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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (21 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Obviously if there is a second wave, we need to be very conscious of that. From my perspective, the message should be that anybody who shows symptoms, irrespective of monetary gain, should not present for work. I hope Mr. King, the other witnesses and all members share that view. While financial considerations are a legitimate concern, surely health would override those. I wish Mr. King...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the witnesses for being here today and answering our questions. I only have five minutes and I will be brief. I hope the responses will also be accurate and brief. Deputy McAuliffe referred to the testing available to healthcare workers. I am conscious that we need to be prepared for a second wave if it comes. I refer to the supply chain for PPE, in particular the roll-out in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Woods for that. It brings me to my next point, which is the potential loss of step-down and convalescent services that will be acutely needed, particularly in the winter months. These types of services are needed and it is essential that we do not lose them. We need them in order that patients can leave acute hospital settings and convalesce elsewhere. From a public health...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Does Mr. Woods mean the question I asked about convalescence?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I represent the Dún Laoghaire constituency and there are a number of such settings. Caritas Convalescent Centre, in particular, was in the newspapers last week. While it is a private setting and decisions are made independently of the HSE, it would remiss of the State not to have access to those facilities. We must ensure that no other closures will happen because we will need those...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the disability organisations and the commission. I thank them for their opening remarks. All the members of the committee have been contacted by families and people with disabilities, especially during the pandemic and in this particular phase. Mr. Egan referred to carer and family burnout. Many of those people have experienced that or are experiencing it at present. Only last...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bond Markets (16 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance if measures are being taken to refinance the outstanding obligations into long-term debt of the State in view of the historically low borrowing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16279/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to enable SMEs to return to capacity in circumstances in which it is possible; and his further plans to strengthen the resilience, productivity and innovation of SMEs. [15818/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Covid-19 has fundamentally changed Ireland's social and economic landscape. At the end of 2019 almost 2.3 million people were at work. Today approximately 1 million people are on some form of income support. We knew that reigniting our economy after the Covid shutdown would present significant challenges. The message from small businesses, though, is clear. They want supports. They do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome and support the initiatives announced to date. They have been much needed by the businesses the Tánaiste speaks of. I also welcome and support the July stimulus package. I reiterate, however, the difference between the grant aid scheme and the loan scheme. Equally, I ask the Tánaiste to focus on the under 25s. Approximately 250,000 people aged under 25 are unemployed,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Yes. It is important there is a balance between the two. I wish to reiterate and focus on the fact that it is estimated that 2.1 million people will return to work. That is approximately 90% of the pre-Covid number of people in employment. That 90% has presented and, I have no doubt, will present challenges over the coming months, but the 10% who are expected not to return to work must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional funding will be available to local authorities that have exhausted their trading online voucher allowances for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16095/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours and Piers (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to each local authority on the transfer of a harbour under the Harbours Act 2015; the date and amount of each transfer in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16096/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the M11 and N11 junction upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering introducing legislation or providing funding to reduce the impact of noise from motorways in particular the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 317. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be reviewed to ensure payments being made to employees are subject to the usual PAYE system rather than allowing potentially significant tax liabilities to develop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the autistic spectrum disorder units at primary and post-primary level being funded in County Dublin in 2019 and 2020; the number, name and location of those approved for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16089/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the increase in the pension age to 67 years of age has been deferred; the steps required to implement the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 967. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the incidence of dog thefts reported to An Garda Síochána in 2019 and the first six months of 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 990. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned national guidelines governing the reopening of services for persons with disabilities in either day and respite settings during the Covid-19 pandemic; when they will be published and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16090/20]