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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: My time has run out. I suggest the service make that change. I have given one example, but have as others have said there have been accidents in my county where people have waited two and half to three hours. There is radio silence from the National Ambulance Service. The service has fantastic paramedics and no one is criticising that. They are great when they arrive, but the issue is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses, especially those from An Garda Síochána. I have many friends in the force and their job has become more difficult in recent years. As public representatives, when we have opportunities to express gratitude on behalf of the people we represent, we should do so. Some cohorts of society have decided to make up their own rules, whether it is on the road or when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Forgive me, I wish to jump in again because of the clock. Technology has moved on light years in that ten-year period and policy has not matched it. I have questions for the witnesses from An Garda Síochána. The last time we dealt with this body of work in the previous Oireachtas transport committee we looked at drug driving. An Garda Síochána has a way of testing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: What about smoked drugs, specifically, where a person could be inhaling a drug that is being consumed across a room from them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Is that loophole still there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: What training?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of pilot sewage schemes in small villages that is being led by his Department; if his Department is open to the possibility of new developments using package sewerage treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53443/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking to curb the extent to which people are tracked by apps on their smart phones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that Lisdoonvarna, County Clare has taken in more IPAS applicants and Ukrainian war refugees than any other town; if, on this basis, he will review ongoing accommodation arrangements in this town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54030/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The way radar interacts with aircraft is that a little ping signal goes up and back, positioning at all times the aircraft on a vertical and horizontal axis on an air traffic controller's screen. The Irish Aviation Authority has said very clearly in recent planning files that it is unsafe to put wind farms in close proximity to radar. It distorts the signal of where those aircraft are. It...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Taoiseach. On a point of order, a Cheann Comhairle, let the record show-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: -----that Deputy Cullinane sniggered at this issue, which is very real in Clare. Let the Sinn Féin voters in Clare know about this.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The Deputy is sharing with Deputy Brabazon, so it is up to the two of them, but it is a ten-minute block.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Good morning everyone. We have received apologies from Deputy O'Meara. You are all very welcome. I ask anyone attending remotely to mute himself or herself when not contributing so that we do not pick up any background noise or feedback. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are in silent mode or switched off. Members attending remotely are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: There is an overrun of 30 or 40 seconds, so I ask the Senator to start concluding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: We are well and truly out of time. The Senator has to ask questions within the time. He is in the red when asking questions. We will probably have a second round, so the Senator might have to put that question again, in fairness to everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I will allow a little overrun, but as Ms Feeney will know from when she was here a week ago, the timekeeping has to be strict. While I allow some overrun, I have to rein things in. We will probably have a second round of contributions. Mr. Slattery wants to comment but I have to move on. Maybe he can respond in due course. I call Deputy Darren O’Rourke, who has sé...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Ms Feeney. What we have done in other meetings is give additional time at the end to the witnesses. There may have been questions or charges by the bodies they represent that they may not have had time to fully answer, so we will give them time at the end to wrap up their testimonies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I ask the Deputy to please leave time for a response.