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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: That is breaking and welcome news.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: It is. I want to conclude by thanking Ms Kelly for clarifying that. There are 51 patients who have been very worried about this. It would be no harm if Ms Kelly and the surgical team in the hospital could write out to patients explaining this, as well as that any scientific analysis is to be published and to be put in the public domain. It is bad enough to have scoliosis. We have heard...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 29. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will restart the pandemic unemployment payment in view of the continued impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on employment. [57695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending Tús and CES employment placements in view of interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. [57696/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education last met; and when it is next due to meet. [57356/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I want to raise the situation in the early childhood years sector. We have seen good interventions by the Government over the past week in addressing substitute teacher shortages in primary schools and, yesterday, in secondary schools. Some of those measures are very positive and will lead to a huge influx of people back into classrooms, stabilising the whole system at a time when we really...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Tracing should be brought back in now to alleviate the pressure so many primary school teachers, principals and parents are facing at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the Adult Literacy for Life strategy to reduce the proportion of adults in Ireland without basic digital skills from 47% to 20%, including the planned allocation under the Budget 2022 provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58637/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the Future FET: Transforming Learning 2020-2024 strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe in which issues facing public sector employees during Covid-19 will be rectified (details supplied). [58939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a teacher (details supplied) who has been overpaid and wishes to avail of tax relief. [58293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 532. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to a proposal to give recipients of the one-shot vaccine (details supplied) a booster from three months after the injection in view of the fact that some territories do not consider these persons fully vaccinated. [58401/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Yesterday we heard about the revised terms of defective block redress for counties Donegal and Mayo, largely very positive, with a huge amount of work gone into them. The grant cap has increased from €247,00 to €420,000, which is far more realistic. The focus now should turn to counties such as Clare, where we also have a very bad problem with defective blocks. The process...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason County Clare, which has a high dependency on the coal-burning ESB power station at Moneypoint has been excluded from Just Transition supports: if he plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59187/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has requested Suite C reports in respect of the application submitted by Clare County Council for a defective concrete block redress scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59323/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to approve a defective concrete block remediation scheme for County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59324/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an overview of additional information requests his Department officials have made to Clare County Council in respect of their application for a redress scheme for homes in County Clare constructed with defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and her officials will examine the case of a person (details supplied) for Covid-19 leave; and if she will intervene on their behalf. [59295/21]

Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: As there are no amendments on Report Stage we proceed to Fifth Stage.

Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: A message shall be sent to the Seanad acquainting it accordingly.