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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: The connection is still bad. I will invite Mr. Herrick to speak and bring Ms Coyle in after that, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: We will return to Ms Coyle now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Our first questioner will be Deputy Durkan. For the benefit of the witnesses, his ten minutes will include their answers. I am being told that we will be cut off at 1.30 p.m., which means that no leeway can be shown for the meeting going over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Is the Deputy's question directed to the ICCL?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan has come to the end of his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I thank Deputy Durkan. I need to move on. Our next questioner is Deputy Cullinane, who, I believe, is sharing time with Deputy Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy has run out of time but I will let Ms Coyle come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: We share the Deputy's frustration about the process that is going on today. We would clearly have liked more time to discuss these matters but the legislation was sprung on us without pre-legislative scrutiny by the committee. That is not best practice. The legislation gives extraordinary powers to the Minister and there is a concern over democratic oversight of legislation that is going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Do the witnesses wish to sum up? There are ten minutes remaining. Do the witnesses wish to add any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses for attending. We would have liked to invite other groups to attend but, unfortunately, we did not have the time, there was not the space and the Oireachtas was not able to facilitate us to have more meetings on this issue. We realise we are right up to wire with respect to legislation being discussed in the House, but it was important we had this meeting. It gave us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: We are having problems with Ms Coyle's Internet connection. We will move to Mr. Herrick and come back to Ms Coyle in a moment. Mr. Herrick is very welcome.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding available for the school meals scheme in the 2021-2022 academic year; the number of schools that applied to the scheme for the coming 2021-2022 academic year; the number of those schools that applied in the lunch and dinner funding categories; and the number of those schools that were awarded funding in each...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the lottery system that has been implemented in the school meals scheme is a blunt instrument that does not adequately recognise the individual needs of schools and the areas that they serve; if her attention has been drawn to two schools (details supplied) that both applied for funding to provide hot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: Before we commence our formal proceedings this morning, I must address a housekeeping issue. The draft minutes for our meetings of 11 and 12 May were circulated earlier. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. Both are members of the expert advisory group on ventilation and Covid-19, and will present on the role of ventilation in achieving better health outcomes in tackling the Covid-19 virus. I welcome Ms Orla Hegarty, associate professor at the school of architecture, planning and environmental policy at UCD, and Mr. Simon Jones, commercial director, Aereco Limited. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: They are.