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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: My apologies.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: My apologies. I wanted to ask when the report was likely to be published. I know it is an independent group.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed) (21 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: Having clarified that, I thank all of the witnesses for coming before the committee today and answering all of our questions. As nobody else is looking to come in, I will adjourn the meeting. We will meet again in private session on Thursday to consider a report on Covid-19 in nursing homes and the State's response.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: At the end of this week, it will have been one month since Deputy Micheál Martin was elected Taoiseach. I commended him on his election because I thought the country badly needed a Government at the time. A Government was needed to make decisions. Up to now, those decisions have been slow in coming. I appreciate that many of the issues the Government has had to deal with have been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: The Taoiseach mentioned legislation and I agree. There is a growing number of people in the country. A certain amount of hostility is being encountered by tourists because people think they are flouting laws when they are not. We have to be clear that these people are flouting laws or they are not. Will we see legislation to move Shannon Heritage from a group which clearly does not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (22 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports processed to date in July 2020; the number of persons waiting for passports; the number of passports processed in the first half of July 2019; the number of persons waiting for a passport on 16 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17457/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: Members will have received from the secretariat draft copies of the committee's report on nursing homes. The draft report will be discussed at a Teams meeting on Monday at 4 p.m. A first draft of our report on testing and tracing has also been circulated.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I welcome our witnesses on the impact of Covid-19 on international travel in committee room 2. From the Irish Air Line Pilots Association, IALPA, we have Mr. Evan Cullen, president, and Captain Alan Brereton, vice-president; and from SIPTU we have Mr. Neil McGowan, aviation sector organiser, and Ms Karan O'Loughlin, aviation divisional organiser. I advise the witnesses that by virtue of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: We will hear from Aer Lingus next Tuesday, or at least we hope to, so I ask Mr. Cullen to make his concluding remarks.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Cullen for his opening remarks and his very stark warning. I ask Mr. Neil McGowan from SIPTU to make his opening remarks. SIPTU's opening statement has been circulated to members. As such I request that Mr. McGowan introduce those who are here with him and confine his opening remarks to five minutes, to allow as much time as possible for questions and answers.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. McGowan. I have been asking about testing for months now; I hope he will have more luck than I have had to date. Our first speaker is Deputy Colm Burke for Fine Gael, who is taking ten minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: If there is time at the end, Deputy Burke can come back in. I thank the Deputy and Mr. Cullen.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy McAuliffe. Before I call Deputy Darren O'Rourke, both previous speakers ran over time. I accept that they did not through no fault of their own. I cannot make time as I learned to my detriment this week and so that time will have to be taken from people further down the list if everybody is to get in.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I will try to indicate when speakers have a minute remaining. I am not apportioning blame, I am just making the point that we have a finite amount of time. There are no clocks in the Seanad. Apparently, time is-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: As with Covid-19 people should responsibility for themselves too and set their clocks. Deputy Darren O'Rourke has ten minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: Yes, go ahead.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I must allow other Deputies to ask questions. Deputies can choose how many questions they want to ask and how much time they want to leave for answers. I call Deputy Ó Cathasaigh of the Green Party.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I call Deputy Duncan Smith from the Labour Party.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am afraid the Deputy has used up her time. She may come in again at the end if there is any time remaining.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am sorry but the Deputy has taken five minutes.