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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. I particularly welcome Mr. O'Callaghan and Mr. Regan of Cargo Logistics. I have been in contact with them in recent weeks and, through the committee, invited them to attend the meeting. I am delighted to see them here. In the world of cargo, they have always offered solutions and they are now offering an economic solution to what is a real pickle for this country...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Which Irish airport might be most advantageous right now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Without cargo flights leaving, how much are we losing out on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I gave the example of Boston Scientific. A large amount of airfreight is being trucked by Mr. Drennan's colleagues by night to Rosslare. We do not want anyone to lose out but there are many key opportunities from Irish airports around flights that are not taking off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: That was trucked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: A lot is being trucked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: That is the point I am getting to. Key opportunities are being lost in that regard. The committee comes up with recommendations. There is an opportunity that Shannon would be a cargo hub into the future and that the State could look at establishing an air cargo capacity similar to what I have suggested and similar to the one that operates very successfully and profitably in Luxembourg. I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (15 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance if surfing will be considered for the reduced 9% VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43039/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 674. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to changing the five-year timeframe for young farmers to make the required investment for TAMS II young farmer capital investment scheme to an age-related deadline, for example, that the farmer must complete works before, for example, 35 years of age as opposed to within a five-year time frame. [43365/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for everything she has been doing. I like the approach Deputy Rabbitte takes in the Department. The Minister of State has been backed by Government with an increase in budget which always helps but it is not only about money. It is about how measures are rolled out. The Minister of State is certainly taking a hands-on approach with the Department and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I hope I referenced that in my contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I want to discuss special educational needs organisers, SENOs. I do not want to tar everyone with the same brush but the organisation wields way too much power. It is in the realm of education, in which it plays a major function, but it also delves into the realms of occupational therapy and educational psychology. The organisation is empowered to interpret large volumes of assessment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State. I know that all these committees produce reports after deliberating. I would like the following noted in the minutes of this committee: We, as a committee, have heard concerns expressed that the SENO organisation nationally lacks standardisation and on a whim can have a devastating impact on supports that children desperately need; that there is good and bad...

Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I hope this Bill will pass the Dáil and the Seanad this week without too much ado. It is a very important Bill. It deals with a whole level of grassroots banking, that is, the model of the credit union, which for many generations has served Ireland and its people so well. There are three core objectives to the Bill. The first is to amend the Credit Union Act to allow for general...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commemorative Events (10 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has future plans to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary. [42212/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (10 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home support hours at the end of November 2020; the way in which this compares to the same date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the qualifying criteria for the Covid restrictions support scheme in order that persons (details supplied) who do not have a business premises can avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42541/20]

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I will address some points made by Deputies Bríd Smith and Gary Gannon. It is like Sesame Street economics. There is not enough money being given out and Deputy Gannon said we should tax more and the same points were made by Deputy Bríd Smith. She specifically targeted the pharmaceutical companies we are so reliant on now, not just for vaccines, but for our entire economic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (9 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which his Department and other State agencies plan to address the poor EPA air quality statistics in Ennis, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42237/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (9 Dec 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will be extending a ban on smoky coal to the entire country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42238/20]