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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I know that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I know that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: With respect, I am not arguing-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: What I am saying is that in those circumstances-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: We are only using the capacity------

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Why must we protect spare capacity if there is capacity for 100,000 tests per week? The only reason one would have to protect it would be if there was an issue about funding or reagent, for example. Why would it not be used now when it is needed?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I disagree. The capacity is there. That was confirmed by Paul Reid. There is a need for that capacity to be used now because we know there are high-risk settings, such as in Cahir. Why must the capacity be protected? Is it a question of inadequate funding or inadequate supplies of reagent, for example? Why are we talking about protecting something when that capacity needs to be used?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That does not answer my question.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is not.

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (2 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: On behalf of the Social Democrats I congratulate Deputy McConalogue on his appointment as the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I wish him well in his new role and hope we can work in a collaborative fashion within this important portfolio. I also extend congratulations to Deputy James Browne, who is to be appointed a Minister of State. One is tempted to quote Oscar...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: At a time when it seems there are many internal tensions within the Government, with Fianna Fáil dealing with its own internal problems, Fine Gael dithering, to put it mildly, over the nomination of our Commissioner role, and the Tánaiste playing a dangerous political game within the Government, the reality for the rest of us outside of Cabinet is that Covid-19 rates continue to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: With all due respect, these lines are being trotted out by everybody in Government, and they do not stand up to any kind of scrutiny. The Minister is jumping ahead and talking about a medium-term plan. We have a real-time, now problem in respect of the figures rising all the time. The response from the Government has been wholly inadequate in respect of testing and tracing. The Minister...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Now. The Government needs to take charge now.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Where is the Government now?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That is more promises.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I commend Sinn Féin and Deputy Cullinane for bringing forward this important motion. It must be said that we could be here every night for the next fortnight talking about what amounts to neglect of different aspects of the health service and the storing up of significant problems for the future. That could apply to the lack of speech and language therapy for children, the absence of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus (8 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on providing state aid to Aer Lingus due to the economic impact of Covid-19; the details of State aid provided to date or planned; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21793/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (8 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recommendations made by the task force for aviation recovery in its final report which will be implemented; the timeline for each recommendation to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21794/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in the past months since its introduction in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21786/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (8 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the increasingly high cost of motor insurance, in particular for professional lorry and truck drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21792/20]