Results 981-1,000 of 5,398 for speaker:Cathal Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: They are sacred ground. People are buried there - certainly in Tuam. We must substantiate whether it is the same in the case of Bessborough. When I started out in politics in 2004, I remember writing to An Bord Pleanála not fully understanding how it worked. I very quickly got a slap on the wrist and was told that it could not be interfered with politically, I could not write to it...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for being at our select committee meeting, for his detailed overview, and for the material that was circulated to us yesterday, which I appreciate. In a year of negatives, as Covid has been a major negative in everyone’s life, it is good we are coming to a point where it has become more manageable. There are two trajectories almost at intersection point now,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: You could not believe half or probably a tenth of what you read on Twitter, but there are some in the relevant industries who are already speculating, even though the European Union is only starting to trickle out some detail, that Ireland could Ireland could be a laggard in terms of implementing this process and being able to be at the races with other European nations. When it is agreed,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Good. That is welcome. If I can continue in a European vein, and I spoke on this issue in the Dáil Chamber recently, the Minister leads the Department of Health and he regularly meets his counterparts and colleagues across Europe. Ultimately, while we have own structures in Ireland, there is the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. I presume as a member state of the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I will end on a note about e-health. We as a nation are going to go so far in the coming weeks. There is a bit of an unknown here but the details are starting to come from the European Commission. We are going to have an e-health system that will probably be on our phones. It might be like what we saw a few weeks ago on the "Prime Time" special. We saw a little snippet of people going...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister and appreciate his time. I thank the Chairperson. I am finished my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I am here in Leinster House. The Chairman spotted me coming in the gate earlier. I cycled today. We were on the same train so we were making good use of our national transport infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: We might come in on a tandem bike next week or, maybe, e-scooters. This is a good discussion. We spent many months talking about road haulage but the reality is that over the past 18 months, e-scooters have become an increasing feature on our roads. The first time I saw one was probably about two years ago in Dublin. It was a head-turner and a novelty factor but suddenly they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I rambled on a bit but could Ms Graham respond concerning the Lough Derg initiative and could Mr. Walsh tell me whether exits from motorways are under review? He may not know the specific one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Does Ms Graham believe sulky racing is provided for legislatively? Does it concern the NTA? Perhaps I should ask whether it concerns TII.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Does it concern TII that this still happens in 21st century Ireland - horses being whipped and run down roads and all the traffic on a motorway being held up so that this medieval chariot race involving sulkies can take place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Walsh and Ms Graham for their replies. The e-scooter issue is very specific to the technology that is now available. We had hoverboards come into play three or four years ago and there could be some newfangled product coming out in the next year or two. We may need to ensure the legislation is less prescriptive and more future-proofed in terms of meeting the requirements in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans post-Covid-19 for an international marketing plan to highlight the EuroVelo 1 Route, which travels along the western seaboard in tandem with the Wild Atlantic Way. [21598/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I know the Minister is a cycling enthusiast, so I have a cycling-related question. I love cycling myself. For the last seven years, the Wild Atlantic Way has been a huge success. It has been a magnet in bringing tourists to our country - pre-Covid, of course. Recently, we have seen beautiful signs being erected in County Clare and the west of Ireland, which read: "EuroVelo 1". It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: That is music to my ears. Speaking of music, the Minister will certainly have heard the song "It's a Long Way from Clare to Here". It is fabulous for one to step up on the pedals of a bike in my home village of Meelick, knowing that going north, one will pass through Galway and Mayo and ultimately get to Norway if one keeps following the route, and travelling in a southerly direction,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: An obvious extension of the initiative would be to invite the Tour de France to come to Ireland, as we did very successfully in 1998. It passed through Dublin and into counties Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford and Cork. It was a huge success. The tour has a global audience each year of 1 billion people. It would be an obvious extension of the EuroVelo 1 initiative. When I was Mayor of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rules in relation to appointment-based shopping for furniture and home furnishing retailers in the current set of restrictions. [21291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of policy papers or legislation he plans to introduce to ban the use of fracked gas sourced domestically and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 385. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure the revival of tourism in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21798/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 384. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her engagement with the hospitality sector in relation to the reopening and easing of restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21797/21]