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

Bríd Smith: If Mr. Walsh cannot answer my question about the change in regulations of the requirements of the professionalism of the person in charge, then who made the change and when? What Minister, what Department or who in the Department made the change? If he cannot answer it now, will he please find out the answer and give it to me? It is referred to in the expert report on page 96, chapter 7, so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (15 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the Mercosur deal and the way in which it will impact farming here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24346/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (15 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment on page 36 of the programme for Government to end the issuing of new licences for exploration and extraction of gas on the same basis as the recent decision on oil exploration and extraction; the legislation that will be put forward in this regard; and the form it will take. [23788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 30 July 2020, if the school appealed the reduction of staff ratio allocated for the 2020-21 school year; the outcome of the appeal; the additional resources allocated to help the school deal with class sizes of 35 from different years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and locations of schools that faced a reduction of staff ratios for this coming school term; the number that appealed the decision; and the number of successful appeals. [23790/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (15 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to those in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance that must complete a course in advance of commencing employment (details supplied); her views on whether required pre-employment course costs are often prohibitive to those that want to work but cannot due to the fact they are unable to fund the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a commitment will be given that new regulations that are to become criminal offences by section 13 of the new Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 will be debated and voted on by Dáil Éireann prior to the regulations becoming law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22923/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I wish to raise a point of order.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: The point of order is relevant because I am sure others here would like to mention nursing homes and circumstances about which we are concerned. This ruling makes a mockery of this procedure if we are not allowed to call it out and name it. I am standing up for this Deputy who is, quite correctly, naming one of the worst places in the country for the deaths.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I do not see how the Chairman's ruling can legitimately apply to this committee because it stops us doing our job.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: He is stating facts. He is not attributing blame.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: One cannot allege that 23 people died in a nursing home in Dundalk. They died. It is a fact.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I thank the witnesses for attending. I find this process very frustrating, not least the rulings that we get that we cannot talk about this or that, or that this is subject to legal action and that is not. It really does hamper us in doing our job in trying to scrutinise what is going on. I note the witness is nodding his head. I am sure the witnesses are used to this and that they get...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: Chairman, I have five minutes and I am not going to be hampered in what I am trying to do at this committee. I am raising this for a reason.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: Are you telling me I have to shut up now?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I am using it as an example.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I am using it as an example and I stand over my right to use examples here to exemplify the crisis we are facing.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I have a specific question I want to ask so I will move on. I know the Chairman will take this argument out of the very limited time I am allocated.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: On 13 March, HIQA ceased regular monitoring inspections of nursing homes. That also happens to be the date it was first notified of a death from Covid in nursing homes. It was said earlier by Ms Dunnion that everybody was learning about this pandemic and how we should handle it. HIQA seems to have learned very quickly, on the same date that it got notification of a death, that that was the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: That was not my question.