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

Michael McNamara: The next speaking slot is being shared by Deputies Durkan and O'Dowd.

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

Michael McNamara: Did Mr. Hogan wish to come in?

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

Michael McNamara: I thank all the witnesses. I have one question for Mr. Treacy, who competed as an elite athlete. Can he outline the impact the postponement of the Olympics will have on the preparation that elite athletes are going through and on their prospects of success? Timing is everything in athletics, as in politics. Someone could be on top of his or her game at a particular time and, unfortunately,...

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

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Treacy. I thank all our witnesses for attending and for the information they provided. It will feed into our final report, which will be presented to the Dáil by the end of September. I will now adjourn the committee until next Wednesday at 9 a.m. when we hope to have the first of four sessions at which we will examine the recently launched resilience and recovery plan and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: There was surge capacity. I accept that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: We do not know what that is.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: When the Taoiseach's predecessor and now Cabinet colleague announced a lockdown, we were all clear as to what was required of the public and the public did what was required of it. Hospital capacity was an issue across Europe, even in Germany and Italy which have much better healthcare systems than Ireland does in terms of preparedness. We were told that our capacity was particularly low...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I note what the Taoiseach plans to do over the next six months but my question was more about what was done over the past six months. The public is justifiably sceptical about Ministers with plans. We have been hearing about what is planned for the health service since the Taoiseach was Minister for Health and Children. It begs the question of how many health ministers it takes to change a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: The distance you might get in a football stadium.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Good morning. We have a quorum so we are now in public session. I have been notified that Deputies Bernard Durkan, Ged Nash and Cormac Devlin will substitute for their party colleagues today. I have also been notified that Deputy Cullinane will chair the second session. Are the minutes of the meetings of 2, 9 and 10 September agreed? Agreed. Is it agreed that we have noted the ten items...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I agree with the Deputy because it is a multidisciplinary plan so does not fall within any particular area. Hopefully, all of the committees will be established at the beginning of October to take over the work that we are doing but, in advance of that, we need to look at the plan. We should organise three meetings, perhaps the same type of meetings that we had in the middle of August. We...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I propose that we have a Teams meeting tomorrow afternoon.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: The Deputy has made valid suggestions. I suggest that we have a Teams meeting at a time to be agreed. Is that agreed? Agreed. We can move on to the business of today and we will discuss all of the proposals tomorrow.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I apologise to the witnesses that we are a little bit later starting than anticipated. The Expert Panel on Nursing Homes was established by the previous Minister for Health. I welcome from committee room 2 Professor Cecily Kelleher, chair, Professor Cillian Twomey, member, and Ms Brigid Doherty, member of the Covid–19 Expert Panel on Nursing Homes. I wish to advise the witnesses that...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Everybody who writes a report does so in the same hope, but very few of those hopes are satisfied in the end. Hopefully, this one will be the exception. I call Deputy Fergus O'Dowd.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Smith and Professor Twomey.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: One minute.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Deputy.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: Yes. The Deputy has a minute and a half.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am told we have to be strict on time because the Seanad will sit in this Chamber at 2.30 p.m.