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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I have one more question for Dr. Ryan. He consistently referred to South Korea and Taiwan. I am not a scientist or a doctor so I do not know the merits of the suggestion, but I have heard it said that the situation there may be partly attributable to the far greater exposure to SARS more than ten years ago leading to a residual immunity to what is another coronavirus. Is that a theory to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am not going to bring in Dr. McConkey because we have two speakers waiting. It is not that I do not want to hear the answer but I look forward to receiving Dr. McConkey's view in writing if he could send it to us.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: How does one allow the virus to circulate among under-60s yet prevent its transmission to people over 60, especially into care homes?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I ask the other speakers to reply to Deputy Devlin in writing if that is okay with him.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. Schaffer in particular for the paper.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. McConkey and ask the other witnesses to reply in writing. Deputy Shanahan has another brief question but I have a question. It was stated earlier that notwithstanding allowing the virus to circulate more, perhaps in Sweden, than in other European states that immunity levels were no greater afterwards or are no greater now. Does Professor Giesecke agree?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Is mask wearing compulsory in Sweden?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Are masks worn generally in schools?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Does Dr. Professor Giesecke think it would be beneficial if masks were worn more?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. If they wish to make a final statement then please limit it to one minute. I am very aware that they have all given a lot of their time and they are all very busy people with a lot of expertise to share with this committee and others.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank all of the witnesses for joining us today.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current level of driver tests being carried out per week compared to this time in 2019; when normal testing levels will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24692/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in relation to a driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child with special needs has not been facilitated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24898/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (22 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: 822. To ask the Minister for Health the charge per night for a private patient that occupied a trolley on a corridor at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25430/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (18 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: We have been notified that Deputies Durkan, Daly, Andrews, Munster and Ó Murchú will substitute for their party colleagues today. Regarding upcoming meetings, we held a working group meeting and agreed to invite, for Wednesday's meeting if they can make it, the HSE, the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, and the Department of Health. We had a long discussion as to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (18 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I have not been informed but there is to be a working group. We are not proposing to extend the number of meetings. It has been agreed by the Dáil that the Covid-19 committee will no longer exist at the end of September. I had hoped all along that the idea was we would cease to exist in order that the sectoral committees could start looking into this, such as the Joint Committee on...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (18 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I agree, and that is part of the reason we are inviting in the people I mentioned, given that announcements are anticipated and measures will almost certainly have been announced by next week.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (18 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Without further ado, I welcome to our meeting the witnesses from the GAA and the FAI, who are joining us from committee room 2 and have been there for some time. I thank them for their patience and forbearance. From the GAA, we have Mr. John Horan, uachtarán, and Mr. Tom Ryan, ard stiúrthóir; from the FAI, Mr. Gary Owens, interim chief executive, and Mr. Mark Scanlon,...