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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (27 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware insurance companies are refusing to offer certain levels of insurance cover to homes with confirmed and suspected pyrite and mica defects and that this is causing many house sales to fall through; how he proposes to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (27 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has sanctioned a facilitator role in Clare County Council to oversee the roll-out of the expected defective concrete block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (27 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new facilitator roles he has approved to oversee the roll-out of defective concrete block redress at county level are being funded from the overall purse the Government has ring-fenced for redress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment processes that are currently being undertaken with regard to the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; when he expects these processes to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 693. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the difficulties that owners of homes with defective concrete blocks are having in fully accessing the fair deal scheme; how he proposes to address these difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30935/23]

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 5 o’clock The youth justice strategy is quite a positive document that has the young people of Ireland front and centre. I taught in quite a sheltered community where my local school was located. Many teachers I trained with in college told me of their immense despair when, several years after teaching a lovely innocent child in a classroom, they found out that a couple of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage in talks with community pharmacies and their representative body (details supplied) on a restoration of the dispensing fee to a flat-rate model, a pay restoration in line with public sector pay agreements, and reimbursement for the ever-increasing administrative burden they face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29905/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can expect to have their UP2CD forms to be returned to them by the primary payroll division of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will introduce grants to assist non-organic farmers to install rainwater harvesting systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29354/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28965/23]

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I congratulate the Minister on how she is leading her Department. She is doing a great job. She has been to County Clare many times and she has been a good friend to the county by providing plenty of funding. In particular, I am delighted to see our digital hubs now enabling people to work in high-tech, smart and pharmaceutical companies in Dublin, but be domiciled in County Clare. They...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I think Deputy Ring is also mad to get his hands on that Ministry. I will make a few points. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, stepped in recently with respect to the Clare County Development Plan, which is in a state of flux at the moment. TII stated that there should be no planning permission granted for one-off houses on national and regional roads. That makes perfect sense...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome Mr. Jacobs and Mr. McQueen. I have a number of questions on airport security. There have been many debates at this committee about the delays involved there. Approximately 12 months ago, European Commission staff visited Dublin Airport. They undertook an audit of how screening works and how efficient and, more importantly, safe, it is. Of the improvised explosive devices, IEDs,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Can I ask then, if a specific question cannot be asked, in general terms as a couple of million people will fly out of the airport this summer and they want it to be a speedy and comfortable process but they also want it to be safe? A certain angle of questioning along this line would be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Has the European Commission been back? What kind of follow-ups have been made at the airport to make it a safer experience for the passenger?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I read the opening statement. Investing in new technology is always good. That has happened in Shannon Airport in my own locality. It has been successful. Generally, that is the smart way to go. However, there are compliance obligations on all airports. It is called NCASP in the industry, the national civil aviation security programme. It sets certain standards. Thankfully, 99.9% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: When all the new equipment is installed and upgraded how many lanes does Mr. Jacobs expect to have in the airport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Is that 34 lanes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: On the model of detection and follow-up, we have all had our case shoot over to the other row and been asked to open it so that someone can go through the bag. All going well, we travel to the gate and on we go. However, occasionally, airport police have to be called to go through a particular bag to get items out of it and perhaps someone may have to be arrested in the airport and taken...