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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Their contract is with Aer Lingus, not with Shannon Airport, so there was an onus on Mr. Doyle's company to at a minimum offer them the possibility of taking a minibus up and down to Dublin. Other airlines flying from Shannon have done it in the past. They could at least take home a salary every week. Some of them with 20 and 25 years service have lost out to someone who is only with the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: In talks we have had with airport management, September has been flagged as a potential return to that service. Could Mr. Doyle confirm that, if possible?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Is it the case that if somebody books online vis-à-vis the Aer Lingus for a Shannon flight they will get an email a day or two later stating that flight is not possible and offering them an alternative flight out of Dublin?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I understand the traditional customer demand, which is obviously the driving motive of a company. It has to meet customer demand and that is how it schedules flights but we are in extraordinary times. I understand that people who were booked on flights out of Shannon got emails to state they can fly out of Cork or Dublin airports. Alternatives were given so ipso facto that works also. Aer...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I ask Mr. Wilson about the change fee in Ryanair. Yesterday evening, I got an email from a constituent and I asked her if I could outline her case. She has not replied yet so I will anonymise it. Essentially, it was very attractive, costing approximately €1,000 for her to fly out of Shannon on a Ryanair flight to sunny Spain but the change fee Mr. Wilson's airline is applying is...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I would dispute that given it cost €1,000. I have a final question which may be replied to in writing. Aer Lingus Cargo continues to have very profitable cargo, much of it from Boston Scientific, sitting on the apron of Shannon Airport. It is trucked overnight to Heathrow. It does not make any commercial sense for that to be happening but I understand my time is up so Mr. Doyle...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Doyle might comment on that because it is codeshare airlines that then take that from Heathrow Airport and fly it to the United States. It makes no sense. It is on the runway of Shannon Airport and trucked overnight to Heathrow. I wonder what our Green Party colleagues would say in terms of the carbon footprint but leaving all that aside, it seems illogical and costly-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: We trust the Chairman to indicate when our time is up.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome our guests this morning. I largely agree with the witnesses' criticisms of the green list. It looks to me rather like a Euro championship qualifier group. I do not see much in terms of solid and worthwhile connectivity with countries such as San Marino and Monaco there. They certainly do not offer the quality connectivity on which we in the mid-west, and particularly Shannon...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020 (23 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, on his appointment. He is a mid-west Minister of State so we hope he will deliver plenty in Clare and his home county, Limerick. I wish him the best as he gets under way with his new portfolio. There are a number of things I wish to bring to his attention in the realm of public expenditure. The first is a sewerage scheme in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the supply of affordable housing in County Clare. [17639/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients being treated for chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease in University of Limerick hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2019; and the number of these patients that have diabetes in tabular form [17743/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: The programme for Government references unsewered rural villages. The project for one such village - Broadford, County Clare - is shovel ready. The land has been acquired and the project fully designed but it has sat on the shelf for many years. At a time when we have had absurd discourse on the environment, stating that dairy herds are major polluters, there are still rural villages like...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (22 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister and appreciate her reply. There is a domino effect to the cancellation of many of these events. Some of these events have tie-ins with local charities and community groups. For example, Ennistymon Community Hospital, Conradh na Gaeilge, West Clare Mental Health Association and Clare GAA are beneficiaries. A trickle-on funding stream is lost as a result of these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (22 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 21. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional supports will be considered for local communities to hold replacement events in view of the cancellation of a number of festivals and other cultural events in County Clare in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17286/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (22 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I congratulate the three Ministers on the new roles they are undertaking and have every confidence they will do a good job. I want to ask about cancelled events and festivals this summer. There have been many cancellations. In my county, the famous Lisdoonvarna matchmaking festival, Willie Clancy week, the Feakle festival, the Scariff Harbour festival and Consairtín, which is...

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Bill, which makes provision for the largest credit guarantee scheme in the history of the State. That is certainly welcome for businesses that are now at the pin of their collar. This will offer some much-needed liquidity as they try to get back on their feet. It is good news on top of last week's financial provisions and microenterprise loan fund...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (21 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood protection works at Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare. [16809/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (21 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if proposals for the establishment of a railway station and-or park-and-ride facility in proximity to a stadium (details supplied) are being advanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17128/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position on a possible tax bill for those on the temporary wage subsidy scheme or pandemic unemployment payment support payments. [16682/20]