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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order, which has been communicated to Deputy Pringle.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Amendment No. 2 has been deemed out of order.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 116. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to receive further refugees from Afghanistan. [56319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 119. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress regarding implementation of the White Paper to End Direct Provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work of the Expert Group established in September 2019 to develop a new funding model for early learning and care and school age services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to approve applications made to her Department in respect of the town and village renewal scheme 2021 and the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund 2021. [60155/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be identified as a deputy principal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be remunerated appropriately for service as a deputy principal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) may proceed with the filling of two AP 2 posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a scheme to recognise the qualifications of primary level teachers such as a teacher (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60516/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the means testing applicable to medical card applications for those aged over 70 years on the basis that the income limits could be considered discriminatory to married couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60381/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Work Permits (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a work permit issue in the case of a person (details supplied). [60092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (7 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 661. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the amount of compensation paid to farmers in cases in which the herd of a farmer is adversely affected by tuberculosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60055/21]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: This is a positive Bill. It is probably not the most exciting work we will do in Dáil Éireann this week but it is very important, particularly from a consumer point of view. The Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill is somewhat akin to the Finance Bill or the Social Welfare Bill. It arrives in November or December each year. The measures in it are designed to support risk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: My apologies. I ran down the stairs to get to the meeting room. I had been following the whole debate. These days, members have to juggle a few things. I have been following the debate from my office. I thank the witnesses for their contributions so far this morning. I have read their written submissions. It is great to see Ms Power back in Leinster House. The Bill has several...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: The positioning of vending machines is probably more important than the fact they exist. In some cases they are located behind a bar counter. A token is given and down you go. It is kept as a financial transaction separate from the food or drinks that are sold at the till. We definitely want to curb smoking. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life. I am very anti-smoking. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I agree with regard to advertising. There are not many instances around the country but I can think of one in my county where there is antique tobacco advertising. In many places, it is replicated signage that people put up for a nostalgic look in a shop. I know one shop in Clare where the signage is authentic and dates back to the 1920s or 1930s. It would be no harm in some scenarios to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will revise circular E103/3/83 in order that persons representing Irish sporting teams in World Cup qualifier games are also entitled to avail of special leave from work with full pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60763/21]