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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation to date provided under Covid-19 stability funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34087/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I understand that more than 1,000 community and voluntary organisations have applied for funding under the Government's €35 million Covid-19 stability fund. Can the Minister provide an update on this very important scheme?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Minister for her answer. As she knows, community and voluntary sector organisations and social enterprises throughout the country have been hit very hard by the Covid-19 crisis. Nevertheless, many of them have been at the coalface of the response to the pandemic, whether through the Community Call or other initiatives. I acknowledge, as I am sure does everybody in the House,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Minister for her clarification. It is very welcome, particularly in respect of the €5 million that was not spent. There were questions around that. The additional €10 million announced in budget 2021 is important to the organisations looking to access it. Their future is uncertain, particularly in the event of another wave of Covid infections and if a vaccine is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: My thanks to the witnesses for attending and for the information they have provided. I wish to ask three specific questions. The first relates to the insurance compensation fund. A repayment of €80 million was made to the Exchequer and to the fund in 2019. This will reduce outstanding balance to €555.7 million as of 31 December this year. When is that balance due to be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: It relates to non-voted expenditure and sugar levies. I note that there is an amount for 2018 but nothing for 2019. Why is that? It is in statement 1.6, which deals with non-voted expenditure.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: That is no problem. My final question relates to the appearance of officials before the committee last May. There was a recommendation from the committee about insufficient progress being made on the PULSE system. Work was due to be completed by 2020. I realise the officials might not have the information at the committee today, but perhaps they can come back to me on that. I understand...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: That is perfect.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Returning to the accounts and the capital receipts from the European Union, there is a differential between the figure for 2018 and 2019 for the European Regional Development Fund. I am sure there is a reason for that, which the witnesses can come back to me with if they do not know it today.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Yes, in particular in regard to those projects that we discussed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: The issue arising in regard to any public body that the committee wishes to bring lies is one aspect. Is there a weekly meeting of committee chairpersons and, if so, could this matter be discussed at that forum as well? I note from the Ceann Comhairle's correspondence to the committee that another issue has arisen, I presume, because of Standing Order 218. It appears certain committees...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: My first question relates to NESC. We have had a large discussion about just transition. In his opening remarks, Dr. O'Connell made reference to a NESC report, Addressing Employment Vulnerability as Part of a Just Transition in Ireland. He went on to say that a request in the climate action plan asked NESC to identify steps that could be taken to address the vulnerability arising from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33450/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia advisers to be recruited in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33451/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Consumer Rights (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the requirement for all utilities and telecommunications providers regulated in Ireland to provide a dedicated and adequately staffed customer service telephone line for elderly and vulnerable persons will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32421/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Market Regulation (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will write to all telecommunications providers regulated in Ireland to ask them to provide free landline to landline calls for all customers over 65 years of age during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure they can stay connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32422/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the improvements made to Rosslare Europort as part of the Brexit preparations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32416/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider upgrading the east coast rail line between Belfast and Rosslare to increase capacity between Belfast, Dundalk, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Wicklow and Rosslare Europort as part of any review of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32417/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider waiving and refunding the annual cost of taxi registration during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32418/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing a taxi licence buyback scheme to assist drivers who wish to retire from the industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32419/20]