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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied) and a recent report by a company confirming that the former Anglo Irish Bank was insolvent in 2008; if his attention or that of his predecessors was further drawn to the fact that the company changed its position having reassured the ECB and the Government in 2008 that the bank was in fact...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made to date with banks here with regard to a significant reduction of interest rates on residential mortgages in view of the fact that they are some of the highest in the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6181/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of 2020 leaving certificate students that have applied for courses through the CAO system; the number of courses that are oversubscribed; the number of courses that are undersubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5701/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 5 March 2020, the date on which the broader review of entry to An Garda Síochána will commence; when it will conclude and its recommendations implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 756. To ask the Minister for Health the domestic laboratory capacity available for Covid-19; the profile of capacity versus use since 20 April 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 757. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has put together a specific contract for Covid-19 medical and surgical waste; if so, the details of the contract or contracts; if such waste is being exported, the locations to which it is being exported to; the transport and handling arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 758. To ask the Minister for Health if a specific action plan is being worked on for family carers including those that are caring for children with disabilities (details supplied); if so, the way in which this plan will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of flexibility regarding the Covid-19 payment of €350; if small business owners and or sole traders in receipt of the payment can still avail of some sort of financial assistance as they return to work or attempt to gain work on a phase by phase basis in harmony with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the arrangements in place in the Land Registry to process existing applications including those that were submitted prior to the lockdown; the estimated delays; the actions that can be taken or are being taken to minimise delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the areas in which the Land Registry and the Property Registration Authority fall within the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; the arrangements in place that will allow both authorities to fulfil their roles; if particular difficulties have been identified that impede their functions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the backlog and time delays in the processing of existing applications and providing copies of files in the Property Registration Authority; the status of an application (details supplied); the number of applications that remain to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital expenditure on the LIHAF from 1 January to 31 December 2019 by his Department; the amount by each subhead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5877/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: We know that the first time the Minister found out about there being a positive Covid case in advance of the move was when my office contacted the Department. The reason we were given was that it was to de-risk, as we heard earlier. When did the HSE know there was a positive case in the Swords hotel?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Why would that not have been communicated to the Department of Justice and Equality?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I was given subsequent information and I raised the matter in the Dáil a couple of weeks ago, although I still have not received a reply. There was a large group from a hostel in north Dublin moved into the Swords hotel very soon after the move by the other group to Cahersiveen. Will Ms Buckley confirm or deny this was the case and that another group was moved into the Swords hotel?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Is Ms Buckley aware that within days of the exchange happening between Cahersiveen and the new group arriving from north Dublin into that hotel that a number of hotel staff members ended up with a positive Covid diagnosis?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Were other guests in the hotel when the new group was moved in following the move of the first group to Cahersiveen?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I have been trying to get this information for the past few weeks.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: It needs to be closed off. What is the chain of command in terms of notification between the HSE and the Department of Justice and Equality where scenarios such as these present themselves?