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Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I do actually, I farm, probably more than Deputy McGrath. I was making the point that I agree with him but a younger generation would not get the comment about the cock of hay. It was just in jest. I thank the Acting Chair for the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. We are going to amend an important piece of legislation to ensure that small- and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs,...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: It was great to see the Ceann Comhairle back a few moments ago. I wish him well. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak at this debate this afternoon. I consider there to be two wings to Irish Water. The first is Irish Water "Incorporated" which is very frustrating to deal with and the second is on-the-ground crews that are very helpful in the community. I will speak about Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps, if any, that are being taken to alleviate the current long waiting lists for applicants who are endeavouring to apply for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the drainage responsibility for the Inagh river in County Clare was transferred at some stage from the Office of Public Works to Clare County Council; when and the way in which this happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54470/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 313. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify the plans that exist for the Garda station in the village of Doonbeg that was shut down in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54839/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 812. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in issuing adult educators with public service contracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 929. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the disparity whereby the Irish healthcare system does not have a chief pharmaceutical officer, but does have a chief medical officer, a chief nursing officer, a chief dentistry officer and a chief veterinary officer, who are responsible for overseeing their respective professions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54290/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 935. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there is no HRB funding granted to Galway or Limerick hospitals to run clinical trials; if there are plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54302/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 1072. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to alleviate waiting lists in access to primary care appointments and pressure on primary care staff who are overwhelmed (details supplied). [54794/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 1200. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 27 October 2022, the fully staffed annual testing capacity of the new national cervical screening laboratory; and the tendering process which prevents the HSE from disclosing the total cost of sending samples abroad for testing in each of the past five years. [55361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has a strategy to attract overseas investors to invest in Ireland's renewables sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53600/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 104. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will examine the possibility of new CLÁR designations for additional villages in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53602/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to deal with contracting issues on the Bus Éireann school transport scheme that have resulted in pupils being left without transport in areas in County Clare (details supplied). [53957/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will directly intervene in the cases of two school transport routes (details supplied) where children are left without a means to get the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53959/22]

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome this legislation. It is imperative that we secure energy supplies in Ireland this winter and beyond. We all want to see Ireland transition to renewables. It cannot happen quickly enough but it takes time to build the infrastructure we so desperately want to see, be it on land or offshore in the form of the wind-generating facilities. I want to speak for a moment about...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: This whole "step aside" thing is not, unfortunately, how democracy works. We had an election. There is a Government. Sinn Féin had its chance to be in that. I would love to see its housing solution because it does not stack up. That is what commentator after commentator has costed and analysed. I welcome the legislation before us. It is positive legislation and protects...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The Minister for Finance just left a moment ago. Would the Government consider a deferral of the rates re-evaluation that is currently under way in Clare, Donegal, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Galway, Kerry and Mayo? These areas are currently facing their first commercial rates re-evaluation in 160 years, the last one having taken place in 1862. They have been well supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for the safe-routes-to-school programme. [52920/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider requesting the Revenue Commissioners to streamline and simplify the online filing of form 11s to include a method to automatically calculate the preliminary tax due to the person, along with an option to either accept this or enter a different amount if they wish (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53510/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in an urgent school transport case for a child (details supplied). [53522/22]