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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of an elective hospital in the mid-west area. [7773/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of discussions to end a long-running dispute surrounding a pension for workers of a company (details supplied). [7528/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene in the case of a bus shelter (details supplied) that has been delayed multiple times over the past 18 months. [7537/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cases dealt with by An Bord Pleanála in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form. [7791/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school build for a school (details supplied) which was approved in August 2021; and the timeline for the progression of this project. [7494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the healthcare workers’ pandemic bonus; and if so, the way they can receive the payment. [7538/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 896. To ask the Minister for Health when the booster vaccine for Covid-19 will be offered to 12-to-16-year-olds [8370/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Last June, Cabinet signed off on a proposal to transfer Shannon Heritage sites to local authorities. Clare County Council is currently undertaking due diligence on the transfer of Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Knappogue Castle, Craggaunowen and a retail outlet at the Cliffs of Moher. The due diligence is extensive but it has thrown up the matter of the incredible costs involved in taking...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I too welcome the publishing of the report on the Commission on the Defence Forces. It is timely that we have this report before us. However, it will not be worth anything unless it is properly acted on, resourced and funded. Fianna Fáil called for this commission to be established back in 2019. It was a key element of our manifesto coming into the February 2020 general election,...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I will finish my point. I did not interrupt other Deputies. We have relied on each and every occasion on the Royal Air Force to come and scramble its jets and that is not something that should happen. On the issue of Russia, I am usually complimentary of the actions the Minister takes as the helmsman of the Department of Foreign Affairs but I think we were a little soft-footed with the...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: They did but I think we could have been more robust.

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: There is somebody else who is involved in protecting our nation and that is the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris. His term of appointment was lengthened yesterday. We need to have a bit more scrutiny as a State and there are two major outstanding issues we need to look at. One is the suspension of the trial of the hooded men. That has been brushed aside and we have not focused on it. The...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Absolutely. We cannot just have contract extensions. We need scrutiny of those two major factors as well.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Fianna Fáil welcomes the Bill. I am confident it will enhance and strengthen the protections for whistleblowers in this country. Ireland has had a legislative framework on whistleblowers dating back to 2014 and we have learned a lot more since that Act came into force. Ireland is one of a small number of EU countries that continues to have such a regime in place before the EU...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Minister back to the committee. I am always impressed when he comes here and can rattle off the names of villages and various places. He has a very good geographical knowledge and I was brimming with optimism when he mentioned Cratloe and some of the other stations on that rail line. We hope to see progress in this regard and that the Minister will plough on with it. We...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. I want to talk about new aviation. I had a meeting in Shannon Airport yesterday and the people there are very excited about the return of transatlantic routes in March and the new summer routes out of the airport. As the Chairman said, they want to build more routes and more connectivity. One of the areas of real potential for Shannon, of which we are only scratching...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That is encouraging and I ask that the Minister deepen the process to pursue it. He is pushing an open door in Shannon. There is a lot already happening, he and the industry are interested in it and there is funding in Europe to guide and steer it forward. I hope it will be pursued further. I must leave shortly to attend the Dáil but I have two more brief questions. The EU...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: When will the guidelines be issued? They have been in draft format for two years.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: What about zero percent VAT on bicycles?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I agree with the Minister. Being environmentally minded is in some people's DNA and they are already making modal shifts in their lives but for others, it will not be until it changes what is in their pockets - pounds, shillings and pence. The cost of living has been a national debate this week. As many people will make the modal shift when it makes sense economically, in that regard,...