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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: If that report could be provided to the committee, it would be useful. Regarding healthcare workers, Phil Ní Sheaghdha of the INMO made a very powerful presentation to the committee the other day. She made the comment, which stands up to scrutiny, that in Ireland the prevalence of Covid-19 infection among healthcare workers is the highest in the world. The Taoiseach has tried to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: That is not up for discussion at this point. On the basic tenet of the point made, does Dr. Henry accept that Ireland's percentage of cases in the healthcare sector is the highest in the world?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I have other questions. Does Dr. Henry accept that 32% is too high and that we really need to strive to improve that figure?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I ask Professor Mallon to give me opinion. As the committee heard on another occasion, a number of people have called for a change in the regulations to categorise instances of Covid-19 that were contracted in the workplace as notifiable occupational illness that would then be notified to the HSE. The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation could change the regulation at the stroke...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I come back to the HSE. I have less than a minute. We know what the capacity is or at least what we hope the capacity is. Does Dr. Henry have a figure for the highest number of daily tests that were performed throughout the pandemic and the equivalent weekly number? What were the highest numbers of tests carried out on any given day and in any given week?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I only have a number of seconds left. Do we have an analysis of the number of people that entered into healthcare settings, presumably without Covid-19, and then subsequently contracted the virus within those settings?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am asking for the number of people who entered hospitals or other healthcare settings without Covid-19 and who subsequently contracted the virus. I know one can never say for definite that those people did not have it going in but presuming that they did not, what would the numbers be?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: My question relates to patients.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with third-level institutions to ensure that all students are provided with ample notice regarding arrangements for the autumn semester; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13439/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to an additional twelve weeks maternity leave for those that have been on such leave during the Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13440/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a long stay visa will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 356. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will amend the relevant regulations to ensure that workplace acquired Covid-19 diagnosis will be considered as a workplace acquired injury or condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a scheme by which vulnerable or elderly persons can avail of a badge type identification for use at retail and other outlets during the Covid-19 pandemic which would make such persons easily identified for priority access and additional support when required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for services within the child development team; when the person will be allocated with the supports they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work undertaken to commence a pilot scheme in 2020 modelled on the rural environment protection scheme; the estimated number of farmers that will participate in such a pilot scheme; the estimated funding to be allocated to the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13431/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that will be eligible for the emergency beef fund scheme by county in tabular form; the criteria that will be applied to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13432/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 604. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to support farmers that are affected by a shortage of straw in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he decided to exclude suckler beef farmers from the €50 million emergency beef fund; if he will publish the advice and analysis that led to this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Relations (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 606. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of his interactions with the European Commission regarding the ongoing free trade deal negotiations with New Zealand, particularly in relation to the tariff free sheep meat quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that were imported for processing in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/20]