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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail (21 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify who will be the beneficiary of the recently raised parking charges at railway stations, Irish Rail or the company contracted to manage car parks on behalf of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Inquiries (21 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify who owns the large crane at Colbert Railway Station, Limerick; the future plan for this crane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56876/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Local Authorities (21 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 320. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria used to determine which cities and towns are included in the living city initiative; if a town (details supplied) will be able to join the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (21 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when grants awarded under her Department’s physical activity in teaching and learning scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57249/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (21 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 651. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department owns sheds at a location (details supplied); if he's aware that the old asbestos roofs of these sheds are badly damaged and broken; if he will outline his Departments plans to remediate these sheds; the intended future use of these sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56877/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 811. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent ENT appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Defective Building Materials (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the National Standards Authority of Ireland review on the draft I.S. 465 "Assessment, testing and categorisation of damaged buildings incorporating concrete blocks containing certain deleterious materials" to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57432/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the additional monies her Department received in Budget 2026 will allow for the additional accommodation scheme application made by a school in Clare (details supplied) to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57481/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Everyone is very welcome. We have received apologies from Senators Pauline Tully and Shane Curley. I ask anyone attending remotely to mute themselves when not contributing so we do not pick up any background noise or feedback. As usual, I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on 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 (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I apologise for jumping in, but we have time constraints. We have a mechanism here in our committee where if the clock is running over time, as it is now, the rest of the contribution can be published on the committee's website. The entirety of Mr. Christie's opening statement will be available there. His entire statement will be considered for questions and we will get through a lot of it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, if you could be brief, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Thank you very much. The statement in full will be published on the committee website. Mr. Gillespie is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Ó Caoimh. Our committee is always very anxious to have the voice of young people in the room. We are delighted to have everyone here today but particularly Mr. Ó Caoimh. It is important that the voice of the student is heard here in Leinster House. Thank you and well done for you representative role in the ISSU. Our final contributor from our witnesses will be Mr. Jones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Jones. We are now going to proceed to members' questions. I said earlier it was five minutes but it is actually going to be six minutes per member. Please leave adequate time within that to allow the witnesses to respond. I will allow a few seconds of an overrun but please do not ask your final question as we hit zero because that does not work at all. First up is Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Please be cognisant of the time when responding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am conscious of the time. I ask Mr. Christie to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses for being here this afternoon. I am guessing Mr. Ó Caoimh is in fifth year or sixth year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Jones teaches biology. Does he teach any other subjects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The guidance counsellor bit will be very interesting because of some of my questioning. It is not surprising that Mr. Ó Caoimh has spoken about the stress involved. We are all hearing anecdotally from nieces, nephews and our children that this is a major factor. Something has to give. You cannot have this big cliff-edge examination. There is universal acceptance of that. However,...