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All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I travelled with the Deputy on the train recently and we had a good sing-song. It was a very memorable trip. We will finish this segment with a statement from the Minister. Deich nóiméad le do thoil.

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State very much. I thank Members.

Estimates for Public Services: Messages from Select Committees (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2025: Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. Amendment No. 1 in the names of Deputies Clarke, Cullinane and Ó Murchú has been ruled out of order. It was previously rejected in a committee of the whole Dáil.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Amendment No. 2 in the names Deputies Clarke, Cullinane and Ó Murchú arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5, 34, 39, 49, and 121 to 133, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together. Does Deputy Clarke wish to speak to these amendments?

Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025: Teachtaireacht ó Roghchoiste (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Tá Roghchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge tar éis a bhreithniú a chríochnú ar na Meastacháin Athbhreithnithe seo a leanas i gcomhair seirbhísí poiblí le haghaidh sheirbhís na bliana dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2025: Vóta 42 - An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta, clár D - an Ghaeltacht.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. I apologise in advance because most of my questions will be directed to the representatives from the IAA, both of whom were both military men in a former life. Given that this is a time of heightened international security concerns, have there been any drone incursions into Irish airspace from bad actors or foreign military services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Do drones have transponders? Upwards of what size must a drone be to have a transponder?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Is it not possible to fly under the proverbial radar?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Woodcock Hill radar station is a national asset in my constituency. I should declare that my farm abuts the station. What is the setback distance from it that applies in respect of drones? What should be the setback distance from wind turbine infrastructure, given that turbines are fixed in a locality and are arguably more intrusive? What is the setback distance that would be safe and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I refer to the radius within which a drone should not go in order not to interfere with the safe workings of the radar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: What about wind turbines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I want to go back to the Irish Aviation Authority regarding radar infrastructure. There is a radio wave pinged to an aircraft and it positions it at a given time, horizontally and vertically. There are EU mandates to have separation of three nautical miles in Dublin airspace and five nautical miles in en route airspace. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: A total of 80% of all transatlantic aircraft are coming into Europe and are not all landing in Ireland, but they are flying over Irish airspace through Shanwick over that Woodcock Hill radar. I have already made the point that drones could compromise this, and the IAA has lots of signage in and around that radar station cautioning that drones should not be used. The elephant in the room is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I get that. The drone is very obstructive. It compromises safety, I would say. The witnesses have made that very clear. Yet, the drone gets packed away into a bag and is taken home again. There is fixed infrastructure - antennae, aerials, masts, turbines - all going up in this area and potentially compromising Irish airspace and the efficacy of radar and potentially compromising air...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Walsh has not specifically answered what I have asked. I am asking about fixed infrastructure that could compromise the efficacy of radar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Chair, with respect, I will not get a chance again. I am asking about the fixed infrastructure, and that aspect has not been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Chairman, you took two minutes yourself to get an answer. I would like a few extra seconds to have that question answered.