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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit agus an Teachta Mairéad Farrell. Iarraim ar an Teachta Moynihan labhairt anois.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I welcome the trading online voucher scheme but, as the Minister of State said, it is limited to companies that employ more than ten people. I am from Scariff, where one hundred years ago, there were a number of milliners, and now there is a milliner in Annaghneal again. It offers opportunities. Philip Treacy had to leave where he grew up to go to London to make his name, but I wonder...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire Stáit inniu as ucht freastal agus as ucht na faisnéise a cuireadh ar fáil le haghaidh chruinniú an lae inniu.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We will wait for Deputy Carroll MacNeill.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy McGuinness. That is what we were elected to do. We have been notified that Deputies Rabbitte, Whitmore, Costello, Barry and Sherlock will substitute for their party colleagues today. Are the minutes from 16 and 18 June agreed? Agreed. We have received 12 items of correspondence, which I will take as noted. Members will also have received written submissions for today's...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: That is not an unreasonable proposal, but I suggest that we discuss it at Friday's working group meeting.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I have arranged for Deputy Carroll MacNeill to chair a session later today. I would like to move on to welcoming our witnesses if there is nothing further to discuss.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Indeed, I heard its representative in the media this morning. It is not a case of it being omitted; it is just a loaves and fishes operation because we are so confined with the number of sessions we can have and the number of people we can realistically bring in. It is not just from the point of view of what is safe but equally because a finite number of people can answer questions in two...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Deputy O'Reilly did indicate, in fairness.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We will take all of those proposals for an additional session on this issue and people can come before us at the session of the working group on Friday. Is that okay with Deputy Michael Collins?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We would love to bring in a lot more people. It is to be hoped that once a Government is elected, whenever that will be, the normal sectoral committees will be established. A childcare committee will, by its nature, be able to devote a lot more time to this issue than we can, particularly given that we are looking at everything from crèches to slaughterhouses.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We can discuss that on Friday.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I want to introduce our witnesses on childcare from committee room 1. From the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, I welcome Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha, general secretary, Mr. Tony Fitzpatrick, director of industrial relations, and Ms Niamh Adams, head of library services. I also welcome Mr. Paul Bell from SIPTU, and I see Mr. Patrick Cole is with him. I wish to advise our guests that by...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I ask Ms Ní Sheaghdha to conclude. She may make some concluding remarks but I want to leave time for members to ask questions of both herself and Mr. Bell.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will ask Mr. Bell to conclude.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Thank you, Mr. Bell.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: My apologies, Mr. Bell. I hope we can return to that point but I must move on now to the next speaker.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Thank you, Ms Ní Sheaghdha. I am sorry to cut across you.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am sorry but I just have to try get everybody in. I call Deputy O'Reilly. Are you taking ten minutes?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I have noted it. I am taking a note of all speakers' time.