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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I specifically ask about cooking. Ms Buckley mentioned rosters. For the rest of us in Ireland there is no question that families would share each other's space in kitchens once it was properly cleaned afterwards. Is it the case that families, households or groups in rooms have to use the same cooking facilities, although it might be at different times of the day?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Ms Buckley. The current public health advice for wearing masks is that people in indoor settings and reasonably close contact with others - in shops, for example - should consider wearing such masks. This does not necessarily mean medical masks but even cloth masks. Do the residents who want such masks have access to sufficient face coverings to comply with that public health...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Ms Buckley for the response. The follow-up question is whether any resident who wants a mask can have one.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate that but the residents in direct provision are in a unique position as they are in close proximity with other people not in their household in indoor settings. They have no choice about that. If it is not the case, the Department might look at this but I hope any resident who wants a mask would have access to one. My understanding of the current public health advice is that...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Do they have access to laptops?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Acting Chair for her indulgence. I happen to be homeschooling three children who are all at different levels in primary school. Between Aladdin, Seesaw, ClassDojo, Google Drive and email, it would be very difficult to do it without access to a PC or a laptop. Mr. Wilson might make sure that children who are in school are facilitated in terms of online learning because many...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (21 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: We heard from health officials on Tuesday that we could be dealing with Covid for years to come. In a Covid world, this is going to have a dramatic impact on our healthcare system and reduce the number of patients who can be seen. As the Secretary General said, it will cost more and take longer to do less. Hospital bed occupancy will drop from near 100% to 80%, which is the equivalent of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can keep its current teacher level due to the additional pressures of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planned completion date for a new extension at a school (details supplied) in the context of Covid-19 disruptions. [6107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Asylum Seekers (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational supports available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6624/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the lack of liaison support for persons in emergency accommodation being provided to asylum seekers in a hotel (details supplied) in County Wicklow including lack of social worker and liaison for physical and mental healthcare; if the appropriate resources will deployed to the asylum seekers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if agency staff recruited through a company (details supplied) for the Be On Call for Ireland campaign are in receipt of the same benefits as a member of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 735. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the use of a laboratory (details supplied) for Covid-19 testing; if the HSE has reduced its planned or agreed use of the laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6192/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 736. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the use of laboratories here for Covid-19 testing; if the HSE has reduced its planned or agreed use of these laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6193/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 760. To ask the Minister for Health the position and process for retrospective testing for persons that are of the view they may have had Covid-19 prior to when testing commenced here; if this is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6395/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 1365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of and the likely delays to decisions being made in the context of local authority delays to planning permission decisions; the related timelines of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6616/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome Mr. Breslin and Dr. Holohan to the Chamber and thank them both for the work they have been doing. I know they have been working flat out for several months and it is greatly appreciated. I wish them the very best with their ongoing efforts. As Mr. Breslin said, we are still very much in the emergency or acute phase. We have ten minutes. I have five questions and I might ask...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I will ask one more quick question, although the answer might be a bit long. What is the medium to longer-term strategy? Some people are saying we need to crush the curve as was done in Australia and New Zealand, allowing these countries to open up more widely. South Korea has taken a different approach that consists of very comprehensive testing, tracing and isolation. Sweden took a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I am satisfied with whatever way the witnesses want to answer.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank all the witnesses for coming in and commend all sides on the development of the Return to Work Safely Protocol. It is very useful. There were some very different perspectives around the table when that protocol was being put together, but it is very useful to have this agreed approach between workers, employers and the Government. I will start with Dr. McGuinness. Advice given...