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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State. What he said is logical and sensible. However, it is at odds with what we were told yesterday, that this would be at departure gates. What the Minister of State has just said and the Commission has recommended makes sense. To think that you could spend an hour and a half weaving your way through an airport without being asked to present this digital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm at the outset that I am on the Leinster House campus so I am able to participate in the committee meeting with parliamentary privilege. I join others in thanking all the front-line health service staff for everything they have done. We are approaching a year of this crisis and it looks very much like the situation will be prolonged for a number of months to come. We are certainly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have a question for Mr. Owens in a similar vein. Many doctors have been in contact with me and told me about the early days when the portal opened in which they had to register for vaccination. Many of them went through the first and second pages of inputting data, but then the system crashed several times. Some of them did not get around to it a second time because of the immense...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Dr. Owens. Dr. Colleran might intervene in a moment, but I wish to make a final point and she can respond to the points generally. My last point relates to long Covid, which a number of people have mentioned today. Typically, in a work environment if one is out for a long period, one is referred to Medmark Occupational Healthcare and there could be certain screening barriers to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Kent for joining us at this virtual meeting. I have a few points that my colleagues would like me to put to him, the first of which is in regard to the Expressway service. He explained with great regret that, due to economic circumstances, some routes have to be pulled. What is some of the reasoning behind that? He stated it was down to flat, baseline economics, but looking at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: That is welcome. Will it remain a linear route, straight up along the corridor, or will adjacent communities along that motorway corridor, such as Sixmilebridge and Newmarket on Fergus, benefit from it? Is Bus Éireann committing to using the same stops it has always used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: My next point relates to concessionary passes for school buses. While I acknowledge that schools are not open at the moment, a large volume of students this year have not yet been able to reconcile the difficulties they have had with Bus Éireann with regard to school transport. It remains a big issue and I am glad a national review is under way, into which Bus Éireann will have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Forgive me for interrupting. I thank Mr. Kent. Before time runs out, I ask him to briefly comment on potential enhanced services for Ennis and the villages that I mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Can the Chairman look at the chat contribution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: The best country we can look at in terms of what is happening is perhaps Israel, where they have had an advanced roll-out of Covid vaccines. We will have to see how they get their aviation sector up and running because things in their wider population seem to be improving at a faster rate than other countries. I will ask the representatives from IALPA something and maybe they will come...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider increasing the maximum value of a property that can be purchased under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39403/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if further schemes will be introduced to help solo buyers who are endeavouring to get on the property ladder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 1510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make an executive decision to allow partners of pregnant women to attend prenatal appointments and be present for the early stages of labour in maternity hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33653/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 1969. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug antepsin was removed from the medical card scheme. [36016/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 1970. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which drugs are removed from the medical card scheme; and when general practitioners are subsequently informed when a given drug is removed in order to inform their patients and change their prescriptions. [36017/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 2021. To ask the Minister for Health if he will alter the current nation Covid-19 vaccination strategy in order that children with a cystic fibrosis diagnosis are prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 2061. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new guidelines that are being suggested for HIQA, specifically the new regulations to replace the National Standards for Foster Care with the new Child Care Services Standard. [36419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 2064. To ask the Minister for Health if visiting restrictions at nursing homes will be further eased in view of Covid-19 numbers. [36422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 3178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the type 2 diabetes cycle of care beyond general practitioner and medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 3177. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider establishing a national diabetes register to track the prevalence of the condition, measure outcomes, ascertain cost of care and plan for future services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40581/21]