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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (23 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a delay in having passports for foals issued; and the actions he plans to take to address same. [57069/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Projects (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has evacuated all Irish citizens from Afghanistan. [56320/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Corps (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to purchase training jets for the Air Corps; and the locations in which they will be stationed. [56318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 123. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his future plans for lands owned by his Department at Knockalisheen, Meelick, County Clare. [56317/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: At the outset, it is a pity that the witnesses are all appearing here this morning via virtual link. I understand that is an option afforded to the witnesses, but a lot of what we will hear about today is about the geographic, and indeed, the operational disconnect that people feel there is with the Irish Coast Guard. The Irish Coast Guard is headquartered on Leeson Lane, Dublin 2. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: There is an urgent need to reopen the Doolin Coast Guard station. The volunteers there live locally and have a response time of minutes. The other stakeholders who now provide cover are too far away. Kilkee coast guard unit is 55 km away, Ennistymon fire brigade is 18 km away and the Civil Defence in Ennis is 32 km away. Most worryingly of all, the Aran Islands lifeboat which, operating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Chairman, it relates to the dilution of competencies to the point whereby the volunteers cannot fulfil all their functions. I want to know why that has happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Chairman, we need to hear about the dilution of duties and only that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: We are under tight time constraints. I want to know why the climbing training facility at Doolin Coast Guard station and the use of the bolting system in the Burren are no longer available. Volunteers can no longer descend cliffs for a long rope rescue, scale a cliff while tethered to a jeep or launch the Kilkee lifeboat beyond the bay area. That amounts to a dilution of the duties. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: It was authorised in Doolin for years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Ferns's answers were very clear but the fact is the teams were authorised to tether to a vehicle. The vehicle was kitted out for that purpose. I conclude by thanking the witnesses. There is something wrong when volunteers are resigning from an organisation. The higher echelons are paid to manage it and, as I said earlier, the disconnect is very apparent. The committee must seek an...

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I just had a text to tell me that Deputy Durkan is not going to make it into the Chamber. He said that I can use a little of his time, but I will not be using the full 11 minutes. The Rescue 116 accident tragically claimed the lives of crew members, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, winchman Ciarán Smith and winch operator Paul Ormsby in March 2017. These individuals...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Just before I begin, are we adjourning consideration of this Bill during my speaking slot?

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I will therefore deliver my speech quickly. In the main, I am very supportive of this and have been so at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. We have heard of worst-case scenarios and there are many of them. When one goes online, one will see videos of people going crazy on e-scooters. That is the worst-case scenario but I have also seen youngsters using...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Minister and congratulate her on the birth of a little girl, I believe.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Okay. It was one or the other. I congratulate her again and it is great to see her back. Well done on taking maternity leave. That was an important thing to do and showed how this House should function. Fianna Fáil fully supports the Land and Conveyancing Land Reform Bill 2021. It is very important because there is currently a huge backlog of applications to PRA for prescriptive...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: During July and August, we can get from one side to the other of any town or city in Ireland without any great traffic congestion. This is the case in counties Cork and Clare and any place we can think of. This is largely due to schools being closed and the 200 or 300 cars doing the school drop-off not being on the road each morning. We have had an overhaul of school transportation but...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if persons now facing redundancy from their place of employment will have their reduced working weeks forced on them during the Covid-19 pandemic counted as fully paid weeks for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if adjustments will be made by the Revenue Commissioners in terms of determining the basic exemption and increased exemption rates applicable to paid redundancy lump sums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56259/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: My apologies. I ran down the stairs to get to the meeting room. I had been following the whole debate. These days, members have to juggle a few things. I have been following the debate from my office. I thank the witnesses for their contributions so far this morning. I have read their written submissions. It is great to see Ms Power back in Leinster House. The Bill has several...