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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: We are moving to section 17.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: We are on section 21.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 126 is in the name of Deputies Mick Barry, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Paul Murphy and Bríd Smith. There is nobody to move the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I understand a member of the committee has to move the amendment. We do not have a member of the committee to move it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I do not see Deputy Barry present.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Naughten. I will check that. Having received clarification, Deputy Boyd Barrett may move the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: We will return to discussing amendment No. 126 tomorrow when we resume in Committee Room 2 with the Minister in Room G12.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I draw the attention of the Minister of State to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report on waste water discharges highlighting non-compliance in many waste water treatment plants and their impact on receiving waters. It is a disgrace that in 2020 a total of 35 towns and villages are discharging raw sewage into nearby watercourses. It is equally disappointing that so...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I acknowledge that Irish Water has been making progress and that it inherited a system that was not invested in for many years because investing in waste water treatment plants, or pipes in the ground, was not headline grabbing. We have neglected a very precious resource and the result of that neglect is that we have been discharging...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 156. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department has provided guidelines to retailers operating under level 5 restrictions as to clothing items that can be sold on compassionate grounds in view of the fact that anecdotal evidence would suggest that some retailers have differing approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance if an extension to the Covid restrictions support scheme is being considered that would allow secondary suppliers (details supplied) access to the scheme in cases in which they can demonstrate a significant loss of revenue due to the Covid-19 restrictions. [36886/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to allowing indoor training for small pods once level 5 restrictions are lifted for pastimes such as martial arts and Irish dancing that are unable to operate safely outside. [36460/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 609. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the additional €5 million announced in budget 2021 for youth services will be made available; and the way in which the funding will be distributed. [36295/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of licenses issued by the Private Security Authority since March 2020; and if her Department has sought meetings with the authority to expedite waiting lists caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. [36883/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to a possible extension to licenses issued by the Private Security Authority that are set to expire in the coming months to reflect the period that locksmiths were out of work and may not be in a position to cover this significant expense. [36885/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 824. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a centre (details supplied); and the alternative arrangements that will be made available in the immediate term to provide assurances to those who rely on this service. [36889/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I refer back to a point Deputy Mairéad Farrell raised about the Green Party policy on carbon tax. The carbon tax and dividend model was shown by the ESRI to be the most progressive method of introducing a carbon tax in order to induce the behavioural change required to reduce emissions. That is Green Party policy but that is not what was agreed in the programme for Government. What...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (18 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary school places in Greystones, County Wicklow; and the projections as to potential demand for places in the coming years. [37334/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a significant shortfall in available school places for both junior infants in primary schools and first year students in secondary schools in Greystones, County Wicklow; and her plans to review the matter. [37351/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: I ask members to turn off their mobile phones. This is important as it causes serious problems for the broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. Members are reminded that if they speak from positions that do not have microphones their contributions cannot be included in the Official Report. This applies to the committee rooms. For the purposes of the Official Report I have been requested...