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Paediatric Spinal Surgery Waiting Lists: Statements (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. I apologise; I was gathering notes when I came into the Chamber. I want to join others by referring to poor little Harvey Morrison Sherratt and all that he endured, as well as the arduous campaign his family have waged for justice ever since his death. It is very important to recognise that there is going to be the statutory...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It requires a qualified majority. I beg your pardon. That is important to establish. The more assurances given to the farming community, the better. Prices at the mart last weekend were around €5.50 to €6 per kilo, which has not been seen in years. It was €3.70 or so this time last year. Without European Union grants, farming in Ireland for most people would not be...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak here today. At the outset, I say well done to the Minister of State. I am following his work in Europe and he has acquitted himself very well and is representing Ireland, Inc. very well while in Brussels and other locations. There is a whole national debate about the occupied territories Bill, and it is very important legislation that we must...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am not a member of the committee, but the Chair has kindly allowed me to sit in. It has been an interesting evening. Deputy Aird has just left. I was about to commend him. He was easy to listen to and he hit the nail on the head for many farmers. Deputy Lawless asked several questions about the national sheep welfare scheme. That has finally been clarified. It was the big question...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I want to move on to programme B. The Minister referred to an additional €5.1 million for TAMS. I think tranche 10 has a cut-off date of 5 December or something like that. It is imminent in an event. I have been asking parliamentary questions lately because I think there are some glaring omissions in TAMS. Basic, stock-proof fencing is not covered under TAMS. If a beef farmer...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: But not one item for goats and no stock-proof fencing for cattle.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Will the Minister keep it under active consideration? I want to get another question in.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: My time is going to run out.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I accept that but the Minister cannot have 400-----

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I want to get back in.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It has gone way off the answer.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister. It is not fair when 400 measures reflect certain sectors of agriculture and then one species on the farm has not one out of 400 measures. I want to ask briefly about TB eradication. I am in an area in County Clare where there is a diagonal line drawn from Cratloe to Bridgetown. These lines exist in many counties where badgers are being caught, trapped and...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: He has been told she did not have TB.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: As Deputy Fitzmaurice said, nothing at the moment is compensating people, such are the prices. In my limited time, I want to mention organics. The market is finally where we would want it to be. Prices in Sixmilebridge last weekend were around €5.90 per kilogram, which is good. I agree with others that it cannot be all about tillage. There has to be stability. The IFA has...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: There is a very good Cathaoirleach who allows a bit of latitude.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It is going to be tricky.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I want to get back in.

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me in. I am not a member of the committee but I was watching proceedings. I knew the Minister was going to be here this evening and I wanted to ask a few questions. There are a number of issues I want to raise. Last week. I visited a number of the further and education training sites-----

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes.

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (19 Nov 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I visited the sites in question. What the ETBs have taken on is very impressive. It is significant because several of us who previously served as local authority members also served on ETBs. The footprint of the ETBs now is colossal. I was chair of Limerick and Clare ETB in 2019, which it has more than doubled in size in the interim. QQI has stakeholder engagement going on at present....