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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I ask Mr. McDonnell to be brief in his answer because we have gone over time.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Colm Burke. I allowed him some leeway as he was very good last week in conceding a couple of minutes. Deputy Foley has five minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I have a couple of questions if that is okay. Mr. McCoy said earlier that IBEC is Ireland's largest business representative. He stated that it represents the banks. Does it also represent the insurance companies?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: As Mr. McCoy is well aware, the issue around insurance and business interruption cover, especially for publicans, has been huge. I have met many publicans in my constituency, as I am sure every other Deputy has, in relation to business interruption cover and the fact that they are not technically covered for the pandemic unless they had a case of it on their premises. What kind of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Returning to the direct question I asked, did IBEC have talks with the insurance companies on behalf of businesses?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Would Mr. McDonnell like to comment?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Both of the witnesses have appeared previously before the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, of which I was the chair. We looked at the cost of doing business and one of our key recommendations was to straighten out, as the witness put it, the book of quantum. Unfortunately, that has not happened, and it always comes back to bite. I have a question for Mr. McCoy in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Would Mr. McDonnell like to conclude?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McCoy and Mr. McDonnell for their time. This has been a good session. There was much toing and froing but we got many answers. We will suspend until 4.30 p.m., when we will be meeting representatives from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland to discuss supports for businesses.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming before the committee and for their briefing documents. We have unprecedented unemployment at present as a result of the pandemic. Yesterday, I was dismayed to hear that 51% of those aged under 25 are reported to be unemployed as a result of the pandemic. There is a great opportunity here to explore the necessary skills the country will...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: There are huge opportunities off the back of the pandemic to encourage people to earn as they learn. They might not find a pathway into work quite readily but there are great opportunities with apprenticeships. Sometimes I worry about whether enough of an emphasis has been put on apprenticeships in transition year and in secondary schools. This was something we came across in the work of...

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

Mary Butler: I want to return to the issue of nursing homes. As we are all aware, nursing, care and residential homes bore the brunt of deaths caused by the pandemic, with 62% of deaths occurring in that sector. As we prepare for a possible second surge of the pandemic, we must learn from the past three months. Test, trace and isolate is the mantra for success. I have called for and raised with the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Dr. Nabarro for taking the time to address the committee. It is very much appreciated. As of last night, 1,695 people had lost their lives in Ireland as a result of the Covid pandemic. Some 62% of deaths here to date have occurred in nursing home and residential care settings. Is that a high percentage compared with other countries?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: How often should we test in nursing homes as we prepare for a possible resurgence of the virus? It has borne down hardest on our older generation, with 92% of all deaths among those aged over 65. Should we have continuous testing in nursing home settings?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Can Covid-19 be passed from a mother to her newborn child through breastfeeding? Concerns in that regard have been raised with me, in particular in respect of whether a new mother who is asymptomatic should continue breastfeeding her baby.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on and if he will address matters relating to expensive insurance premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the imminent and significant challenges facing the school transport scheme and its administration in 2020; his plans for administering the scheme in terms of transporting pupils to and from school while prioritising pupil safety and implementing social distancing; the action taken within his Department to date in order to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding flexibility in application of regulation (details supplied) in the context of the practical difficulties and challenges posed to the education system by the current pandemic; the level of engagement he has undertaken with an organisation in consideration of a request made by same; his views on whether the cycle of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the health and safety concerns expressed by the managing solicitor and staff at a law centre (details supplied) in respect of proposed relocation of premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 599. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of legislative changes or amendments in respect of egg donation which were made to an Act (details supplied) in May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/20]