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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I wanted to give Deputy Connolly, with respect, the Government position. I wanted to get that accurate because it is a hugely important issue. My understanding is the two reports the Deputy refers to will come to Government within a short number of weeks, that is, within the next two to three weeks. If and when they are agreed by the Government, they will be published and acted upon. I...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, I will address various issues raised. First, the debate on Covid-19 is on Friday, and that will be timely because we are not making final decisions on this. As I said, we must consider, listen and engage and Friday will allow for that debate here, as well as for the briefing in advance. The outdoor legislation that comes before the House on Wednesday regarding our Covid-19 crisis is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We also have a crisis in there being an insufficient number of High Court judges, so that aspect is being included there because we have an urgent need to get judges in place.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Mac Lochlainn raised the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, but that was debated two weeks ago. I am sure that there will be no shortage of opportunities in committees to allow us to go into the real detail of the CAP agreement, which does need to be examined and questioned. Regarding Deputies Boyd Barrett and Cian O'Callaghan and the Land Development Agency Bill 2021, I am glad there...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I do not believe we have wasted it. It was important that we set an example in ensuring-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: -----that our Parliament shows by example that we can do our business-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I understand that it is because the services department has made an assessment that the absence of committees sitting on Friday means that there are fewer people in the building. The Ceann Comhairle will be able to give much more clarity on this point.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: That judgment call has been made on a scientific basis, and, just as we listen to other scientific advice, we should not ignore the scientific advice coming from our own officials within the Oireachtas.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, was instrumental in putting that commitment in the programme for Government because she saw in her constituency, as I am sure we have all seen in our constituencies, the effects of defective building. It is seen not just counties Donegal and Mayo but right across the country. I will...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Kelly should be careful in terms of putting words in people's mouths. I did not say that I did not think there would be a fourth wave. I said that I had faith in our ability as a country to avoid the more-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I said I did not believe we would end up in the most pessimistic scenario, with something in the order of 1,685 people in ICU.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: On the second issue, I will explain to Deputy McGrath and others why I said to be careful in saying it is decided and that we know exactly the response to the NPHET advice yesterday. To answer Deputy Kelly's question, in truth, Government made a policy decision in May that it would not operate a discriminatory system with regard to vaccines. That was a policy decision based on much detailed...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: If I can finish the point, the Government said in response that we will not ignore what NPHET is saying. We will heed the information and come up with a plan, which will make sure we avoid getting into that most pessimistic scenario.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow me to conclude. We said that, rather than making a decision late at night on how exactly this would be implemented, because it is a change of policy and approach, it would be far better to talk to other Oireachtas Members and relevant sectors to see how we can implement the sorts of recommendations they are making in a way that is not discriminatory against...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government will look at all approaches and will not rely on any one scheme. We will introduce a series of measures that will have an effect in damping down prices. The variety of those measures will be set out in a housing for all strategy, which will be produced shortly, ahead of the national development plan, NDP, review, in recognition of the importance and priority we are putting on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Through long stages of this crisis, the Deputy's party has had a consistent position in asking us to heed the public health advice and make sure we apply it. As I said earlier, the Deputy will have a chance to put such questions to our health officials. They recommended that we follow an approach that uses a whole range of different measures, not just vaccination but also use of personal...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: This is a changing situation and, as I said earlier, it is not certain. No one knows exactly what course the virus will take but it is likely, based on the evidence we were shown last night, that there will be a similar concern in other European countries about a rise in the Delta variant. How they manage that will vary from country to country. I understand the Lisbon Government has, in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It is better for us to manage this in the way we have been successfully doing, whereby we have opened up our schools, personal services, sports events and a whole range of different workplaces, and we have kept them open.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: That is what we are going to continue to do, including the opening of hospitality this summer. We just want to do it in a way that does not see it going backwards afterwards.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My understanding is that all the options are being looked at, including the building of rail connectivity between Cork and Limerick as a way of improving connectivity to the cities. This is not a formal position but I understand it is now less likely that the option that seemed like the best one, which colleagues of mine were promoting, of using a connection via Tipperary to the Cork-Dublin...