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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: We have run out of time in the Senator's slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Is the Minister okay with allowing the non-members of the committee to ask questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Yes. We will extend the time for 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: It will not go on for an hour. The remaining members can have five minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: It will be 2 p.m. at the latest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I apologise. I did not know how this would go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: We need to move on, Senator Kyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Duncan Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy O'Donnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Hold on, Senator. Deputy Pringle is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Pringle, can we hold the debate? We are quite close to 2 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: We do not have the time to take them. I do not know if we can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: May we put the questions to you later, Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I apologise to anyone who has not got in today. I have tried to facilitate everyone. I do not think anyone went under their time. If anyone did, I apologise to them. There have been a number of requests of the Minister today. Deputy Shortall had a number of questions about issues on which the Minister has agreed to come back to her, including a legal note on the first schedule of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have no doubt the Minister is going to take on board whatever proposals come from the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Sound. There were legitimate questions and genuine concerns raised here today. If we had another four hours, we probably would have brought up a lot more questions as well. The timing is appalling in this regard. We are against the clock on this issue. As a committee, it has been impossible to try to organise witnesses to come in at the last minute. People are very busy and they are...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I stood here almost two years ago speaking on a Sinn Féin motion on the need to respect the demands of Irish people and to do something, anything, to mend the utterly broken system that is the Irish housing market. Housing was one of the biggest issues in the 2020 general election and the new Government made a great deal of noise about the delivery of affordable housing. Two years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: 619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 1 May 2020. [22568/22]

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The latest rent figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show no real relief for renters. It is not a shock to anybody that rents continue to spiral out of control for individuals and families. As the Minister will know, rents keep growing every year and show no real sign of stopping any time soon. As my colleague pointed out in respect of his area, the average rent for a new tenancy...