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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State. I apologise to Ms O'Hora for not asking her questions but thank her for everything that she has done and is doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The funding is good but it alone will not be enough. Last July, or 11 months ago, we believed that we were going to hear about the offline strategy and we need it now. There are really smart ideas coming from guys like Mr. Tom O'Callaghan in County Clare in regard to the introduction of something like Kiwi Bank and Sparkassen. The ideas have been fed to the Minister of State's Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I would appreciate if the Minister of State could light a match under some of the Departments. She has used the analogy of a silver bullet and I believe that the S52 contract is the poison arrow in the side of the post office network because, as all of the postmasters will state, it is slowly ensuring that 300 post offices will eventually close, unless there is a sustainable model for them....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Last July, the Government promised a strategy that would tackle the realm of offline services and people are still waiting. Postmasters have said that the funding is good and welcome it but funding alone will not save the network and a whole range of offline services are needed. My dad does not use a laptop or a smartphone but he is one of those people who drives to his local post office on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans afoot to develop an ASD unit at CBS National School in Ennis, County Clare. [27770/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application for an extension to Lisdoonvarna national school (details supplied); if consideration will be given to the fact that the school’s enrolment has recently surged, some children with additional needs are educated in the school’s library and storage rooms and there is no staffroom; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (31 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) to have a person appointed as a trustee; and if she will progress this appointment. [27957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Responsibilities (31 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an invitation to attend the annual conference of an organisation (details supplied); and if she intends to attend the conference. [28095/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (31 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 725. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered making the HSE owned 17-bedroom Inis Ghile building in Parteen, County Clare available for Ukrainian refugees, given that it is currently lying idle despite being fully-renovated in recent years. [27765/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. The €55 million silage scheme he has introduced is a positive development that will put money back in the pockets of farmers. It is also good to see the establishment of the national fodder and food security committee. Year on year, the farming organisations have only been brought to the table at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a crisis...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: While the national silage scheme is welcome, there is an elephant in the room in that dairy farmers have been omitted from it. They are again asking whether they will be considered for inclusion. We are heading into late May and the silage season is upon us. Dairy farmers will see their beef counterparts receiving €100 per hectare, up to a maximum of 10 ha. It is a positive...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I show up every day.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: It is important for me to say that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that his Department is taking in conjunction with the relevant agencies to put adequate supports in place for the farming and livestock sector to ensure sufficient fodder supplies and prevent a fodder crisis in the coming winter months. [26521/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: What strategies and policies has the Department put in place to avert a fodder crisis this winter?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 66. To ask the Minister for Health the way that he proposes to build additional capacity in Ennis General Hospital and the other model 2 hospitals in the mid-west region, including Nenagh and St. John’s, to alleviate pressure on University Hospital Limerick. [26520/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if he will push for an elective hospital in the mid-west to alleviate pressure on University Hospital Limerick. [26519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that agricultural shows which are not a member of an association (details supplied) are treated equally in terms of access to grants and funding. [26522/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE to provide a more extensive out-of-hours general practitioner service for Shannon, County Clare given the health needs of the population of the town and surrounding catchment area. [25414/22]