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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. He used the word "interfere". I would not ask him to interfere, but I would suggest that he make strong representations to his Egyptian counterpart. The dispute is with the vessel. In a lawsuit, the Suez Canal Authority is seeking $916 million in damages, including $300 million for loss of reputation. The obvious action is to decouple the authority's legal dispute...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Much of the cargo originated in Malaysia and elsewhere in south-east Asia. A considerable number of containers on board were destined for Ireland via transshipment through the Port of Rotterdam. I have spoken with many of the people who would have been receiving that cargo. They have cited problems with lost sales, raw materials that would have been used in component manufacturing in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33704/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Will the Minister report on his recent meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council and make a statement on the matter? In particular, I am interested in knowing how the Belarusian situation is evolving.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: We are all still shocked and appalled by what happened on 23 May, that being, the unlawful forced landing of a Ryanair flight at Minsk. It was a terror-like attack, risking the lives of more than 170 people, including EU citizens. It was an international crime and a continuation of the repression of the Belarusian people. It was an act of piracy against an Irish-registered plane with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Alongside all of the rainbow flags we have seen over the past few weeks, there have also been some fabulous and inclusive slogans throughout Ireland. Two of them are "Love is Love" and "The Future is Equal". Imagine using the laws of a state to also hurt, criminalise and harangue who seek to love someone of the same sex. By any metric, that is wrong and everything that can be done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any engagement with the Egyptian authorities in relation to the detention of Irish cargo following the recent blockage in the Suez Canal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: On 23 March, the eyes of the world were on the Suez Canal in Egypt as the Ever Given cargo ship became stuck in the canal. It was stuck for six days and there was a backlog of 400 ships in the canal area. The ship was dislodged. A huge volume of cargo destined for Ireland is still detained on the ship. Is the Minister engaging with his counterparts in Egypt, via diplomatic channels, to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I join others in condemning where Hungary has gone on this. It is archaic and totally out of date. It goes against the grain of where western democracy has gone. I was born in 1982 and went through primary and secondary school in the 1990s. The standard back pocket slagging in the schoolyard was to throw a homophobic jibe at someone. How far we have come now with marriage equality and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: In any county there are typically 15 to 17 communities which one can mark off on the housing application list in terms of where one would like to live. In between those communities, there is a scattering of towns and villages that do not have social housing or in which local authorities are no longer providing social housing. In county Clare there are places like Labasheeda and Lisdoonvarna...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progression of social housing developments in County Clare. [33609/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I ask the Minister how social housing schemes are progressing in County Clare. Some 18 months ago, as mayor of Clare County Council, I signed a number of contracts in conjunction with the then Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, to deliver social housing. I want to know how that is progressing. Has the Minister any other good news this morning?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: It is good to see progress. I thank the Minister. I am sure that we would all agree that this cannot happen quickly enough. I pay tribute to Anne Haugh, the director of service for housing, and her team. It is a tricky area to work in. We, as Deputies, bombard them with representations from people who need and are desperate to get housing. A few things need to be looked at urgently,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. Returning the voids to use and getting people into those homes is important. It is awful to see a house boarded up or lying idle. On the theme of housing in Clare, I raise the issue of Traveller accommodation. The issue of Traveller accommodation has received a great deal of coverage in recent months. At times, the media and many people round on the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue a circular to all local authorities seeking a moratorium on the processing of new planning applications for wind farms until new national guidelines on wind energy, which are imminent, are introduced. [33672/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 401. To ask the Minister for Health if families can be permitted to once again visit loved ones in oncology wards in view of very high levels of vaccination against Covid-19 among hospital workers and cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26208/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (23 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 264. To ask the Minister for Health if developments have taken place with regard to the broadening of the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness card with a view to extending the category of illnesses that would be deemed eligible for application for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26036/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I thank Mr. Reid, his colleagues and the entire HSE organisation for their colossal work over the past 15 months. The vaccination programme has put it up to all critics. It is very successful and ahead of schedule. I congratulate them very much on where it is going. It is a roaring success. I will get into a number of questions. In terms of partners...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I respect everything Dr. Henry has said and it is good there is new guidance coming out today. It is morally cruel to deny someone the opportunity to have a partner with them for those key appointments. A medical doctor recently said on radio, which I thought was well put, that pregnancy and labour are medical conditions. In most cases, but not all, the person is good health, and that...