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- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
Michael McNamara: Answer his questions, for God's sake.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
Michael McNamara: I am sharing time with Deputy Joan Collins. I would like to establish the parameters of this question and answer session. What does it mean when the Minister says something in this House? If a Minister says something in a parliamentary democracy, we assume it to be true if words have meaning. To borrow a quote, it is a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. What does the Minister mean...
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
Michael McNamara: The question is what words mean in this House. If they do not mean the truth, are they doublethink? If what the Minister says is untrue and he does not correct the record, we assume it is true and truth becomes untruth. How do we understand when he says, for example, that we will have vaccinated 80% of people by the end of June? How are we to understand if he says that no penal provisions...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)
Michael McNamara: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the retention of a second teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Clare given that this school is just one pupil short of the required quota and assuming common sense would prevail here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17759/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (1 Apr 2021)
Michael McNamara: 237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied) has not been selected for the school meals scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17780/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)
Michael McNamara: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the list of states from which arrivals at ports and airports in the State are required to quarantine clarifying in each case whether the quarantine is required due to the prevalence Covid-19, the prevalence of variants of the disease or both, respectively; and the rate of Covid-19 prevalence or variants’ prevalence, respectively that resulted in each...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: I noted in the pre-European Council statements that the Minister of State indicated this would be used for collecting information. Without putting words in his mouth, I understood the implication was that rather than it being for facilitating free movement. This goes to the final point made by the Minister of State when he referred to the use it can be put to. It would be a concern for...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: The Greek Government has done it.
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: I would be very glad to avail of the offer to sit and meet to discuss those matters. We can also discuss the various strains of republicanism on these islands, both historical and current, when we meet. I thank the Minister of State.
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: I wish to ask a question of the Minister of State. I know he does not have the capability to answer now. Subject to a ruling of Leas-Cheann Comhairle, who is occupied, I do not think the Minister of State can answer straight away, but I would appreciate it if he could. I would like to know what was concretely concluded with regard to the digital pass. The digital pass has the potential...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: Sorry?
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: I look forward to that. The concern among people is that while the Commission has framed it as something that will facilitate the free movement of people in a safe way, ultimately it will become a barrier to free movement. In particular, the Minister of State should answer in respect of sunset clauses. As I have seen two sunset clauses extended with regard to Covid restrictions in Ireland,...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: Yes, but it is quarantining of EU nationals and it is the second country to require EU nationals to quarantine. We were the first, in respect of Austrian nationals. The proposal in Ireland is to extend the quarantining measure to the nationals of a number of other countries. I wonder where that sits in respect of free movement. Most EU countries, if not all at this stage, are only allowing...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: I wish to make one last, brief point. The free movement of people is important for attracting foreign and direct investment into Ireland, because many US-based and other international multinationals base themselves in Dublin on the basis that they can bring in young, skilled workers from across the EU. That becomes much more difficult if those young, skilled workers cannot see their families...
- Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: I asked a question and the Minister of State offered to answer it, so I would appreciate it if we could start the questions and answers with an answer, rather than taking time to ask the same question again, particularly if the Minister of State is minded to answer it.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: Hear, hear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: The issue for the Taoiseach is not whether he respects public or private worship but is whether a Minister correctly informs the Dáil when he is bringing in legislation, which he specifically signed off on, which was not made by the Dáil but by the Minister. That is the issue. He specifically said that it was not a penal provision and that it would remain thus. Now the State is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: And vaccine resistance.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: And vaccine resistance.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2021)
Michael McNamara: And vaccine resistance.