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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided for footpaths to each of the 31 local authorities in each of the past five years; the distance of footpaths covered with this funding in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37406/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (8 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for an ‘above the shop’ living refurbishment grant by topping up the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant so as to help make spaces above retail premises liveable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37171/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Pension Parity and Working Conditions for School Secretaries and Caretakers: Fórsa (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Thank you. Does Mr. Pike want to respond to any of those remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. I apologise in advance because most of my questions will be directed to the representatives from the IAA, both of whom were both military men in a former life. Given that this is a time of heightened international security concerns, have there been any drone incursions into Irish airspace from bad actors or foreign military services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Do drones have transponders? Upwards of what size must a drone be to have a transponder?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Is it not possible to fly under the proverbial radar?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Woodcock Hill radar station is a national asset in my constituency. I should declare that my farm abuts the station. What is the setback distance from it that applies in respect of drones? What should be the setback distance from wind turbine infrastructure, given that turbines are fixed in a locality and are arguably more intrusive? What is the setback distance that would be safe and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I refer to the radius within which a drone should not go in order not to interfere with the safe workings of the radar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: What about wind turbines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I want to go back to the Irish Aviation Authority regarding radar infrastructure. There is a radio wave pinged to an aircraft and it positions it at a given time, horizontally and vertically. There are EU mandates to have separation of three nautical miles in Dublin airspace and five nautical miles in en route airspace. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: A total of 80% of all transatlantic aircraft are coming into Europe and are not all landing in Ireland, but they are flying over Irish airspace through Shanwick over that Woodcock Hill radar. I have already made the point that drones could compromise this, and the IAA has lots of signage in and around that radar station cautioning that drones should not be used. The elephant in the room is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I get that. The drone is very obstructive. It compromises safety, I would say. The witnesses have made that very clear. Yet, the drone gets packed away into a bag and is taken home again. There is fixed infrastructure - antennae, aerials, masts, turbines - all going up in this area and potentially compromising Irish airspace and the efficacy of radar and potentially compromising air...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Walsh has not specifically answered what I have asked. I am asking about fixed infrastructure that could compromise the efficacy of radar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Chair, with respect, I will not get a chance again. I am asking about the fixed infrastructure, and that aspect has not been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Chairman, you took two minutes yourself to get an answer. I would like a few extra seconds to have that question answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Fixed infrastructure: masts and antennae that have been put up around this radar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am not talking about drones. I am talking about fixed, anchored antennae, masts and turbines that are being put up around radar stations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Okay, I thank Mr. Gavin.