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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: 919. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider providing the school meals programme currently distributed to homes as a result of Covid-19 through the summer months of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7929/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: 987. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide for a financial support package to a cohort of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7932/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (27 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: 988. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears payments relating to the pandemic unemployment payment will be made to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7933/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Control (27 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: 1083. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultation between her Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Services prior to the decision to rescind the derogation on wood pigeon shooting during the summer months, considering the potential impact that this move could have on tillage farming and food supplies; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Control (27 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: 1103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the derogation to shoot wood pigeons during the summer months was rescinded; if the scientific evidence that led to the decision will be published; if she will reinstate the derogation pending a full public consultation on this move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7926/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their information. I recognise that this is an incredibly stressful time for all of them, particularly those who are working on these issues on a daily basis. I should put on the record my bias because I have monitored the situation with direct provision for a number of years and I am of the view that it is an abhorrent system which needs to be...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Approximately 8,000 people. How many of them are in what the Department would call emergency accommodation? Ms Buckley stated that there are 33 emergency centres.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: For context, how much has been paid so far this year to private companies in the context of housing those 8,000 people?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: How much was paid in the month of April?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: As in overspending or underspending?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Overspending. Okay. Dr. Kelleher can correct me if I am wrong but he indicated that there were 180 positive cases across ten centres housing people seeking international protection. Is that correct?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps between the HSE and Department we could get an exact figure in respect of the 84 centres. Can the Department state how many deep cleans have been carried out in the 84 centres?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Okay. None is the answer. I refer to risk assessment, a matter Deputy Daly did not have time to discuss. Was a risk assessment carried out by the HSE or the Department prior to 16 or 18 March when residents were moved to Cahersiveen? Have risk assessments been carried out in all centres in respect of the Covid-19 outbreak and what it might mean?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am sorry to cut across Mr. Wilson. Is it correct to say that the principle of the risk assessment is self-assessment by the management of each centre as opposed to an independent risk assessment being carried out by the HSE or another body?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Let us take, for example, the centre at Cahersiveen or any new centres or location that the Department of Justice and Equality is examining. Before anyone is moved to a centre, is there a process by which there is an assessment carried out with a view to Covid-19?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Could the Department officials answer the question in respect of Cahersiveen? Before people were moved to Cahersiveen was a risk assessment carried out with a view specifically to Covid-19?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: I note that some 25 men from Cahersiveen - I could be wrong on the figure - were moved to Cork and then four were moved to other locations. Were tests carried out on the individuals moved prior to transfer?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Only people who had already tested positive were being moved. Is that correct?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Are other transfers taking place? I gather from Ms Buckley's earlier response that there are some limited transfers taking place. Is there a practice of tests being carried out before the transfers take place?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: Is there a practice of when people are moving from one place to another, especially if they are moving into a new centre, that they have either gone through a period of quarantine or been tested prior to being located in one of those centres?