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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: We will hear from Aer Lingus next Tuesday, or at least we hope to, so I ask Mr. Cullen to make his concluding remarks.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Cullen for his opening remarks and his very stark warning. I ask Mr. Neil McGowan from SIPTU to make his opening remarks. SIPTU's opening statement has been circulated to members. As such I request that Mr. McGowan introduce those who are here with him and confine his opening remarks to five minutes, to allow as much time as possible for questions and answers.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. McGowan. I have been asking about testing for months now; I hope he will have more luck than I have had to date. Our first speaker is Deputy Colm Burke for Fine Gael, who is taking ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: If there is time at the end, Deputy Burke can come back in. I thank the Deputy and Mr. Cullen.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy McAuliffe. Before I call Deputy Darren O'Rourke, both previous speakers ran over time. I accept that they did not through no fault of their own. I cannot make time as I learned to my detriment this week and so that time will have to be taken from people further down the list if everybody is to get in.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will try to indicate when speakers have a minute remaining. I am not apportioning blame, I am just making the point that we have a finite amount of time. There are no clocks in the Seanad. Apparently, time is-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: As with Covid-19 people should responsibility for themselves too and set their clocks. Deputy Darren O'Rourke has ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Yes, go ahead.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I must allow other Deputies to ask questions. Deputies can choose how many questions they want to ask and how much time they want to leave for answers. I call Deputy Ó Cathasaigh of the Green Party.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I call Deputy Duncan Smith from the Labour Party.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am afraid the Deputy has used up her time. She may come in again at the end if there is any time remaining.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am sorry but the Deputy has taken five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: The Deputy can come in at the end if there is any time. I have a duty to bring in everybody who wishes to speak.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will happily bring the Deputy in at the end. The first two speakers went well over their time and, since then, I have been trying to keep to the times. I am sorry.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I have asked people not to go over their time. We can spend a lot of time arguing over this or we can leave some time at the end to bring people back in. I want to treat everybody equally and give everybody a chance to speak. I am sorry that I cannot allow Deputy Smith back in at this point. Deputy Shanahan has five minutes and I will be holding him to it.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Perhaps a written reply could be provided to the Deputy. I need to move on to the next speaker.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Lahart for staying within the five-minute time limit. The next speaker is Deputy O'Reilly from Sinn Féin, who I understand is going to take five minutes and will then pass over to Deputy Wynne.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am conscious of not straying too far beyond our terms of reference, which is to look at the Covid response.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: The longer-term failings of Shannon Airport or otherwise may or may not be part of this. Shannon Airport management will be here next week.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I trust the Deputy will probably join us for that.