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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I apologise to the Chairman. I was speaking in the Chamber earlier. I thank the Minister for coming to today's meeting. I read his witness statement and will put a few points to him. It is very important the legislation captures existing forms of e-transport but it is equally important that it future-proofs things as well. As I understand it, the Road Traffic Acts date back to the 1960s....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have one or two more points to make in my remaining time. There is a glaring omission from the Bill that should be encapsulated now and it relates to horses. There is not a county in the country where laneways are not closed off at the weekend by trucks, pick-ups and vans as sulky horses are raced down roads. This form of racing is provided for legally but it looks like the law is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Has the Minister a timeframe? We need to tie this down at this point. We are within weeks of aeroplanes being back in the sky from Shannon Airport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: When is it happening specifically for air travel? If it is not, when will the Minister have it up and running? We are getting so worried about 19 July and a potential lack of preparedness and being laggards in Europe. Will the Minister tell us what the plan is, specifically for air travel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: We must go well beyond thinking about it at this stage. We are looking down the barrel of a gun. All of Europe has jumped already. We are either doing antigen testing or we are not. We have heard too much of looking into it and thinking about it. This is either happening or it is not. If it is happening, I say respectfully that we should spell out a timeframe so that, good or bad, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has had its application for a developing post appointment for the 2021-2022 academic year refused when all qualifying criteria have been met; if she will urgently review the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34456/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I will be very brief because a number of meetings are clashing. I will not use up a whole lot of time. I just want to ask one question of Ms Steed. I read in her witness statement that she felt there was no future role for Tusla in this regard. We need to make informed decisions and have informed opinions. In her opinion, is there another agency in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Ms Steed for this response. I have been following this throughout. I apologise to the witnesses for bowing out of the meeting earlier; I would have loved a longer exchange and I hope our paths will cross again. We are taking on board everything they are saying.

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

Cathal Crowe: The Lukashenko regime is undemocratic, despotic and incongruent with the rest of Europe. A fourth package of EU sanctions over enduring repression and the forced landing of the Ryanair flight was announced on Monday. The goal of these sanctions is to put pressure on the Belarusian political leadership to initiate a genuine and inclusive national dialogue with broader society and to avoid...

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]