Results 3,741-3,760 of 5,625 for speaker:Cathal Crowe
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review by her Department of the school transport scheme. [3995/22]
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: Everyone here should fully support the Bill before the House. The Construction Industry Register Ireland, CIRI, needs to be put on a statutory footing. Since 2014, builders, contractors, subcontractors and trades people have, on a voluntary basis, registered and demonstrated their bona fides. What is desperately needed is to put this on a statutory footing, thereby providing in law for the...
- Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: As are all Members of the House, I am appalled at what we have discovered in County Kerry. The Minister of State is a good person with a good team around her. She is securing a lot of funding for mental health and this needs to happen. Two years ago, all of us on this side of the House signed up to the programme for Government. Something I would like to see the Minister of State push in...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: Since the last European Council meeting, things have escalated significantly, certainly insofar as the potential conflict in Ukraine is concerned. It is very alarming every single evening to see the build-up of tanks and 100,000 troops on the eastern border of Ukraine and Russia. It is very intimidating. We see President Putin repeatedly put it up to all countries in the West, including...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: Sorry.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: Last July, the Government approved Scariff Community College to proceed to tender for two mainstream classrooms, a metalwork room and a woodwork room. The school is under the patronage of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. The principal, Angela McNamara, is excellent, as are the staff. The project has been delayed for a while. I ask that the Taoiseach and my colleague, the...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will in conjunction with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, put measures in place to expedite visas for suitable applicants for the hospitality industry in order to alleviate staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3785/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I have been following the discussion. I address my first question to Mr. Moran. I was alarmed to learn, from Mr. Moran's opening statement, that in Ireland we average 0.69 GPs per 1,000 population. Mr. Moran suggested that we require 1.1 GPs per 1,000 population. That is how needs are reacquired in Ireland. The population here is based in rural...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: I agree with Mr. Moran about county breakdowns. I live in south Clare, where there are a number of GP practices, but in the west of the county, resources are far more stretched. There are out-of-hours GP support services, such as Shannon Doc in the mid-west, which has been fantastic, and we have all availed of that out-of-hours support at one time or another. Coming out of Covid, have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: I have a number of other questions, in particular for Dr. Quinlan and Dr. Crowley. As I should have said at the outset, collectively, GPs have done an incredible job in the past two years. There have been negatives, of course, and there were appointments that GPs were unable to fulfil because they were snowed under, which is not their fault and is a fact of the crisis we have been in. One...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: If I have any speaking time left, I am happy for Mr. Moran to come in on some of the issues. However, I am finished with my questions. I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. Like Deputy Lahart, I am a Government Deputy. We will digest all of this and if there is further information the witnesses can send us, we will certainly raise it in the right forum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: The great thing about this committee is that approximately seven minutes is always loose, which is to the credit of the Chairman because he is very good at giving latitude. It also allows the Minister to have an exchange with us. It is always appreciated. We had a very good briefing session with departmental officials yesterday. It is a very good idea because it short-circuits some of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: I believe it needs to happen. I will conclude by saying to Deputy Matthews that I absolutely love the train and I would love to see more rail lines opening up. I have often said in this committee that we need to advance a lot of projects in the Clare area and in the west of Ireland. Reopening a train line is fine but building a new rail line takes many years of procurement and different...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. I suppose the green way of life is how he has lived all of his life but, ideologically, many people did not buy into the greening of Ireland until recently. Far more people will not make the modal shift until it makes sense for their pocket. I get what he is saying about the PSO but, unfortunately, people will not make the modal shift to rail if a journey costs...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for being very engaging, as always. I hope that when we have another meeting such as this in the coming months, I will be able to tell him in real time that it is now cheaper to travel by train in Ireland than it is to go to Amsterdam or Scotland.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the extension of the defective block remediation scheme to County Clare. [3115/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the beauty industry is subject to a VAT rate of 13.5% while the hairdressing sector pays a 9% rate; if this anomaly can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: 263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if EU Digital COVID Certificates should be used in swimming pools to fall in line with gyms and leisure centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2955/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)
Cathal Crowe: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a review of the income threshold to qualify for social housing given that low to middle earners are struggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/22]