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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and her officials will examine the case of a person (details supplied) for Covid-19 leave; and if she will intervene on their behalf. [59295/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I join previous speakers in welcoming Mr. Llewellyn. I have read his opening statement. I wish him the very best. What is required of us today is a bit of a rubber-stamping exercise. We endorse him as chair designate of TII. The Shannon tunnel, the fantastic under-river link between Clare and Limerick, was built about 15 years ago. Has it been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I again thank Mr. Llewellyn. I mentioned local authorities. Too often, local authorities and TII seem to exist quite separately. However, TII will occasionally send a memo to a local authority asking its road design office to progress a project. The road design office in County Clare is staffed by two or three people. It is over-resourced for what it needs be able to achieve. At times,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I want to raise the situation in the early childhood years sector. We have seen good interventions by the Government over the past week in addressing substitute teacher shortages in primary schools and, yesterday, in secondary schools. Some of those measures are very positive and will lead to a huge influx of people back into classrooms, stabilising the whole system at a time when we really...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Tracing should be brought back in now to alleviate the pressure so many primary school teachers, principals and parents are facing at this time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education last met; and when it is next due to meet. [57356/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the Adult Literacy for Life strategy to reduce the proportion of adults in Ireland without basic digital skills from 47% to 20%, including the planned allocation under the Budget 2022 provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58637/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the Future FET: Transforming Learning 2020-2024 strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe in which issues facing public sector employees during Covid-19 will be rectified (details supplied). [58939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a teacher (details supplied) who has been overpaid and wishes to avail of tax relief. [58293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 532. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to a proposal to give recipients of the one-shot vaccine (details supplied) a booster from three months after the injection in view of the fact that some territories do not consider these persons fully vaccinated. [58401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 29. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will restart the pandemic unemployment payment in view of the continued impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on employment. [57695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending Tús and CES employment placements in view of interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. [57696/21]

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: There is a provision to guillotine this, which was agreed at the Business Committee. If the Minister of State wishes to adjourn now so that we can proceed to postponed divisions, we can do so.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Is that agreed to? Agreed.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Is Deputy Connolly pressing the amendment tonight?

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: That is fine.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: To clarify, there is no order of the House to adjourn. The voting block is intended for 9.30 p.m.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Yes. If we agree to adjourn.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Apologies, in the order I have Deputy Tóibín is ahead of Deputy Howlin.