Results 781-800 of 4,592 for speaker:Cathal Crowe

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

Cathal Crowe: 726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will devise a scheme with improved compensation for those with plantations impacted by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39607/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to expand on the marketing strategy of organic meats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34483/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will devise a scheme to help farmers with particularly old tractors, which are in constant use but in a poor state of repair, to upgrade to newer and safer tractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34484/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will devise a strategy to maximise the benefit of coach-tour tourism along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she intends to review television licensing on foot of the recent RTÉ payments and perks controversy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34487/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what actions his Department is taking, in conjunction with the RSA to address the ongoing difficulties in getting driving test appointments, in particular for re-test appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will directly intervene in a case (details supplied) regarding the maintenance of a roundabout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the average class size for primary schools in each county in the school years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35288/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 668. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider leasing or purchasing a vacant commercial unit in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, for the provision of community-level healthcare in this populated centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if grants are available to help a GP set up a new practice facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34945/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 670. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any funding stream by which a community can undertake capital works to facilitate the establishment of a GP practice in their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34946/23]

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Much of the discussion at the European Council last week was dominated again by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which is very much a one-sided war of course. I am glad that the collective position, certainly of this House, is that Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is the victim. I note that last week there was an exchange of prisoners of war. In this instance I believe the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I have a question for the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health. I have just left a meeting across the road in Buswells Hotel with representatives of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO. Many Deputies have been over there meeting with them this afternoon. The INMO is suggesting legislation to underpin and secure staffing in hospitals. I said that sounds good but legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why many extra personal vacation, EPV, course providers, who provide high-quality continuous professional development courses, have had their permits to run courses reduced from three years to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34450/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 261. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to lymphoedema, there are plans to address deficiencies in funding for Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34584/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a revision of third level fees or a similar measure to assist families where more than one child is attending college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34498/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I will come in after Senator Dooley, if that is okay. I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Sometimes you have to gather your thoughts when you come into a committee room. There is so much we juggle here in the day. I thank the Minister of State for his engagement, as always. He is really leading out his side of the Department very well and we are very grateful. I will begin on SAF. There is an issue I have raised in the Dáil a number of times. We have a very exciting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I am glad to hear the hydrogen strategy will be announced. I am looking at what other countries have done. The two things play off each other quite often. There is only one chemical exchange between hydrogen and ammonia and so many other demands are fulfilled by doing that conversion. I think there is a role for Shannon in this. In the 1970s, Aeroflot had a big presence in Shannon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Crowe: A few months ago, Michael O’Leary from Ryanair was before the committee. He bemoaned how environmental taxes were being levied more on passengers on short-haul flights. It suits the long-haul carriers, bigger airlines such as KLM, which go from hub airport to hub airport, while passengers on airlines such as Ryanair and Aer Lingus are penalised more by comparison. Strictly speaking,...