Cathal Crowe
Written
7 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
598. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that when an apprentice loses their paid skills-based employment (details supplied) their entire apprenticeship doesn’t collapse with it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22750/25]
63. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an overview of measures he is undertaking to ensure that Irish people with critical skills who are domiciled overseas can be enticed to return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21389/25]
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider amending the rules of the domiciliary care allowance so that the payment is extended for the care of children up to 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21390/25]
190. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will obligate statutory transport bodies to do an audit of disabled access throughout the country regarding public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/25]
256. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to bring legislation before the Dáil which will ensure that those who have already been approved for defective concrete blocks grants can retrospectively benefit from the 10% grant increase, which was approved by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21859/25]
257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied), who has submitted an appeal to the housing agency regarding the amount she was awarded under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, will still be eligible for the 10% grant increase if she withdraws her appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21860/25]
323. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider a scheme to financially support early years childcare workers (details supplied) that do not get paid for their holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21747/25]
369. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason there are delays in introducing health information labelling of alcohol products; when labelling is likely to be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21957/25]
75. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will apply some principle of proportionality so that the current cohort of Leaving Certificate students, to be examined in June 2025, are not unfairly disadvantaged due to the planned reduction in grade inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21434/25]
107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide detail on contractual changes that are likely to happen across 2025 in terms of the provision of accommodation for international protection applicants and beneficiaries of temporary protection in County Clare; specifically, if it is her Department’s intention to acquire new properties or to termin…
113. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will obligate local authorities and statutory transport bodies to do an audit of disabled access throughout the country, regarding footpaths, access ways, etc; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20770/25]
500. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to engage with insurance companies to mitigate the effect those with UK driving licences, who are working in the Republic of Ireland, have with insuring cars for work purposes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20585/25]
563. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the work his Department is doing to publish a new action plan for insurance reform, as included in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/25]
564. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a waiver to gift and inheritance tax incurred in circumstances where someone dies while owning a home with their partner, to whom they are not married (details supplied); to waive the tax from the surviving partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18893/25]
624. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will allow a sports club (details supplied) in County Clare use of a neighbouring OPW car park for overflow for their games; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18756/25]
747. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures taken by his Department to enhance employees’ and workers’ rights since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21217/25]
830. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider restoring the special education diploma allowance for those who are classed as "new entrants" (entered since September 2012); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/25]
1051. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for details of her proposal for newly qualified teachers to gain a permanent contract a year earlier; what classifies as a 'viable post' in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20953/25]
1052. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when details of the main panel and supplementary panel for primary schools will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20954/25]
1208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to Uisce Éireann refusing to take in charge housing developments with developer-provided water service infrastructure thereby causing many problems for homeowners; what plans he has in place to address this issue; if he is aware how many housing developments across the country are impacted by this; and, if so, if he wi…
1209. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19279/25]
1294. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Keeping Community Safe (Framework for Fire Safety in Ireland) has been reviewed in the past two years; the person or body who led this review; if this review has been accepted and agreed by the Minister; the criteria changes made to risk categorisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20140/25]
1566. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if his officials can investigate the reason for the refusal for visas for healthcare workers (details supplied) where the visa eligibility criteria appear to have been adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/25]
1936. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to consider reintroducing the mobility allowance grant which was closed in 2013; the efforts undertaken so far in the life of this Government; the further intentions her Department have to investigate the viability of alternative schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20764/25]
1978. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if early detection screening programmes for heart valve disease or structural heart disease will form part of the recommendations of the unpublished review of cardiac services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18512/25]