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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I could not agree more. There is a great shortage of chefs across the country, area managers for hotels and restaurants, etc. I fully understand the point Mr. Donohoe is making regarding labour shortages versus skills shortages. I do not expect a full answer, but I would like Mr. Donohoe at least to give me some hope concerning a timeframe. I thank Mr. Donohoe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I would just like if Mr. Donohoe could come back in for one second, if possible, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Registration Office: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank our guests for joining us and for their detailed presentation. Some 95% of the companies that are registering are SMEs so it is a delicate tipping point to ensure integrity and not create more red tape, which nobody wants but which SMEs especially do not want. SMEs do not have the resources or expertise to wade through such administrative burdens. It takes too long and they do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Registration Office: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Has Dr. McFadden anything further to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Registration Office: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Dr. McFadden is advising us this was not happening in 2019 or 2020.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Registration Office: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the witnesses. I will it at that for now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Registration Office: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Those responses are welcome. I note it was pointed out in the opening statement that it is a criminal offence to provide false information to the CRO. Obviously, as with any law, that is only a deterrent when it is being enforced. I appreciate the CRO has made a number of referrals to the Director of Corporate Enforcement in recent months since this issue gained attention. Can one of the...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I support the Bill. I have listened to the comments of other Senators, in particular Senator Ardagh, which showed the difficulty and the challenges on the human side. I know from personal experience in Galway city and beyond that this is something that has touched almost every household and every family in the land. We are all aware of what an enormously difficult time it is for parents...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: This morning I want to come back to an issue I raised late last year, specifically burglary and the light sentences being handed down for this horrific crime. Just before Christmas in the area in which I live, that is, the Carnmore-Oranmore-Claregalway area, there were 14 burglaries across ten days. They largely followed a similar pattern. It was obvious that prior surveillance was being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Mr. Shanahan and his colleagues for attending the meeting. I offer them a sincere "Well done" on their recent accomplishments. To have the highest employment creation figures ever in a single year would be a noteworthy accomplishment at any time, but it is all the more so given that it happened in the midst of a global pandemic. On the issue of future aims and in the context of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Mr. Shanahan will be aware that in my home county there have been projects, such as the Apple data centre in Athenry, that have been scrapped or held up while seeking planning approval. Could Mr. Shanahan advise as to whether our current planning system is causing concerns for any companies he speaks to when they are making decisions to set up base here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I am aware that my time is almost finished but I hope the Chair will bear with me for a moment. I refer to the IDA site in Oranmore, Galway. I am conscious that the witnesses can give us only limited information this morning. Mr. Shanahan highlighted earlier the value and the enormity of the Intel operation in this country. Will IDA Ireland maximise the site in Oranmore in the coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I am disappointed that Deputy O'Reilly used her time plus extra time for political point-scoring, particularly when the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, is not on the call. I welcome the 9% increase in employment growth in the west. It is very welcome. I acknowledge the significant work that Catherina Blewitt and her team are doing in the west. I know the lady in a professional capacity....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Prior to the increase to 15% under the tax agreement, we seemed to be in a far stronger position. In what way does Mr. Shanahan envisage we will change? The figures this year have been excellent and those in the previous 12 to 18 months have been brilliant, but does Mr. Shanahan believe we will face other challenges in trying to get new companies to locate here?

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Tánaiste. I acknowledge Senators Doherty and Gavan, and former Senator Ó Clochartaigh, my own county man, for the work they did before the Government brought forward this legislation. I welcome the Bill, in the main, because it will provide certainty for workers. Most hospitality businesses in west Galway have almost always treated their employees well and divided...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Ollie Crowe: There is sadness across Galway today, which has been mentioned by a couple of Members. I ask the Leader to arrange an expression of sympathy for the late Noel Treacy. I will provide some context and background. Noel was a political giant in Galway and was successful in every general election. He ran in eight in total, which is a reflection of his appetite for hard work and the esteem in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I wish to discuss the judicial reviews taken against the Galway city outer ring road. This road has been promised to Galway for decades. In that time, every other major Irish city and even smaller cities have developed their road network, while Galway has not. These judicial reviews will now further delay what has already been a ridiculously long process to get to this stage. It is...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Senator Mullen for his work on the Bill. The Government is not opposing it. I share the Senator's determination to get reform in this area and I have raised it with the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and other colleagues on a number of occasions. I am aware that Senator Mullen has also met the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, to discuss the issue, and that the Minister of State has...