Results 21-40 of 109 for cork speaker:Cathal Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Cathal Crowe: ...its national aviation policy. One of the things we saw was that it caps the number of aeroplanes that come in and out of Schiphol. That enthused us because Dublin enjoys a position of dominance. Cork, Shannon, which is in my constituency, and Knock airports then grovel to get that other space. Only 9% or so of the market is left for those airports to try to compete for. The cap in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...to go down the Wild Atlantic Way. I am delighted the Government is pursuing this. The Taoiseach is surrounded by many west of Ireland Deputies. We will count the Taoiseach in that bracket as well as a Cork man. We would love to see the Tour de France go down through Galway, Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry - down the Wild Atlantic Way. I hope the Taoiseach will turn around and ask our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...in the regional airports of the Netherlands. That model enthuses a lot of us here because we feel there is a huge volume of air traffic in and out of Dublin, with far less going to Shannon, Cork, and Knock airports. Hopefully our new national aviation policy can look at this for a number of reasons, including a more balanced regional development and for sustainability. What are Mr...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...has put a huge degree of separation between central Government, local government and the people. Irish Water is very tricky to deal with and when you manage to get through to it the call centre in Cork does not have on-the-ground knowledge. Staff there could tell you a water leak in Kilrush is a result of a sprung pipe in Meelick, which is 60 miles away. You get ludicrous information...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...twice in previous meetings and both Mr. Watt and Mr. Reid said it is for Government to decide, but yet the advisory memo that has come from the HSE says the hospital is not required. It is Dublin, Cork and Galway that are mentioned. I asked for details of who is on that advisory body. Mr. Reid told me he would furnish me with that detail beyond the meeting but I never got it. Will Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...the idea of an elective hospital in the mid-west. It was very obvious it is not something they support. As they have advised Government, they support having elective hospitals in counties Dublin, Cork and Galway. Is it frustrating to the witnesses that the chain of command right up to Mr. Watt and Mr. Reid does not believe it should happen? That is very evident. They kept saying it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Shannon-Heathrow is the only route Aer Lingus is committed to. It has no commitment to Dublin, Cork or any other airports. Is the commitment to a Shannon-Heathrow service until the end of September unique?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...with the workers, but sin é. That has happened. People are now looking at aviation taking off, quite literally. The recovery rate is quite high, in particular in Dublin, but also in places like Cork and Shannon, which is in my constituency. Given that Aer Lingus is performing well and the next 12 months should, it is to be hoped, bode even better for the company, has it given...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...Garda division is appropriately resourced. Since the realigning of the Garda organisation, much of the command structure that governs County Clare and the other counties in north Munster comes from Cork. There is pressure among the higher echelons of An Garda Síochána to slim down the force to bring about efficiency. "Efficiency" seems to be the buzzword in almost all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...Members of the Oireachtas, as representatives of the region, to be told that something is being chatted about when, on the other hand, we hear that elective-only hospitals are planned for Dublin, Cork and Galway. Will somebody own up or has some genius here decided that the mid-west, despite all of the pressures it faces, is not worthy of an elective hospital? We need to hear it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...advised the Government and advised on where the location should be. There is an expert committee that has advised the Government that there is a need for three, and that they should be in Dublin, Cork and Galway. That is the nub of what I am asking. Given all the pressures UHL and the surrounding counties are under, who has decided that it does not merit an elective-only hospital? For...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...because the supports offered in Dublin are better. There is no regional support network of any significance around Ireland. One would often meet people from my county of Clare, or from Offaly or Cork, outside those centres here in Dublin. The accents are very different. One would expect the guys and girls one meets there to be Dublin people but that is not the case. As regards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...to choose but has he, as the supreme chief in Dublin Airport, said to them that we may not be able to get their passengers on a flight this weekend and that he would advise them to try Shannon, Cork or Knock airports. Has he communicated that to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: We are running down the clock. Has Mr. Philips suggested to people that his airport cannot fulfil their needs and they should reschedule their flights or move to Shannon, Cork or Knock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...post offices have closed in County Clare such as Broadford post office. The post office in Lisdoonvarna closed but, thankfully, it will reopen as a new contractor has been found. My party colleague in west Cork, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, has been fighting to keep the Goleen post office open, which is due to close this week. Closures happen far too often and a pyramid approach...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (26 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...organisations have only been brought to the table at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a crisis is unfolding. That is not good enough. Research undertaken by University College Cork last winter suggests fodder crises may become an annual event. We need to factor that into our approach. There are many variables that are putting huge pressures on farmers,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...how many of the front-line staff see it. We are really bashing our heads in the region wondering why the HSE and Sláintecare recommend the three new elective hospitals for Ireland be based in Dublin, Cork and Galway. Why is it not on the agenda, given all that incessant pressure UHL is under, and given many of the HSE's own management figures in the region are pushing for it? Why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I just think it is so wrong. I refer to the major urban centres of Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Every single hospital grouping has its own pressures and we get that but what the HSE is doing is building additional capacity in the groupings that already fare better than the UHL hospital group. By not progressing an elective-only hospital in the Limerick, Clare and mid-west region, it is...