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Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Ukrainian ambassador to the Chamber. We as politicians in this House stand in full solidarity with her country. This building and its roof know better than any other place that every country has a full and unequivocal right to independence and not to be interfered with by any outside nation. We stand in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine, both tonight and in the days...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I have a massive interest in history and I have always admired the work of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, which has spent many decades tracking down Nazi war criminals. It has done so with the support of many police forces throughout the world. Indeed, the Home Office in Britain and the UK police forces have been very good to engage in that over the years and they have led the way in Europe...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Shannon Airport has received US customs and immigration pre-clearance for business passengers and for all passengers, in fact, going into the United States. At the moment one can fly by private jet into 230 airports in the United States. There is the potential to land at 5,000 airports if we could address a US Department of Agriculture regulation which stipulates that food waste on the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: With the indulgence of the Ceann Comhairle for ten seconds, an agricultural rule in the United States means that food waste on a plane has to be taken off and incinerated when it leaves Ireland. An easing of this restriction was proposed and it was almost over the line during the final days of the Trump Presidency. It is now being pulled back. The Taoiseach might take this issue up with...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials and thank them for everything they are doing. Theirs is a very energetic team and their office has been very good throughout the time I have been in the Dáil when dealing with complex issues we occasionally encounter in our constituency offices. They have been very engaging in that regard. To follow on from the point our colleague...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I would like the Minister of State to champion the provision of sensory rooms more generally in respect of public buildings. They are now in hospitals and many schools, and they are beginning to be built in homes. There are many people who started their education in primary and secondary school being highly supported with intervention services and special needs assistants, SNAs, and went...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the officials from the Department and ComReg and thank them for the presentation and the briefing notes that were emailed to us. This Bill hopes to achieve five strands but I will hone in on one of them. On Monday morning I was out doing my clinics in Clare and somebody gave me a volume of paperwork about mobile phone masts. I brushed it off and said we have been there and heard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Yes. I put it to the Department and ComReg we have a proliferation in populated areas because it makes economic sense and is lucrative, while we still have companies avoiding parts of west Clare and other areas. We have proliferation and abandonment. The two do not work. There has been lax enforcement in that regard as well. I will finish there. We need to keep some eye on the health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: To ComReg and Mr. Mourik, to begin with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I do not expect it today because I am just throwing it at Mr. Mourik but, on another day, could he supply us with some data on the level of breaches in the country last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I will conclude by thanking the witnesses. They have largely echoed how I see things. It is very important that an empirical report from 2015 is not the end of this and that the matter stays current as technology changes. It is great technology that we all embrace. We want more of it in rural areas but we should keep it under a lens of scrutiny at all times to ensure it stays within safe...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 16. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on engagements he has had with trade unions or credit union representatives on pensions. [9479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings, discussions and telephone calls that he, the Minister of State, special advisers and officials in his Department have had with a company (details supplied) since June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number penalty points issued to uninsured motorists in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued as a result of having been identified by An Garda Síochána using the automatic number-plate recognition system to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the An Garda Síochána automatic number plate recognition and the motor third party liability project which will enhance the ability of An Garda Síochána to identify and apprehend uninsured drivers; when the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 which relates to this project will be enacted; the length of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will intervene in the registration of foreign birth application in the case of a person (details supplied). [9374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 409. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of buildings assigned to the Reserve Defence Forces currently lying idle or unused; the number that require private security; and the cost of providing that private security in each of the past three years in tabular form. [9804/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to facilitate the full recognition of post-primary school staff guidance counsellors as career guidance teachers. [9206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing support towards the cost to allow a limited number of experienced teachers to receive a qualification as career guidance teachers. [9207/22]