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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 765. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in relation to learner drivers, particularly those who have completed twelve driving lessons and have had their tests cancelled; if such drivers will be allowed to drive unaccompanied for a period of time; the number of persons awaiting driver tests; the timeframe to clear the back log; and if he will make a statement on...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: As most people confine themselves to their homes or least to their home areas, major issues are unfolding across our world. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which was seen by all of us, seen by the world, opened up yet again the unresolved cancer of racism. I think we have all run out of words to express our dismay at the reaction of the US President to these events but we must...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I have asked a straight question. Will the Tánaiste schedule a telephone call with him?

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I think the Tánaiste should have that conversation. I refer to the unfolding and seeming inevitability of a hard Brexit as a further crucial fourth round of talks begins this week and no progress made, as the Tánaiste has acknowledged to the House. To use the Tánaiste's words, "we have gone backwards". It has always been understood in the Brexit fora that I have attended that...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: That is unlikely to happen.

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: That is my question.

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: There is a view that the Johnson ideology is such that he wants to fold the crisis of a hard Brexit into the crisis of coronavirus and fudge the difference, but that is a different matter. My final, brief question relates to quarantine. As the Minister explained, we are going to have a quarantine of 14 days for people coming into the country.

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Many European countries are now talking about links, land bridges or air bridges. I heard the Portuguese foreign minister talk about that in relation to Britain today. Are we negotiating, either within the EU or outside it, for land bridges between bilateral countries where there is very limited Covid infection? Will that help to give some sort of allowance of internal or external movement?

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Look at the terms they have already agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if a similar mechanism could be found to assist businesses which are seasonal by nature such as a company (details supplied) and that were not in operation on the designated day in view of the commitment to find a solution to the issue of women returning to the workforce at the end of maternity leave and their entitlement to be brought within the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (3 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 763. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is a condition of the voluntary fleet support scheme that vessel owners surrender their fishing licence to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 765 of 27 May 2020, the way in which he plans to address the situation of a front-line health worker unable to reach their place of work by public transport, unable to have a qualified driver with them to accompany them to work and back each day and unable to sit a driver test due to Covid-19...

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I commend the work done by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, and the team to date in a very difficult situation. I am anxious this afternoon to allow the Minister of State time to expand on her views on the exact position in the Brexit talks. I seek her personal assessment. There is a public face but it is now...

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: May I see it too?

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Is it €3 billion that we are getting?

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Is that loans and grants?

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I have another brief question which the Minister of State probably will not have time to answer but she might answer in writing to me. It is a separate issue entirely but one that was raised earlier today and I want to put it to a Minister from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The whole country is focused on an issue that arose with the Kinahan organisation sponsoring an...

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: As I have 30 seconds remaining I will ask a final question on Brexit.

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It relates to the omnibus Bill. One of the concerns we had about the previous omnibus Bill, for a very understandable reason, was that such a large, comprehensive Bill was very late coming to us. If, as the Minister has said, this Bill is already in drafting, presumably, heads have been prepared. Could those heads be circulated to the Opposition parties so that we can be prepared for it?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (16 Jun 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has an agreement from the banks that persons with mortgage approval and who subsequently went on the temporary wage subsidy scheme payment will not have their mortgage approval withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10611/20]