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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (10 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications that were received by the long-term illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service for the dexcom glucose monitoring system; the number of applications received for persons over 21 years of age; the number of applications approved; the number of applications approved for persons over 21 years of age; and the...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I see the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 very much as positive legislation. It gives more powers to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, and to the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. Those two bodies will have more power - I suppose more firepower - so they can challenge anti-competitive practices by businesses and, in doing so, protect customers. There...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the taxation treatment of second homes leased to renters is fair to middle income earners and a possible factor in the recent rent hikes. [6942/22]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Minister back to the committee. I am always impressed when he comes here and can rattle off the names of villages and various places. He has a very good geographical knowledge and I was brimming with optimism when he mentioned Cratloe and some of the other stations on that rail line. We hope to see progress in this regard and that the Minister will plough on with it. We...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. I want to talk about new aviation. I had a meeting in Shannon Airport yesterday and the people there are very excited about the return of transatlantic routes in March and the new summer routes out of the airport. As the Chairman said, they want to build more routes and more connectivity. One of the areas of real potential for Shannon, of which we are only scratching...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That is encouraging and I ask that the Minister deepen the process to pursue it. He is pushing an open door in Shannon. There is a lot already happening, he and the industry are interested in it and there is funding in Europe to guide and steer it forward. I hope it will be pursued further. I must leave shortly to attend the Dáil but I have two more brief questions. The EU...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: When will the guidelines be issued? They have been in draft format for two years.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: What about zero percent VAT on bicycles?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I agree with the Minister. Being environmentally minded is in some people's DNA and they are already making modal shifts in their lives but for others, it will not be until it changes what is in their pockets - pounds, shillings and pence. The cost of living has been a national debate this week. As many people will make the modal shift when it makes sense economically, in that regard,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy to broaden the number of new apprenticeships; the details of the development of the seven new apprenticeship programmes announced for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the findings of the survey of experiences of sexual violence and harassment in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has made an executive decision on the community involvement scheme 2022; if so, when an announcement will be made; and when it is expected to open for applicants. [5992/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that Transport Infrastructure Ireland removed bus stop signs on the N18 dual carriageway between Cratloe and Bunratty; when they are expected to be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will liaise with the Central Bank concerning rules on mortgage drawdown for those on the employment wage subsidy scheme. [6419/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will put financial supports in place for students undertaking a course at a college (details supplied) who are unable to access the usual Gaeltacht grants and are struggling to meet costs. [5847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will accommodate immunocompromised leaving certificate students with a system similar to the predicted grades used during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6589/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 765. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department can conduct a report into the treatment of women living with severe endometriosis in the workplace given the difficulties they may have in holding down a full-time job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6573/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the 4 February 2022 deadline for community employment participants whose contracts are due to expire on this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5398/22]