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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: It is, and it is very important for the country.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: In regard to IDA Ireland and foreign direct investment, FDI, I am an Independent Deputy from Wexford, as Dr. Quinn will know, and I am quite concerned about the lack of what I would call FDI coming into Wexford. Of the figures quoted, that 27,000 additional jobs were created outside the Dublin region, will Dr. Quinn tell me what portion of them came to Wexford in, say, the past two years, or...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: I heard that said earlier about the region and I appreciate that, but I would ask for a breakdown. I have a concern in regard to the region. Last week the Department of Transport was before the committee. In the south east there are Waterford Regional Airport and Rosslare Europort. The previous Government granted funding of €15 million to Waterford Regional Airport which was to be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: I am sorry to interrupt but my time is up. If I may, I will ask Dr. Quinn to qualify one point. Does the Department have an input in terms of advising, with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, how those infrastructural pieces are managed, such as in the context of the promotion of the area or region?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: I thank Dr. Quinn. I will take the matter up again.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: Can I pick up on the matter of collaboration between Dr. Quinn's Department and the Department of Transport in coming up with a system that makes the employment permit for HGV drivers accessible? Have Dr. Quinn and her Department been specifically tasked to come up with a system where we can access employees, outside the four that are there?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: The Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA, is the only representative organisation of the licensed road haulage sector in the country. Has the Department had any engagement with it based on the needs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: Has Dr. Quinn had that feedback? This is where the issue seems to be. As I said, there are two defined issues. One relates to licensing and the other to the employment permit itself. With the current system for granting permits, the sector is unable to access employees satisfactorily. Outside that, no other jurisdiction has agreed a licence with Ireland. The Ukrainian licence is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: Initially, with the TWSS, Revenue was asked to complete eligibility reviews for employers and it had completed 95% of eligibility checks by the end of February 2021. In the case of the restart grant scheme, the Department did not specify the proof that may be required to confirm eligibility for the restart scheme. Therefore, it may be difficult to verify the claims paid. Does that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: I might-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: I could be more specific. The issue was that the Department did not specify the proof that would be required to confirm eligibility for the restart schemes. That is what I am asking about. As it did not, what will that cause? Why did the Department not specify the proof that would be required at the outset?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: That is what I am asking. In hindsight, when it was not stipulated in the first instance and if somebody does not provide them now, where does that go?

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: In the first days of Covid, in February 2020, we were a country gripped by fear of a pandemic for which we were ill-prepared. The scenes from Europe alerted Government in Ireland that we did not have a plan to deal with a pandemic. The Government decided that to prevent the spread and allow it to prepare, time and money was needed. We locked down, private hospitals were taken over to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of inshore drift and draft net fishing licences that were relinquished in the 2005 decommissioning scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of inshore drift and draft net fishing licences that are still retained by licence holders as of the October 2021 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a follow-up stock study has been carried out to ascertain if fish stocks for drift and draft net fishing licences have reached levels to allow fishing to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57065/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will reintroduce the buy-out scheme in view of the fact that many continuing drift and draft net fishing licence holders are approaching retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57066/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the 16 years of inactivity will be included for pension purposes in view of the fact that those who retained their drift and draft net fishing licence have not been subsequently allowed to restart their fishing activities and earn their living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57067/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Verona Murphy: I have a last brief question.