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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (15 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will incentivise farmers to consider live exports. [7492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and the IDA have endeavoured to attract sustainable aviation industries and new aviation industries relating to devices such as drones to County Clare. [6713/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department specifically has engaged with Clare County Council with the view to having a new strategic development zone in the Gillogue townland of Clonlara, County Clare in proximity to the University of Limerick campus. [6712/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (10 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department plans to support and develop harbours, piers and slipways in County Clare. [6714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take steps to support farmers who are struggling to meet the rising costs of purchasing fertiliser. [6715/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the dexcom continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the long-term Illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service; and the number who were over 21 years of age in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7252/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the medtronic guardian continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the long-term Illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service; and the number who were over 21 years of age in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7253/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring sensors by the long-term illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service; and the number who were over 21 years of age in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7254/22]

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

Cathal Crowe: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications received by the long-term illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system; the number of applications received for persons over 21 years; the number of applications approved; the number of applications approved for persons over 21 years of age; the number of...

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]