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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I apologise for that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I ask Mr. Bell to give brief answers. I am sorry it is just that we are in different rooms. I ask him to just take two minutes. I am sorry to limit him like this.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: The next speaker is Deputy Michael Collins.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry. Because Mr. Bell is in another room I cannot see when he wants to speak. I ask him to go ahead.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I again apologise to Mr. Bell. It is difficult for me to see when he is indicating he wishes to speak because he is in another room.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Michael Collins. I call Deputy Carroll MacNeill.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Funchion.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I got the order wrong, but the Deputy has started.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: We are going to have to move on so that the other speakers can get in.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I must move on or we will be taking from the time allowed for Deputy McGuinness's colleagues. I just cannot make the extra time. In fact, I will have to get two minutes back from either Deputy Butler or Deputy Foley for the time Deputy Donnelly went over. There is nothing I can do about that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha. I would like to bring in Mr. Bell to respond to some questions.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I must bring in Mr. Bell on that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: The Deputy will recall at the beginning of the committee that we asked people not to be identified.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Like Mr. Bell, I have every confidence in Deputy Carthy's ability.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: We are out of time, but Deputy Whitmore wishes to make a brief point. I have one question relating to the evidence given by Ms Ní Sheaghdha. She stated that her members were required to return to work notwithstanding being close contacts of people. At that time, were they wearing face masks? Did any of them test positive for Covid-19 subsequent to being forced to return to work...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Ms Ní Sheaghdha believes it is possible that some of her members were forced to return to work-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Presumably, the difficulties in this regard resulted from staffing shortages.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha. We have no further time for this session. We will need to hold another session to deal with the issue of infection of healthcare workers in particular. That is something the committee will have to discuss. We have been given a significant amount of information today, much of which shocked many members. I thank the witnesses for appearing. Deputy Whitmore...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I acknowledge that some of the discussion diverged from that issue. We will have to take account of that. I am conscious that we must vacate the room. I thank the witnesses for providing the information they brought to light today, for answering all of our questions and for remaining with us past the time to which they agreed.