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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Michael McNamara: I will speak to the Bill as it would be if these amendments were introduced. I have no problem with quarantining per sebut I think everybody agrees and all of the scientific advice indicates that if quarantine is to be introduced, it must done properly or it will be utterly ineffective. It will be almost arbitrary, if not discriminatory, if it is not introduced properly. There is no point...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (25 Feb 2021)

Michael McNamara: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if trainee primary teachers who have completed two years of their degree courses and were due to complete placements in their third-year will be considered to provide July provision in 2021; if she will provide reasons for her decision in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 Feb 2021)

Michael McNamara: 310. To ask the Minister for Health the dates on which the PCR tests in which the three cases of the P1 Brazilian variant that were announced on 19 February 2021 were carried out; the dates on which it was notified to his Department and the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, that the said variant was detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10858/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 Feb 2021)

Michael McNamara: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the dates on which the PCR tests regarding the three cases of the P1 Brazilian variant that were announced on 19 February 2021 were carried out; the dates on which it was discovered by NPHET that the variant was detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10864/21]

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: Parents will have paid in advance for transport to schools which were shut through no fault of their own or the Minister. In any event, the buses were not running and they did not burn any fuel and did not incur any costs. Will that money be refunded?

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: Does that mean that they will be refunded or that they will not be refunded?

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: From that rather verbose answer, I think that there will be a refund. Am I correct?

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I am asking a question.

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I know. Will there be a refund or will there not be a refund? I do not understand why Ministers parade in here and refuse to answer basic questions.

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Minister. Last week her Department sent out a circular asking two questions regarding children returning to school. One was entirely reasonable. It asked parents to certify to the best of their knowledge that their child does not have an infectious disease. The second question asked if the parents could confirm that they have adhered to all medical advice since the child's...

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: That was not my question.

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: The Minister has repeatedly stated that the banks are independent and he cannot determine what they do. NatWest Bank, the parent of Ulster Bank, has decided to leave the Irish market. Does section 10 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 not allow the Government to set the parameters and conditions for banking in Ireland? Is that not the same power as the State, if not...

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: Section 10 of the Act allows for a requirement to maintain a certain presence, including ATMs. We were told that Bank of Ireland would maintain an ATM in every town, yet the next day Clare FM contacted the bank and it stated that it would not maintain an ATM in Kilkee, Tulla or-----

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the monthly figures for employment permits provided in respect of persons from Brazil in the agri-food sector and overall for the period of March 2020 to January 2021; if he will provide monthly figures for the same period from March 2019 to January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the monthly figures for employment permits provided for persons to work in various sectors by sector including the agri-food sector and by country of nationality of the permit holder for the period March 2020 to January 2021 and from March 2019 to January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the inactive status of a taxi licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland has recently submitted a tentative list to UNESCO of world heritage sites; the progress in re-examining the tentative list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11438/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 660. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who reported being victims of domestic violence in the period from June to December 2020; the corresponding figures for the same periods in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 661. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who reported being victims of domestic violence in the period from October 2020 to January 2021; the corresponding figures for October 2019 to January 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the new top table being used during NPHET briefings at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11069/21]