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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Update on Key Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (24 Jan 2024)

Cathal Crowe: ...and the OPW collectively decided it needed to be closed down because it was not safe as floods travel down the River Shannon in the winter. If that bridge was reopened, there is a population of 15,000 in Clare who could access the university campus without having to come through the city environment every day. There are bus and train services that cease to operate at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: ...St. Patrick's Day. The Dáil will go into recess after tomorrow. We will come back for two weeks before going into recess for Easter. It is not good enough. The headline figure of €2.246 million is what it costs to have 40 people in employment. If we drill down into that figure and look at Clare, which is the example I gave, the DMA is supporting 130 families. If that is...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: .... Projects that were stuck in the doldrums are starting to see the light of day. One project I pass quite often in County Clare is the amalgamated schools project in Ennistymon, which was ten or 15 years in the pipeline. Many would have said it was a pipe dream, but it is happening and it is very much appreciated. There is an unprecedented movement of capital building works and it is...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...few meetings are coinciding tonight. The Minister is always welcome to the committee, and I congratulate her on the continued good work of her Department. On budget day I was delighted to see €5 million secured by the Minister to provide a pilot scheme for in-school counselling support. I will speak on that for a moment. I was invited recently to Gaelscoil Mhíchíl...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Cathal Crowe: In the recent budget our colleague the Minister, Deputy Norma Foley, secured a budget of €5 million for in-school counselling supports in primary schools. It is fantastic. I hope it will go some way towards beginning to deal with anxiety and the mental health issues that very much came to the fore in our country's young people during the Covid pandemic. A couple of weeks ago I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ..., Shannon Group took its eye of interest off the Shannon Heritage sites. They have been neglected. I do not mind saying that here because that is the sad reality. The roof of the iconic 15th century castle is in a poor state of repair. The castle has withstood siege and fire, but it will have to close at some point to undergo essential repairs. The county council just needs a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...due diligence process exposed a number of problems, with one of the key ones being the poor structural state of many of the iconic buildings in Bunratty and Craggaunowen. The roof of Bunratty's 15th century castle is in a poor and dangerous state of repair, the thatched and cottage roofs are falling away and the once beautiful walled garden at Knappogue has been utterly neglected. Clare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...how these contracts are constructed. I was told by an employee of one of these large contractors that if they remained on a contract that the fuel burn of heavy machinery on the road would cost €5 million more than the tender price, which is unsustainable. Today, we will talk about materials, steel and aggregates but the fuel alone to fulfil a major project could cost an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...freely now having been unshackled from the company, told me that if they had remained on contract, they heard that the fuel burn for the machinery on that project alone could have amounted to €5 million on top of everything else that was priced in. That is something that has not been mentioned much today but it is very current and the situation in that regard is fluctuating as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...about how it got to this point. Its answer, which is perhaps applicable to all public capital work projects, is that costs were spiralling. The fuel costs on one project alone had increased by €5 million for a three or four-year build. It said this was unsustainable. It commits to rigid contracts, with penalties for being late and all sorts of overspends. One employee said that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Service Providers in the Travel Trade in Ireland: Discussion (23 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: ...to many in the sector because, in some instances, they demand cash security deposits as high as 30% of projected turnover. In one case in Ireland, they demanded a cash security deposit of €1.5 million, which was absolutely ludicrous and would be crippling for businesses that are trying to function to some degree of normality and have fallen well short of that over the past 15...

Regional Airports and Aviation: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: ...possible time. Regarding antigen testing, it is clearly set out under the digital green certificate system that there is an either-or option in terms of PCR and antigen testing. It costs €120 to €150 per person to be PCR tested. The comparative cost for an antigen test is between €5 and €10. They are two very different beasts. As other speakers have...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: ...we must also affirm our determination to support the economy and society more broadly, especially those sectors which have been really adversely hit by Covid-19, with the restrictions now at level 5. The Bill shows commitment to tackling climate change with a real course of action with carbon tax, and changes to motor tax and the vehicle registration tax regime, which are both aimed at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: ...Education and Skills if plans are in place to reduce class sizes for DEIS band one junior vertical schools to bring them in line with DEIS band one senior schools; the way in which the planned €5 million investment in DEIS schools will be allocated; and the resources including staff that will be allocated to all DEIS band one schools. [32850/20]

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

Cathal Crowe: ...it forward was there in itself. In the second quarter of this year, 120 passengers passed through Shannon Airport. That contrasted with 808 through Kerry, 7,800 through Cork Airport and 155,000 through Dublin Airport. Shannon accounted for 0.07% of all inbound air passengers into the State. That is a dramatic and stark fact which shows Shannon's position. It urgently requires...

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Cathal Crowe: ...service to Aer Lingus are being told bye-bye. The Aer Lingus staff I spoke to are currently taking home about 40% of their regular salary. They understood from management that they would receive 50% of their salary, which would be topped up by the Government's wage subsidy scheme, but none of that has happened. The Government has to intervene in this fiasco. It is not good enough to...