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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Is there a contact tracing register in place in each company or factory? Will Mr. Carroll enlighten the committee in that regard?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Is Mr. Carroll saying that each factory or processor has a Covid officer? If so, what guidelines are issued to such officers and the owner of the factory or facility? Are the guidelines being communicated to staff? As we heard during the previous session, there are language barriers for some staff. Have the guidelines been translated into other languages so that all staff are aware of the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: First, were those protocols communicated to all of the agents or companies? Second, were the companies notified in advance of the HSA inspections?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Unannounced inspections are probably better, but I acknowledge the level of compliance Mr. Carroll outlined in his statement. Did MII view and approve all the protocols with regard to the Covid policies that had gone out to contractors? Were MII members available to public health teams for scrutiny?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Were the MII companies, the operators themselves, available to public health teams for scrutiny?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Carroll for those answers. How does he think the meat plants are capable of responding to a potential second wave of Covid? Does he think the current guidelines are sufficient, and will they remain in place?

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to speak this evening with the new Government in place. It is good to hit the ground running. This is essential legislation, as my colleague has just said. We have all received many calls from businesses across the country which are in need of a roadmap. There are roadmaps for health and schools, as we discussed earlier, and now there is a roadmap for business....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to providing additional funding to local authorities as part of the July stimulus initiative to complete outstanding 30 km/h road projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is proposing to ensure persons using public transport wear face coverings and masks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14393/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reducing the VAT rate on personal protective equipment to 0%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to extend the 2020 local property tax collection date from 21 July to 18 August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of conservation rangers and wildlife inspectors recruited by her Department in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14539/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Protection Enforcement (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of tree preservation orders issued by the four Dublin local authorities in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14395/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the eligibility requirements for Springboard courses will be reviewed to allow persons enrol in more than one minor course simultaneously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14476/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review will be carried out of the Springboard system to ensure courses are delivering value money for the taxpayer and persons participating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14477/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for the youth employment support scheme increased by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14538/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the Garda Reserve members as of 31 December 2019 that completed the minimum of 208 annual hours per year duty obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14537/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 834. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed national guidelines governing the reopening of services for persons with disabilities in day and respite settings during the Covid-19 pandemic; when these guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14394/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. Makhlouf and Mr. O'Connor are very welcome. I have three questions for Mr. Makhlouf. The Central Bank's quarter 3 bulletin shows the bank's anticipation of a 9% contraction in GDP for 2020 but a return to growth of 5.7% next year. My first question is on whether Mr. Makhlouf, as Governor, considered the impact of a potential second wave on the stability of the financial system. Has...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: The issue of insurance policies has been to the fore over the past number of weeks, particularly business interruption insurance. We are hearing widespread reports of insurance companies failing to pay out for claims on business interruption insurance. What is Mr. Makhlouf's view on this and what is the insurance supervision directorate of the Central Bank doing to ensure insurance...