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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Do not worry, my wife is not listening. It was an incredible, fantastic three weeks. People come home with a skill set of Irish they would never acquire from a textbook but it is also about camaraderie and acquiring those skills as a teacher. Many students from Hibernia College have been in contact with us in recent weeks. This may not fall perfectly into the Minister's Department but he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. If a programme is being delivered online it should be costed as such. There are basic administration fees involved. Students are being charged fees that I would not have paid back in 2005 and my fees included accommodation, meals and an entertainment programme for the students every evening. It was a fabulous package back in the day. This is not comparable and nor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I confirm I am in the Leinster House complex. I thank Mr. Spratt for his overview of the works ongoing in the Department. It is a pity the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, could not be present but his reasons were legitimate. Today is a serious day on the Covid front in terms of decision making. Last week, there was a regrettable fiasco involving the appointment of a new chair for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: That is good clarification. We should go for the third option outlined by Mr. Spratt. It is important to engage, although not for too long, with elected members here and those who work in the airport who understand aviation and the role of the Shannon Group as a catalyst in the mid west in recent decades and in the coming years, as we try to re-emerge from Covid-19 and its economic ravages....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I will ask my last few questions while the audio is being rectified, so they can be answered together. There are a few key priorities in my county in terms of the national development plan. I want to put some of them to Mr. Spratt. If he does not have time today, he may come back to me in due course. These priorities include the Shannon town flood embankments and the Killaloe bypass. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Did I hear Mr. Mullaney say he approved all projects?

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have a few points I wish to make and I hope the Tánaiste will have time to respond to them. The points relate generally to the aviation sector, which has probably been the most exposed and ravaged by the onslaught brought on by the Covid crisis. The first issue relates to the maintenance, repair and operations, MRO, sector, which is a significant part of the aviation economy. It is...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I wish to put a number of points to the Ministers of State and I hope that they will be able to respond within time. Yesterday morning, I met Family Carers Ireland's County Clare branch, which is led by Ms Vicky Ward. It was a virtual meeting, as everything has gone virtual these days. Nonetheless, it was nice to be able to see the carers and engage with them. They have two significant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if international travel restrictions in place during Covid-19 level 5 also apply to private small aircraft entering Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if the recent changes in vehicle registration tax, VRT, will be expanded in order that they are reflected in exemption relief on VRT and VAT as it pertains to disability access vehicles (details supplied). [9054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if sites (details supplied) will be eligible to apply for the tourism business continuity scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9243/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will make additional funding available to a school (details supplied) to ease the ongoing financial burden of having to hire a sports hall from its local club and contracting buses to bring students there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9240/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will make additional funding available to a school (details supplied) to ease the ongoing financial burden of having to hire a sports hall from its local GAA club and contracting buses to bring students there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9253/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make the Building Better Lives treatment programme compulsory for sex offenders serving a custodial sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9247/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 241. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has a monopoly on training for safeguarding vulnerable adults; and his plans to address same. [9024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the quotes and prices for cattle has fallen in factories after extra funding being allocated to them to offset the impact of Covid-19; and the steps that can be taken to address the issue. [9052/21]

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Many farm families are waiting with bated breath to see what new legislation will be introduced regarding the fair deal scheme. I refer to legislation to cap how much farmers and landowners in general will have to contribute to nursing homes costs. I ask the Minister to brief me, if there is time, regarding where that legislation stands now. Turning to the proposed new rural environment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (17 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the automated import system operated by the Revenue Commissioners has crashed since 23 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7866/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (17 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons the automated import system operated by the Revenue Commissioners has crashed on several occasion since 23 November 2020; the remedial actions taken to address the crashes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (17 Feb 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a proposal (details supplied) on the charging of negative interest rates and the impact of same on solicitor’s client accounts. [8467/21]