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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I get that and I thank Dr. Henry. However, the point is every single week UHL is breaking all numbers for trolleys. It is debated in the Dáil Chamber every week yet the outcome we have come back to again is another inquiry where we will look into what has gone wrong. I am being told by staff within the hospital that when the top brass come down from Dublin or there is a ministerial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I ask Mr. Reid to deal with the elective hospitals because that is a huge bugbear in the mid-west.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Should a fourth be added to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I just think it is so wrong. I refer to the major urban centres of Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Every single hospital grouping has its own pressures and we get that but what the HSE is doing is building additional capacity in the groupings that already fare better than the UHL hospital group. By not progressing an elective-only hospital in the Limerick, Clare and mid-west region, it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That is positive. I will conclude on those two specific issues, Inisgile at Parteen, County Clare, and Shannon Doc. We are floundering on some of these issues without any great guidance. If someone can respond in the coming days with an update on those two matters, I would be grateful. Ms O'Neill's comments today give me some hope.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome Mr. Martin, Mr. O'Hara and Mr. McEntee to the committee. I was following the proceedings from my office and I have read the written statement they provided. I will get to the finances in a moment because that is why they are here. It is what will save the network. First, I wish to touch on the human aspects of this matter. I have homed in on two things Mr. O'Hara's opening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: No, I referenced that as an example. We have heard from other groups and people come before the Houses of the Oireachtas and they explain how they are pressurised. I used the example of our armed forces and members of the Defence Forces sleeping in cars, which they referenced. In this very room just a few months ago we had representatives of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: It is the very point I am trying to get to. We are supportive of the delegation's position, which Mr. O'Hara explained really well in his opening statement. We are supportive of this financial model and it must be actioned. The postmasters need certainty on this in the next two to three weeks. We are fast approaching June and the uncertainty that brings for all of the witnesses'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The delegation will come before the committee again and I would love to hear an analysis of that. The union may not have a position currently and feel it is beyond its realm but in County Clare that 15 km rule can be damning. Deputy Matthews is beside me and if he and I were postmasters and I decided to retire, it would make his position stronger. In my local village the service for that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I will fire out the last few questions quickly if Mr. O'Hara does not mind. On the Grant Thornton report, the postmasters' union engaged on that a few times over the years. The most up-to-date report recommending Government intervention dates to September 2020. Given Covid-19 and everything that has happened in between, is that report current or is it slightly outdated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Nobody is envisaging that this will happen but will Mr. O'Hara spell out what would come about if there was no Government intervention? If nothing happened or everything remained static, what would happen in June and the months that follow?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I ask about agency banking. Some of the postmasters with whom I have communicated around home tell me that from a consumer perspective, that is very attractive. A customer can use banking services, which would be good, as there have been bank closures in rural Ireland too. I am hearing this could be worth an average of between €1,100 to €1,200 per year. Mr. McEntee is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: It is transactional again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I wholeheartedly support the points that the witnesses are making. They are seeking State intervention, which needs to happen urgently. The witnesses will have our support and I hope that our committee will lobby the Government for it. Beyond financial supports, there is a need for greater footfall through post offices' doors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I will wrap up in the next ten seconds. If I go to a post office, it is for a parcel, stamps or whatever. There needs to be a greater range of services available there. People have turned away from getting their passports through the post office because that process takes too long. Last July, the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, committed to unveiling a suite of offline services that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the commitment to benchmark pension rates in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24684/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tourism Promotion (17 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department plans to mark the centenary of the Shannon Scheme; if there are plans to provide a new visitor centre at Ardnacrusha power station; if he has engaged with the ESB regarding the public consultation on the aforementioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24617/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (17 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will issue guidance on whether the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to 2023; if his Department will, in conjunction with the Department of Housing. Local Government and Heritage examine other schemes to assist those looking to buy a home will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24634/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Archives (17 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 431. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the location in which unsuccessful military pension claims relating to the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence period are now stored; and if they can be added to State digital archives. [24698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department in conjunction with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment will establish a skills database in order that Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland can be matched with suitable employment. [15037/22]