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International Protection Processing and Enforcement: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I join others in expressing outright condemnation of the horrible scene we saw in Drogheda the other night. I did not realise until yesterday morning that there was actually footage of it online. How disgusting to see someone bring a flammable liquid into the hallway of that premises, pour it up along the stairway and set it on fire, putting the lives of children upstairs at risk. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The whole system is very impractical. When you want to build a new 96-bed block, it is not just foundations you are building; you are digging down, tanking out a whole basement floor and then going up five or six storeys. The upper floor must be load-bearing, so it can take more units and wards if required. All the services, including sewerage, water and electricity services, are then...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 6. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he plans to address delays in delivering capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59855/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Will the Minister outline some of his plans to address the significant delays in delivering capital projects in the country?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: They say every day is a learning day. Recently, I was back in University Hospital Limerick with other politicians looking at a new ward system, a new 96-bed block, a five-storey building. Angela Coll of the Ennis hospital committee was recently in the Minister's office, where the three of us had a good discussion. When I spoke to clinicians that day, they were delighted with this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: A few weeks ago I stood here and highlighted the fact that whilst An Coimisiún Pleanála has much expertise in the realm of planning, it has no in-house expertise when it comes to aviation. I flagged that here in the Dáil and an upshot of that in the days that followed was we were notified that Sagentia, a British company, has been taken on as an independent consultant. Why is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Everyone is very welcome. We have received apologies from Senators Pauline Tully and Shane Curley. I ask anyone attending remotely to mute themselves when not contributing so we do not pick up any background noise or feedback. As usual, I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. Members attending remotely are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I apologise for jumping in, but we have time constraints. We have a mechanism here in our committee where if the clock is running over time, as it is now, the rest of the contribution can be published on the committee's website. The entirety of Mr. Christie's opening statement will be available there. His entire statement will be considered for questions and we will get through a lot of it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, if you could be brief, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Thank you very much. The statement in full will be published on the committee website. Mr. Gillespie is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Ó Caoimh. Our committee is always very anxious to have the voice of young people in the room. We are delighted to have everyone here today but particularly Mr. Ó Caoimh. It is important that the voice of the student is heard here in Leinster House. Thank you and well done for you representative role in the ISSU. Our final contributor from our witnesses will be Mr. Jones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Jones. We are now going to proceed to members' questions. I said earlier it was five minutes but it is actually going to be six minutes per member. Please leave adequate time within that to allow the witnesses to respond. I will allow a few seconds of an overrun but please do not ask your final question as we hit zero because that does not work at all. First up is Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Please be cognisant of the time when responding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am conscious of the time. I ask Mr. Christie to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses for being here this afternoon. I am guessing Mr. Ó Caoimh is in fifth year or sixth year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Jones teaches biology. Does he teach any other subjects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The guidance counsellor bit will be very interesting because of some of my questioning. It is not surprising that Mr. Ó Caoimh has spoken about the stress involved. We are all hearing anecdotally from nieces, nephews and our children that this is a major factor. Something has to give. You cannot have this big cliff-edge examination. There is universal acceptance of that. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I apologise for cutting across Mr. Jones. I fully agree. We want to come back from that cliff-edge examination, but I do not think anyone wants the standard slipping as we try to move to a different model. Could Mr. Jones walk us through what a typical science lab looks like now if you open up the cupboards? Are there broken microscopes from the 1990s? What is in those cupboards? Is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Cathal Crowe: He has a very informed opinion at that rate. In senior cycle, what would he say are the biggest stressors? Is it the volume of workload people have to complete, the study they have to do afterward or the homework and staying up until 10 p.m.? Is it the pressure of the ticking clock in the exam hall? What are the big stressors? What could be taken out from the current senior cycle, be it...