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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I invite Dr. Conaty, acting chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, to make his introductory remarks. I ask him to confine his contribution to five minutes to allow time for questions and answers.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. Conaty. I am sorry, members, that it is difficult to hear our witnesses in the committee room. It is the first time that we have sat here in the Seanad Chamber. I ask that our witnesses speak a little louder than they normally would because we apparently cannot do anything to change the sound levels until after this session.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I must bring in the next speaker if we are to give everybody equal time. Perhaps Mr. Egan could continue his reply in writing. I am sorry but we have a two-hour session and I cannot add to it, unfortunately. I will move on to the next speaker. It is an important issue so I would appreciate it if Mr. Egan would continue his reply in writing. The next speaker is from Sinn Féin....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: The Deputy only has 20 seconds remaining. While there will not be time to have a question answered now, she may put a question that she wants answered in writing.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Tully. Deputy Carroll MacNeill has ten minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: We are over time. Mr. Dolan can do so briefly.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Dolan. We are very severely constrained in the number of sessions we can have, especially given the broad remit of the committee and the duration of each of those sessions. If anyone else wishes to respond very briefly to Deputy Moynihan's question I will allow it, but I ask that they speak for no more than half a minute.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I refer to Deputy Moynihan's suggestion that we bring in the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. We do not really know what we will be doing in September. Obviously, anything we propose is subject to the agreement of the Business Committee but it does make sense to bring in the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and the Minister for Health to deal with the broader issues of the response to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: We are out of time. Can the witness reply to that question in writing, as we are already over time? Thank you for the pertinent question, Deputy Costello, and I ask the witnesses to reply in writing. The next speaker is Deputy Duncan Smith, who has five minutes. There are no clocks for speakers in the Seanad Chamber so I will l tip the bell after four minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I will do it for other members who do not.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: If the witnesses could reply in writing-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry but I must ask Dr. McCarthy and Mr. Dolan to reply to Deputy Cairns in writing.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: We would all appreciate answers on those matters, but we will have to get them in writing as I must bring in all the speakers. I call Deputy Paul Murphy.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Egan and Deputy Paul Murphy. The next speaker is from the Regional Independent Group. I call Deputy Shanahan. He has five minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry to interrupt. Please provide any further reply in writing to the Deputy. The next speaker is Deputy O'Donoghue from the Rural Independent Group.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: Who wishes to respond first?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry I must ask the Deputy to conclude. If anybody wishes to reply to that point, I would ask him or her to do so in writing. I will bring in the next Fianna Fáil speaker, Deputy Murnane-O'Connor. In order to get everybody in by 11.30 a.m., I regret I must reduce the remaining slots to four minutes from five.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: There is one minute left so the Deputy may want to leave it for answers.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry but there is not enough time for an omnibus response. You will have to give it in correspondence.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry, Mr. Dolan. I must try to get in all the speakers to be fair to everybody here. We cannot go over time because of health guidelines. The next speaker is Deputy Funchion, who has eight minutes.