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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: It is important to establish that because the report is being touted as an independent report. It cost somewhere in the region of €60,000 and my understanding is that around half of that came from An Post. I am almost finished-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I understand that legal advice was taken by the IPU and An Post. Was that circulated to all members before they signed up to the new conditions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I will conclude with one final point on PostPoint, which both witnesses have said is the way of the future, whereby the local Spar or local Centra could host An Post. If one takes Broadford again and one considers that PostPoint is worth around €1,500 per annum, then that is unviable. Having three-year review cycles is unviable. Having a pandemic fund being introduced when we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: -----I am very concerned about the direction in which this is going. In particular, An Post needs to go back and look at the four offices that have closed during the pandemic and see them in light of what has happened during that pandemic. They need to be given a new chance. I thank Ms Byrne and Mr. McRedmond.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met; and when the next meeting is planned. [29523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (22 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider the realignment of Fáilte Ireland in order that it becomes the parent supporting body for the hospitality sector post-Covid-19. [33139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if bed and breakfast and guesthouse owners who reopen in summer 2021 thereby having their pandemic unemployment payment discontinued can be supported during the leaner trading autumn and winter season. [33138/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 534. To ask the Minister for Health if provisions will be made for those who have received the first shot of a Covid-19 vaccination (details supplied) prior to their 70th birthday but are due the second dose after their birthday given that the vaccine is not recommended for persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25583/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: There was a key document containing advice-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm that I am in Leinster House. It was great to see Deputy John Paul Phelan on the Leinster House campus yesterday. It has been well reported that he had cardiac health problems. It is great to see him back looking in full health. I wish him plenty of good health in the months ahead. Events in the past week highlighted the need for greater screening in cardiac care. It was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: There seem to be defibrillators in every community. All members are politically attuned to their communities. It is our bread and butter to know the people around us and the communities we serve. However, it is difficult to identify where defibrillators are located in neighbouring villages. Mr. Collins might be able to enlighten the committee on this issue. I am aware of two ways in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have a final, two-pronged question. Inadequacies for stroke survivors were mentioned. I ask the witnesses to detail those inadequacies and to outline what buttons we, as Oireachtas Members, need to push in that regard. It was mentioned that air pollution is the cause of 1,500 deaths per annum. That shocked me. In Ireland, much of the resources in this area are focused on litter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (23 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 264. To ask the Minister for Health if developments have taken place with regard to the broadening of the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness card with a view to extending the category of illnesses that would be deemed eligible for application for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26036/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progression of social housing developments in County Clare. [33609/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I ask the Minister how social housing schemes are progressing in County Clare. Some 18 months ago, as mayor of Clare County Council, I signed a number of contracts in conjunction with the then Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, to deliver social housing. I want to know how that is progressing. Has the Minister any other good news this morning?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: It is good to see progress. I thank the Minister. I am sure that we would all agree that this cannot happen quickly enough. I pay tribute to Anne Haugh, the director of service for housing, and her team. It is a tricky area to work in. We, as Deputies, bombard them with representations from people who need and are desperate to get housing. A few things need to be looked at urgently,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. Returning the voids to use and getting people into those homes is important. It is awful to see a house boarded up or lying idle. On the theme of housing in Clare, I raise the issue of Traveller accommodation. The issue of Traveller accommodation has received a great deal of coverage in recent months. At times, the media and many people round on the local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: In any county there are typically 15 to 17 communities which one can mark off on the housing application list in terms of where one would like to live. In between those communities, there is a scattering of towns and villages that do not have social housing or in which local authorities are no longer providing social housing. In county Clare there are places like Labasheeda and Lisdoonvarna...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I join others in condemning where Hungary has gone on this. It is archaic and totally out of date. It goes against the grain of where western democracy has gone. I was born in 1982 and went through primary and secondary school in the 1990s. The standard back pocket slagging in the schoolyard was to throw a homophobic jibe at someone. How far we have come now with marriage equality and...