Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My first question is for Dr. McGuinness. The Minister for Enterprise, Business and Innovation was asked in the House last Thursday whether she had staff available to migrate temporarily to the HSA. She did not answer the question, although she said 290 staff members who were available, but that she was waiting to be asked. I know that negotiations are ongoing but has Dr. McGuinness given any figure to the Department or are there any plans in place to consider training up additional HSA inspectors for site inspections? If not, could I ask what is delaying that?

I welcome the fact that the construction industry is opening up. There are many industries around the country watching Mr. Parlon's sector and they are hoping that it will be successful and will have limited difficulties with Covid-19 so that others might follow its path quickly.

Has anything changed in the insurance market with respect to opening up? Is additional risk being levied against those who are working in the construction sector, particularly smaller subcontractors, who are open to insurance gouging?

My second question is on PPE. I have been involved in some projects recently to source Irish PPE for the healthcare sector. I hope that the CIF will make a deliberate attempt to resource and to standardise all of its PPE through Irish manufacturers rather than buying it overseas. That would be a very good message.

In the event of a Covid-19 breakout on site involving more than a couple of workers, at what point does the scale of the breakout determine when the site would be closed for a period?