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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)

Catherine Murphy: Will Dr. Quinn give us a note on the regional job breakdown? I think she has already said it to others. Will she drill that down as far as she can? That would be much appreciated.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount applied for and drawn down to date under the encroachment element of the contingency subsidy that is capped at €100 million in the context of the National Broadband Plan; and if he has received a request to decrease or increase that capped threshold. [56719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland has formally communicated a request for a new nitrates derogation to the European Commission pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC; if so, the basis on which it was determined appropriate to apply for such a derogation in advance of the finalisation of a new nitrates action plan; if he will provide this Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 317. To ask the Minister for Health if the Rapid Testing Expert Advisory Group has provided him with guidance and or advice since its last interim report; and if so, if he will publish that advice. [56678/21]

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: As has been stated, the Bill seeks to standardise sex education in primary and secondary schools. Such sex education should, of course, be age appropriate and underpinned by values that reflect the modern and inclusive society Ireland has become. Central to such programmes should be dignity and respect. The aim should be to equip young people with the knowledge and information needed to...

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I do not know how many times I have stood in this House to criticise our lax record on implementing EU directives. We are constant laggards when it comes to EU law, and that goes across Departments, but in this particular case, instead of delaying the implementation, we seem to have just pretended that we had properly transposed the legislation and hoped the European Commission would not...

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I also want to express shock and horror over what has happened this evening in the English Channel. Given the amount of movement of migrants and the way this has been handled it was more a matter of when, rather than if, that was going to happen. It is just appalling. Tomorrow morning, we will find out the names and we will see faces and there is a different reality when that happens. All...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the schedule that sets out each heading of the 14 categories under which the National Broadband Plan contingency subsidy can be accessed; and the amount drawn down to date under each heading. [57175/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has established or will establish a coordination and or liaison group for sustainability officers in central Government offices and Departments; if he has given consideration to the roles and duties of sustainability officers in such offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Service (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the role of sustainability officers in the civil service. [56942/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which members of the public may view and or inspect the Moneylenders, Credit and Mortgage Intermediaries Registers established under the Consumer Credit Act 1995; if his attention has been drawn to the limited time period in which persons may inspect this register; and if he will consider the use of a statutory instrument in order to open the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid the domicile levy in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and to date in 2021; the amount collected under the levy in the same period; the number of persons who are declared non-resident for tax purposes; the number of those who qualified for the domicile levy in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with Trinity College in respect of the return to in-class lessons for nursing students (details supplied). [57078/21]

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)

Catherine Murphy: Do you have a problem hearing us?

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)

Catherine Murphy: We have been trying to interrupt you.

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)

Catherine Murphy: Can we have a short reply to that please?

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)

Catherine Murphy: The next speaker is Deputy Colm Burke. Is he on the call? There is nobody indicating yet so I will ask a few further questions. To pick up on the point about permits and the critical skills, and this question is for Dr. Quinn, has the critical skills list been updated or is it being updated? I understand it dates back to approximately 2006, and things will have changed. I could be wrong...

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)

Catherine Murphy: There are people, for example, nurses, who are qualified in their own jurisdiction but their qualification is not recognised here. Often they are recruited as care assistants in nursing homes and the like. My feedback is that the experience one gets is of a very high level of skill. However, they are not included. Is there any consideration of that type of thing, where there is no...

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)

Catherine Murphy: I am not suggesting that they be recruited as nurses, but the question was asked of me with regard to a shortage of the semi-skilled, as opposed to the recognised skill. With regard to the staff in the Department, it is broken down in 2020 to 508, which was up from 475. That may well have been to do with vacancies. The offices are the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the...

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)

Catherine Murphy: The information about sick leave driving down illness rates is very useful. It is one of the reasons the hybrid model may well be a positive we need to take from the pandemic, rather than just dwelling on the negatives of it. It is good to hear about the maternity cover because we hear from people who say that they are coming back to work but their desk has a pile of stuff on it. It is all...