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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the beauty industry is subject to a VAT rate of 13.5% while the hairdressing sector pays a 9% rate; if this anomaly can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if EU Digital COVID Certificates should be used in swimming pools to fall in line with gyms and leisure centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a review of the income threshold to qualify for social housing given that low to middle earners are struggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a scheme (details supplied) to help persons who buy derelict properties to renovate and live in is expected to be launched. [3528/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if officials in her Department have received and considered the application made by a school (details supplied) for a new school building on the alternative site which has been secured by the patrons of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to further amend legislation relating to the sale of alcohol in order that small supermarkets will be allowed in future to sell bottles and cans of beer without the need for a bar licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3107/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the block grant funding model dispersed via the HSE mental health service in order that section 39 residential addiction support and treatment centres such as Bushypark in Ennis, County Clare receive a set amount each year rather than an allocation linked to bed nights (details supplied). [3109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a multi-annual budget to support the ongoing running of section 39 residential addiction support and treatment centres such as Bushypark in Ennis, County Clare to replace the current annual model based on service level agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will in conjunction with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, put measures in place to expedite visas for suitable applicants for the hospitality industry in order to alleviate staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3785/22]

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Everyone here should fully support the Bill before the House. The Construction Industry Register Ireland, CIRI, needs to be put on a statutory footing. Since 2014, builders, contractors, subcontractors and trades people have, on a voluntary basis, registered and demonstrated their bona fides. What is desperately needed is to put this on a statutory footing, thereby providing in law for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (27 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his Department’s efforts to open an embassy in Tehran, Iran. [3568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department will be purchasing new land vehicles, naval vessels or aircraft in 2022. [3630/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit will be expedited. [3981/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review by her Department of the school transport scheme. [3995/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I have been following the discussion. I address my first question to Mr. Moran. I was alarmed to learn, from Mr. Moran's opening statement, that in Ireland we average 0.69 GPs per 1,000 population. Mr. Moran suggested that we require 1.1 GPs per 1,000 population. That is how needs are reacquired in Ireland. The population here is based in rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I agree with Mr. Moran about county breakdowns. I live in south Clare, where there are a number of GP practices, but in the west of the county, resources are far more stretched. There are out-of-hours GP support services, such as Shannon Doc in the mid-west, which has been fantastic, and we have all availed of that out-of-hours support at one time or another. Coming out of Covid, have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I have a number of other questions, in particular for Dr. Quinlan and Dr. Crowley. As I should have said at the outset, collectively, GPs have done an incredible job in the past two years. There have been negatives, of course, and there were appointments that GPs were unable to fulfil because they were snowed under, which is not their fault and is a fact of the crisis we have been in. One...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: If I have any speaking time left, I am happy for Mr. Moran to come in on some of the issues. However, I am finished with my questions. I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. Like Deputy Lahart, I am a Government Deputy. We will digest all of this and if there is further information the witnesses can send us, we will certainly raise it in the right forum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The great thing about this committee is that approximately seven minutes is always loose, which is to the credit of the Chairman because he is very good at giving latitude. It also allows the Minister to have an exchange with us. It is always appreciated. We had a very good briefing session with departmental officials yesterday. It is a very good idea because it short-circuits some of...