Cathal Crowe

103. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department will issue new guidelines on the way in which offshore windfarms should be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48946/25]

122. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on Ireland's capacity to monitor air pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48945/25]

232. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason some teachers have not yet received an outcome to their PME refund scheme application (details supplied); when all applicants will receive same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49355/25]

212. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the reason search and rescue helicopter crews can have their hours of work artificially reduced (details supplied) as this does not appear consistent with national legislation and EU case law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48000/25]

229. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the reason it has been impossible for individuals to obtain driving tests for category C and D licenses in Ennis, County Clare since July 2025; the means by which he proposes to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48399/25]

240. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the under-9 free transport scheme to include commercial operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48831/25]

465. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided in each county under the summer works scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47862/25]

466. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided in each county under the minor works scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47863/25]

615. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department plans to introduce online advertising regulations that would prevent companies from advertising on web platforms that are orientated around slander, gossip and content that is character and mental-health damaging (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48958/25]

926. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene to return a mother and daughter (details supplied) to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48784/25]

949. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to ensure continuity of ACRES for a farm (details supplied) following the intestate passing of a co-farmer whose name was attached to the farm. [48012/25]

1014. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will list the new family resource centres provided since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47867/25]

1067. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending the parental leave scheme past the existing 962 hours, in recognition of the challenges parents are facing with sourcing childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48172/25]

1188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding the incurable, life-long skin condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa to the list of health issues and diseases that her Department considers as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48009/25]

1250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing legislation to ban vaping in indoor settings and in public spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48383/25]

1266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have had their positions made redundant as a result of the integrated financial management and procurement system (IFFS) implementation earlier in 2025; the number of affected staff still permanently employed by the HSE; whose responsibility it is to ensure they continue to be employed in a fit for purpose role; how much notice any affected staff received regarding their positions becoming redundant; if this notice period is a national standard or decided at local level; if staff unions were consulted in advance of the implementation of the IFFS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48463/25]

408. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress made in terms of introducing free public transport for children under the age of nine, as announced in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47039/25]

608. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will detail the flood protection works that have been carried out by the Office of Public Works in the lower Meelick area of County Clare (details supplied) in the past 30 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44576/25]

609. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason a property (details supplied) which has not flooded for at least 30 years has been classified as being in a flood risk area by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44577/25]

960. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for additional school accommodation made by a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46505/25]

1257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide full details on his Department's response to eliminate Asian hornets which a threat to all native Irish pollinators, including honeybees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/25]

1465. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accommodation centres with addresses in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare that are being used to house those under temporary protection or international protection in Ireland; the number of those accommodated in those centres between 2022 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44681/25]

1466. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the budget allocated and spent on support staff and services, specifically for those seeking temporary protection or international protection, in the Lisdoonvarna area of County Clare between 2022 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44682/25]

1467. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when current leases with centres used to accommodate those seeking temporary protection or international protection in the Lisdoonvarna area were signed; when each contract is due to expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44683/25]

1473. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing a mandatory minimum sentence for those convicted of assault on frontline workers that is, Gardaí, prison officers, healthcare staff, Fire Services personnel, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44761/25]