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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. Both are members of the expert advisory group on ventilation and Covid-19, and will present on the role of ventilation in achieving better health outcomes in tackling the Covid-19 virus. I welcome Ms Orla Hegarty, associate professor at the school of architecture, planning and environmental policy at UCD, and Mr. Simon Jones, commercial director, Aereco Limited. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: They are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: There is a problem with the sound and picture. You are too near to the device, Deputy Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: You are on mute and your time is up, Deputy Cullinane, unless you have one more point you want to make. You are still on mute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I am sorry but Deputy Lahart has gone over his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Jones was looking to come in. I ask him to be quick as we need to move on to the next questioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy is out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I have a couple of questions and comments myself. Ms Hegarty spoke about how Chicago suppressed the 1918 pandemic with targeted measures, including building inspectors who signed off on ventilation as a condition of trading, and the city reopened within six weeks. Here we are 100 years later and we are almost starting again, going by some of the evidence that was given today. There was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: It was on aeroplanes and the point you made about the verification there as well. Is there something more that can be done? Again, there is a fear that as soon as people get the green light, a lot of them will jump on planes to get some sunshine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: The committee appreciates the witnesses' coming in this morning. We certainly will look for the reports mentioned in the witness statements. It would be useful for the committee to get copies of those reports. The suggestion that we try to produce a report on this issue is useful. If there is anything else that the witnesses feel they have not had a chance to expand on this morning, we...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (1 Jun 2021)

Seán Crowe: 276. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consultation was undertaken with private car park operators at national monuments to provide free parking in concert with free access to OPW heritage sites. [29336/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jun 2021)

Seán Crowe: The European Parliament agreed a position on the digital green certificate in April. The Oireachtas health committee asked for a technical briefing on how this legislation would impact on both domestic and foreign restrictions. We were told this week that we would not get a briefing. The committee had planned to meet on the week we are supposedly off. The cyberattack is obviously a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses to our meeting, the purpose of which is to discuss the impact of Covid-19 emergency powers on fundamental rights and mental health well-being. From the Mental Health Reform, we have Ms Fiona Coyle, CEO, and Ms Audry Deane, policy and research adviser. From the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, we have Mr. Liam Herrick, executive director, and Ms Doireann...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: The connection is still bad. I will invite Mr. Herrick to speak and bring Ms Coyle in after that, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: We will return to Ms Coyle now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Our first questioner will be Deputy Durkan. For the benefit of the witnesses, his ten minutes will include their answers. I am being told that we will be cut off at 1.30 p.m., which means that no leeway can be shown for the meeting going over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Is the Deputy's question directed to the ICCL?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan has come to the end of his time.