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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Is this a seven-minute speaking slot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have been following the debate all morning. I reiterate what my colleague, Deputy Lahart, said. It is very important to bring some calmness to this debate and certainly in this forum. Terms such as "overpromising" and "kicking a political football about" do not help when many people are on oxygen support this morning and are battling Covid. I hope we will see AstraZeneca and all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Walsh for that. I am sorry for cutting across him-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, I do. I wish to make a few brief points. It is my understanding - I am open to correction - that many of the child and adult mental health service, CAMHS, personnel have been vaccinated yet they are not offering any programme to the special needs children who are at home. There is a whole other debate to be had about how their teachers are engaging with them online. Many CAMHS...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I join others in welcoming Mr. Michael Kingston to our virtual committee meeting and thank him for being a champion fighting for greater transparency and higher safety standards in the marine sector. I have some comments and then I will put a question or two to him. I was struck by the lack of parity in money invested in marine accident investigation with the figure of €2,700 per...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I am sorry to cut across. The work can continue. We do not want a lacuna, as others have suggested. The work can continue but a comprehensive root-and-branch scrutiny of how the board functions has to be undertaken given the extraordinary shortcomings identified by Mr. Kingston. Is that fair to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I think what is being asked for is clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for attending the meeting today and engaging with the members. Before the Minister joined the meeting, we heard from Mr. Michael Kingston. He put a number of points to us and outlined concerns relating to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board. As I understand it, the board has jurisdiction over investigating accidents at sea and on water, reporting back to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: At the centre is the family who loses a life. An investigation gets under way, but that family and the nation wait to see what remedial actions happen. That is the litmus test for how successful the investigation board and the Department are. That is the detail we would love to return to at a future meeting.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (28 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: The people of Broadford are taking this matter to heart. Last year, the previous year and the year before that their post office was viable, operational and functional. It was only when James O'Brien retired that the issue of consolidation or closure arose. Once this post office closes, it will not reopen again and 190 years of operations will be wiped out. This will hollow out the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (28 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issue debate. Just a few streets away at the GPO on O'Connell Street, there are copies of a beautiful yellow and green glossy brochure available in the atrium. It is a report An Post commissioned a few years ago, namely, A New Vision for Post Office Services in Ireland. Within it, there are different subsections, including one relating to the...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I have certain points to put to the Minister and I ask him to reply within the four minutes I have in order that my colleagues can make their contributions. I wish to again bring to his attention the issue of rural villages without sewers. I know he has been very engaged on this issue as Minister. There are several such villages in County Clare. It is a real inhibitor of rural life. It...

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: I listened to Deputy Gannon very respectfully put his points to the Minister. He asked solid questions and got solid answers. It was all very respectful. However, minutes earlier, I could not believe my ears while listening to Deputy Guirke. His final contribution was to state "I do not care if the Minister does not like Sinn Féin or does not like me, but she should show a bit of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the proposed vaccine buddy system for nursing home residents. [4717/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (28 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners will be permitted to fill out assessment forms for primary medical certificates in view of the difficulties some are having in getting their applications in due to the pressure thatCovid-19 is putting on the health system. [4748/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (27 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide statistics on air quality around County Clare for the month of December 2020; the way in which this compares to the same month in 2019; and the way in which it compares with acceptable EPA and EU standards. [4145/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (27 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progression of phase 1 of the Limerick northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3864/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (27 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progression of phase 2 of the Limerick northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3886/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (27 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of drainage works to be undertaken by the Office of Public Works in County Clare in February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Cathal Crowe: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if public realm enhancement works being undertaken by local authorities can continue during level 5 Covid-19 restrictions. [3862/21]