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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: On the issue of public confidence, what role does bank lending play in that?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Have you seen any change in bank lending practice in Ireland since this crisis commenced?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: It is appearing in front of the committee in a couple of weeks. Thank you, Mr. Barnes. I call Deputy Shortall.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Deputy Colm Burke is the next speaker. He has ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: The Deputy may make a short point.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I have a couple of questions, if I may. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked about the changing international tax environment, in particular with regard to the Franco-German bonds. What impact is that initiative likely to have? Are we likely to lose more in corporation tax than we would potentially gain from these bonds by that changing international tax environment?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Dr. Casey projected earlier that there would be approximately €14 billion in additional borrowings per year, and at the moment our borrowings are at about €200 billion, which is approximately 100% debt-to-GNI* ratio. Is that correct?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Where would that leave us at the anticipated end of the lifespan of this Dáil in 2025? Among eurozone states, would we still be among the so-called PIGS, that is, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Mr. Barnes mentioned demographics. How important is inward migration in that demographic picture?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: How important is immigration as part of that demographic picture, as opposed to having a high birth rate relative to mainland Europe?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Is that 13,000 or 30,000?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank you all for your time this morning and for answering all of the questions from me and all of the committee members. That concludes this morning's session. I will now suspend the committee until 2 p.m. when we will be meeting with representatives from the ESRI and the University of Limerick. Deputy Butler will be chairing that session. Again, I thank everyone, including those on...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: The mission statement of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is: "The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht oversees the protection and presentation of Ireland’s heritage and cultural assets." There are some particular parts of Ireland's heritage and cultural assets which I wish to draw the Minister's attention to because they are neither being preserved...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Minute's Silence for a Member of An Garda Síochána (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Before we get into the business of the committee, I invite members to stand for a minute's silence in tribute to a member of An Garda Síochána who lost his life last night.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We have been notified that Deputies Cairns, Ó Cuív and Aindrias Moynihan will substitute for their party colleagues today.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I welcome our witnesses for our resumed hearing on Covid-19 outbreaks in congregated settings. We are joined by our witnesses from committee room 1 this morning. From the Department of Health we have Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General; Ms Kathleen MacLellan, assistant secretary, social care division; and Mr. Niall Redmond, principal officer of the social care division. From the HSE we have...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Breslin for his opening statement. I invite Mr. Paul Reid, chief executive officer, HSE, to make his opening statement. Again, I ask that he limit it to five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: The first speaker is Deputy O'Dowd from Fine Gael. He has ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Could I question whether that is about the subject matter-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: -----of this morning's session?