them at the end. That is my question. If members are happy with that we can move on to Deputy Cummins.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: We are grouping the questions. Does Deputy Cummins want to ask any more questions in the remaining time?

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: That is a point well made. Before we go the Minister, our last contributor is Deputy Daly who is welcome. He has three minutes as a non-member.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: There is a lot there. If the Minister of State can-----

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Deputy Ó Murchú wants to come in again, as we would all like to do, but I have to end the meeting now.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: No. I have facilitated non-members. The Deputy may catch the Minister of State on the way out. I apologise but we are here three and a half hours. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. It has been a long evening. I agree with Deputy Coppinger's point that it was not great timing for the meeting, with the calling of votes and so on. We apologise to people who tuned in from...

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, if you could clarify that point, Ms Mannion, we will then have to break up for a vote very shortly.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Deputy Ó Murchú has joined us as a non-member. He has three minutes. The Minister of State will then conclude with answers.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 79. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the HIQA review into access to emergency care in the midwest region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 85. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new capital investments and major new equipment purposes and new healthcare initiatives that will be rolled out in County Clare across 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34750/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Events (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider making an application for a future stage of the Tour de France to be held in Ireland, some of which can be held along the Wild Atlantic Way, particularly taking in part of County Clare. [34739/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider initiating a programme akin to Talent Search, operated by the Australian government, whereby children and adolescents are tested for their sporting prowess and given an introduction to sports they may never have experienced before with a view to making the country more competitive across a wider...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to go before the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35152/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification on a matter regarding the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, and short term lettings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyber Security Bill (26 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the National Cyber Security Bill 2024 makes reference, on page 11, to “a university within the meaning of the University Act, 1997” and that this does not reflect the fact that Ireland now has several technological universities and that the Cyber Security Bill may, as a result, need to be...

Select Committee on Transport: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister and his officials. I know he has been in the job several months now, but this is his first time before this committee and I wish him the very best of luck in his role. He is the right man for the right job, and we wish him every success. He has already been cutting ribbons in County Clare, so I am delighted to have him in this role. I will talk first about Dublin...

Select Committee on Transport: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. That is good to hear. The reason I mentioned Amsterdam is that it is a hub airport. We have incredible sun routes and holiday routes out of all of Ireland's airports. Every airport wants hub connectivity in order that you can fly out in the morning to Amsterdam-Schiphol and after lunch you can be in the four corners of the world. It is the continental hub...