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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I will be going up to the Chamber in a minute so I want to squeeze in one final point. I thank the Minister for his engagement this afternoon. Like many others here, I came into Dáil Éireann to fight for my county, which is a rural one. Indeed I care passionately about the western corridor referred to by the Chairman. I believe if our island was not rooted on deep bedrock, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I wish to conclude my remarks. The greenway is for the weekend and getting out on bikes with one's children and family. There is no greenway that can take me or anyone around me to work on a Monday morning. We can talk about it but we need baseline infrastructure such as roads. We do need them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: We will support each one of them. They are great but baseline roads infrastructure is still needed to get to work and school. I am someone who uses the bike and the train. I have bought into the Minister's way of thinking and it is a good way of thinking. We are all green and the whole country is becoming green but some baseline infrastructure is still required in Ireland. The Limerick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I wish to ask a question because it is important to leave the committee room with some certainty. Our colleague, Deputy James O'Connor, made Custer's last stand a few weeks ago and went away with certain reassurances. There are other members here today who also need reassurance. What the Minister said a moment ago is welcome. I need to know about the phases ahead and I am not talking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I, too, have heard this idea of a €200 million penalty fee to buy out the clause of the Limerick Tunnel Toll Plaza. I have heard that idea for many years. Recently, it was clarified for me that the penalty clause truly and accurately is the percentage estimate of what traffic would shift from the tunnel across to the new road if it was built. The amount has been calculated at around...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I am delighted to hear of the development of a smart green aviation ecosystem. We must be with the trends and ahead of other countries in trying to capture some of the money that will follow this trail. There have been many new points coming from COP26 but one of the take-home points is that money will follow the greening of industry, aviation and pretty much all sectors in society. We...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for agreeing to take this Topical Issue matter tonight. Two weeks ago, I spoke at an aviation conference held in County Clare. On the Wednesday evening we had what is called a fireside chat. An expert panel on the future of aviation, aviation recovery, etc., was assembled. A very interesting discussion evolved with Patrick Blaney, John McMahon and Joe Gill on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. I am delighted to hear that Shannon Airport and Cork Airport can continue to avail of supports under the regional airports programme. For too long they were excluded or found it difficult to come under it given the annual passenger thresholds. There will need to be multi-annual investment. The Minister mentioned public service obligation routes. We have to think in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: How will the revised national development plan strengthen rural communities and rural economies? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter to the House?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. One of the small silver linings of Covid - and, let us be frank, there have very have been very few of them - has been people returning to rural Ireland and the vibrancy we are once again seeing in our villages. To take as an example Kilkee in County Clare, my party colleague, Councillor Cillian Murphy, has often bemoaned the fact that only one in three people in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for his positive remarks. I want to reference a project about which I have spoken privately to the Minister many times. It is the Limerick northern distributor road. He referenced it in his contribution. Phase 1 is well under construction and, hopefully, in a matter of months vehicles will be travelling on it alleviating traffic congestion in the north suburbs of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 6 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55877/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I wish to ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 6 of the new National Development Plan, NDP, 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for his response. All Members of the House are aware that aviation and tourism have been the two sectors most decimated by the Covid pandemic. Experts in the sector estimate that the pathway to recovery will take four to five years. That, in itself, is devastating for all those who depend on it. In the mid-west, we very much see Shannon Airport as being a catalyst for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55876/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the criteria set out in the Housing for All plan for the development of affordable housing will result in affordable houses being delivered in County Clare. [54771/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 189. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the additional €65 million funding for the sports sector announced in early October 2021 will be allocated to clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55122/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (11 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 195. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way her Department plans to support the Irish speaking community in County Clare to secure a future for a facility (details supplied). [54696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 245. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the strategies to address labour supply and skills requirements in the tourism and hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55123/21]