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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I have to move on to the next speaker as the session may last not more than two hours. If Mr. Moran wishes to reply in writing to Deputy Boyd Barrett with any additional points, he is welcome to do so.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: The next speaker is Deputy Shanahan.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: The question alone has exceeded the time allocation, without any time for the answer. Unless Mr. Moran can answer the question in two seconds, which I doubt, he might provide a reply in writing. I apologise but we are constrained by the time available to us.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Michael Collins and remind him not to ask a question at the very end of his contribution because there will not be time for a response.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Moran and Deputy McGuinness. Deputy Cullinane has nine minutes. There is a minute to be taken back from-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: There is, unfortunately-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: We have a little more time than we had anticipated and I thank members and our guests for their discipline. I will ask a couple of questions before opening it up to the floor. We saw various Exchequer returns. Mr. Moran, in a previous life, spent a lot of time examining Exchequer returns. Would it be useful if VAT returns were split between online and on-street sales? There has been a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I was just wondering if Ms McCabe thought more supports are necessary in order for businesses to move online. There was a second question specifically to Mr. Moran as to whether he thinks that we should be able to see from Exchequer returns whether VAT was received from online sales or regular sales.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: As somebody who was self-employed, I appreciate that VAT returns are not a lot of fun when they have to be done, and they do have to be done.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: We have looked at the response of national Government to date. The Lean on Me initiative in the mid-west was not specifically a local government response but it was excellent. Are other responses required from local government in general?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Butler. As we have a minute or two, does Deputy McGuinness have a follow-up question?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Shanahan. I thank the witnesses for attending. I am sorry that they had to travel from Limerick and Clare, respectively. Had they not done so, however, they would not have been covered by privilege if they had decided to defame somebody. I also thank Mr. Butler for joining us.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I welcome our guests in committee room 1. They are from the Vintners Federation of Ireland, VFI, Mr. Padraig Cribben, chief executive, and Mr Padraig McGann, president; from the Irish Hotels Federation, IHF, Mr. Tim Fenn, chief executive, and Ms Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, president; from the Restaurants Association of Ireland, RAI, Mr. Adrian Cummins, chief executive; and Mr. Jim Power,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Thank you, Mr. Cribben. Please conclude.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Mr. Cribben, we have received your statement in advance. Thank you. Mr. Fenn, can we have your opening statement please? Again, please confine yourself to five minutes by telling us what is most important to you, because we have your opening statement.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I ask Mr. Fenn to conclude, please.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Mr. Fenn has ten seconds to conclude.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Fenn and invite Mr. Cummins to make his opening statement. I again ask that he confine his contribution to five minutes so that we have as much time as possible for questions and answers.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Cummins for his contribution and for keeping to the five minutes provided. The first member to speak will be from Fianna Fáil, Deputy John McGuinness. He has ten minutes.