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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the proposed pension deal her Department has drafted in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to provide for pensions for community employment scheme supervisors also extends to rural social scheme and Tús supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 841. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will issue guidance to businesses relying on international students as a matter of priority in order that they can make provisions for the summer 2021 season on the basis of either accepting or not accepting international travellers. [21137/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 842. To ask the Minister for Health if nursing home visits will be increased in cases in which both the patient and the spouse are fully vaccinated and a specialist advises that increased visits would help the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 896. To ask the Minister for Health if a directive will be issued to all hospital groups nationwide to allow birthing partners attend maternity appointments of all kinds with a pregnant woman given the current level of vaccination against Covid-19. [21320/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 1004. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the necessity to undertake a hotel quarantine upon arrival in Ireland for Irish citizens living in the United Arab Emirates that have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine (details supplied). [21755/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 916. To ask the Minister for Health the speed with which the legislative changes to exempt vaccinated persons from a mandatory hotel quarantine upon arrival in Ireland will take effect; and if an approximate date can be given for same. [21396/21]

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for her engagement over recent days. Last week, in this Chamber, I told her the sad story of Margaret Morgan, who is 101 years of age and probably one of the oldest citizens in County Clare. She comes from the small west Clare village of Kilmurry McMahon. She had not received her Covid vaccination. She is bed bound. The Minister of State was...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I join with others in congratulating the Minister, Deputy McEntee, on her wonderful news this morning. The programme for Government contains a commitment to ending direct provision. I am delighted that it was announced just a few weeks ago that this will happen by 2024. It cannot happen soon enough. I grew up in Meelick, County Clare, which is the location of one of Ireland's oldest...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the apparent imbalance whereby self-employed persons who are on the pandemic unemployment payment can engage in a limited level of self-employment (details supplied); and if this will be extended to allow them to take up employment which comes under the remit of the PAYE system with the same financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Apr 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 103. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider giving persons in the 60 to 69 age group that are currently being given the Covid-19 vaccine a greater choice regarding the vaccine that they will be given. [22368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is examining the possibility of introducing a pilot scheme for the provision of sewerage facilities in small villages. [23016/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reconsider the proposal to have bed and breakfast businesses valuated for paying commercial rates. [1712/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a commencement date for flood defence works to be undertaken by the Office of Public Works at Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22736/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has received an application from Clare County Council for the establishment of a defective block pyrite MICA remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22741/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Watt and wish him well in his new role. I will ask a number of quick questions. I have read Mr. Watt's opening statement, in which he takes up this whole issue of his correspondence with RTÉ after the programme aired. What contact did the Department of Health have with the investigation unit of RTÉ, and with Ms Dee Forbes, in advance of this programme going to air?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: To conclude, the FOI officer should be able to quantify the percentage that has been redacted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: A percentage from somebody would be good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report of the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group: Discussion with Science Foundation Ireland (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have not joined the Chairman's party but I presume he is speaking of a Fianna Fáil slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report of the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group: Discussion with Science Foundation Ireland (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: The Chairman said Fine Gael. We are in coalition of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report of the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group: Discussion with Science Foundation Ireland (5 May 2021)

Cathal Crowe: The Tánaiste is often mistaken for the Taoiseach so I suppose it all balances out. I thank Professor Ferguson for joining us this afternoon. There are a number of very compelling benefits and arguments to rapid antigen testing. First, the cost factor. It is approximately €5 per antigen test versus a huge variance of anywhere from €30 in North Macedonia, to approximately...