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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Like many Oireachtas Members, the Minister of State is a former councillor. Councillors are only allowed to put forward speed limit changes every five years. Perhaps that makes sense from an administrative point of view but it makes very little sense from the point of view of the public and road safety, which is an issue the Minister of State addressed earlier. Would he consider a more ad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: A person could win an Olympic medal quicker than change a local speed limit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, of course..

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I agree with the Minister of State that we must adopt a sensible approach. Generally, there is the triple lock of councillor, engineer and An Garda Síochána.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: If all three are aligned, it should be possible. The Minister of State has covered the issue of NCT delays. I wish to ask a question that no one has fully answered on the airwaves or during debates in the Dáil. What is the insurance status of someone who has a delayed NCT? Oireachtas Members constantly receive emails about the issue. People accept there will be a delay. In fact,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Will consideration be given to employing driving instructors on secondment for three or four months to help tackle the driver test backlog? Driving instructors know the driver test inside out and have an intimate knowledge of the roads of the county where they work. Employing driving instructors on secondment would be a very quick win for everyone. Since last autumn, Vueling Airlines has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I ask the Minister of State might to give some impetus on the public service obligation, PSO, because it has been there for a while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State. He has hit the ground running and we appreciate everything that he is doing. Recently he visited County Clare, for which everyone is very grateful. He spent a lot of time engaging with people on the Shannon Heritage issue. I understand that he and his Department, and Clare County Council, have decided on a figure and the matter has now gone to the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation, which has been referred to the select committee by Dáil Éireann for further consideration. I welcome our colleague from the Oireachtas the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and his officials. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. I will now call on members, the first of whom will be Deputy O'Rourke.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I am up next and I do not have a huge number of questions for the Minister of State. We read the brief. It makes a lot of sense to convert this organisation into an intergovernmental one. I think there will be full support in that regard. I have a very brief question if the Minister of State is comfortable answering it. He recently visited County Clare and the Irish Aviation Authority,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Deputy Dillon is also a member of our committee, and he would like to put some questions to the Minister of State today.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: As we do not have any other members wishing to ask questions, we will see the Minister of State again at 2.45 p.m. for the meeting of the joint committee. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their time.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, we will formally refer the matter back to the Dáil. I am only standing in here today.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how his Department proposes to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. [13500/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with political representatives in Northern Ireland with regard to the Windsor Framework. [13499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of people who were connected to the microgeneration pilot scheme from 2009 to 2014; the number of these who are still exporting excess electricity back to the grid; and the number who are not exporting but are being paid for deemed export (details supplied). [13852/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that has been given to domestic wind turbine developers by the Government and the SEAI, where these manufacturers have since been liquidated; and the measures that will be taken to ensure there is no repeat of this in solar developments (details supplied). [13855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he, in consultation with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, will ensure that a child fare is introduced as standard across all public transport options (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13376/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when sixth-year students can expect to receive definite timetable scheduling for their Leaving Certificate oral examinations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12683/23]