Results 101-120 of 5,504 for speaker:Cathal Crowe

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (13 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 767. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made to support biodiversity; the key achievements since 2020; the plans between now and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 913. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the Garda fleet in each Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24478/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he and his Department are taking to support farmers' efforts in biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24248/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (13 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 1039. To ask the Minister for Health if smaller and independent shopkeepers will be exempted from the hefty tobacco products licence fees, as per the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, given that currently small shops are obligated to pay the same fees as a large-scale supermarkets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 1097. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the long-term illness scheme to allow those living with Addison’s disease to be eligible for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23712/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 1184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of over 70's medical cards in circulation at the end of April 2025, for each local health area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24340/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I raise the issue of horse control. Legislation in Ireland largely falls under the Control of Horses Act 1996. I was sent a photo by an American tourist over the weekend who visited our county. They saw a horse tethered to a metal pole outside a supermarket. This happens all around the country and it is inexcusable. The law is robust, but the enforcement is not. Nobody in this country...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when his Department will run the next sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22505/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Test (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It appears there is not a shortage of driving instructors but there is certainly a shortage of driving testers. Some of the instructors could be brought over on secondment to do a day or two a week, perhaps in their own county or in the neighbouring county, so they could try to clear some of this backlog. That suggestion was made to me recently by the driver of a large vehicle, who said the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am sorry; I have just run up Kildare Street and did not realise my question was part of a grouping. We want to know when the review will happen. Importantly, when someone applies for a landing slot at the moment, it is solely judged through the metric of "Yea" or "Nay". It is either approved or disapproved by the IAA. We could have a regional development criterion to that application....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: A flight from Clare would have made it easier.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I do not know whether it should be a ten-year strategy for aviation given aviation operates on a seasonal basis. So much can change from a winter to spring period. New routes get set up and some get pulled. It would be better to have a five-year plan with a midway review. I was out of breath earlier as I ran up Kildare Street and did not realise this question had been grouped. I make the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to initiate a review of the National Aviation Policy; the tentative timelines that the review will follow; the details of the way in which stakeholders will be consulted as part of the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will actively consider changing the licensing terms and conditions for coach tourism, as issued by the National Transport Authority, in order that there is a stronger tourism dimension to operational licenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22502/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 337. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider devising policies to ensure that day-trip coach tourism originating from Dublin is of more benefit to the destination counties in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21388/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his response to correspondence (details supplied) relating to the widow's/widower's contributory pension. [23123/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (8 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 388. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter affecting pension payments (details supplied). [23119/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (7 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media; when it will meet next [22721/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the qualifying criteria for access to the disabled drivers and passengers' scheme to include individuals who have a scoliosis diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 May 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details on the public consultation his Department recently led with regard to general work permits; when a review of general work permits will commence following on from the public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/25]