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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Professor Nolan and Dr. De Gascun for appearing before the committee and for their work to date. The expert opinion and analysis of the Irish epidemiological modelling advisory group chaired by Professor Nolan informs NPHET and plays a major role in the implementation of modelling on the ground. The strategy of prioritising acute hospital settings was made at a very early stage. At...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I welcome Mr. Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC, and Mr. Neil McDonnell, CEO of ISME. I wish to advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If you are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and you continue to so do, you...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I ask Mr. McDonnell to make his opening statement. It would be appreciated if he could also limit it to five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McDonnell. I remind members that they will have either ten or five minutes for questions and responses from witnesses. I will be keeping all members to their time to ensure every Deputy has the correct time allocated to him or her. I start with Deputy Munster.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Munster and Mr. McCoy. Deputy Brophy has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses and Deputy Nash. I call Deputy Murphy and she has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: We now move to Deputy Bríd Smith, who has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: We now move on to Deputy Collins, who has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Mr. McCoy, do you want to answer that?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: A word of caution. We cannot name or make anyone identifiable.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: You have not, but I am just giving a warning.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I ask Mr. McDonnell to be brief in his answer because we have gone over time.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Colm Burke. I allowed him some leeway as he was very good last week in conceding a couple of minutes. Deputy Foley has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I have a couple of questions if that is okay. Mr. McCoy said earlier that IBEC is Ireland's largest business representative. He stated that it represents the banks. Does it also represent the insurance companies?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: As Mr. McCoy is well aware, the issue around insurance and business interruption cover, especially for publicans, has been huge. I have met many publicans in my constituency, as I am sure every other Deputy has, in relation to business interruption cover and the fact that they are not technically covered for the pandemic unless they had a case of it on their premises. What kind of...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Returning to the direct question I asked, did IBEC have talks with the insurance companies on behalf of businesses?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Would Mr. McDonnell like to comment?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Both of the witnesses have appeared previously before the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, of which I was the chair. We looked at the cost of doing business and one of our key recommendations was to straighten out, as the witness put it, the book of quantum. Unfortunately, that has not happened, and it always comes back to bite. I have a question for Mr. McCoy in...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Would Mr. McDonnell like to conclude?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McCoy and Mr. McDonnell for their time. This has been a good session. There was much toing and froing but we got many answers. We will suspend until 4.30 p.m., when we will be meeting representatives from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland to discuss supports for businesses.