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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Thank you.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Mr. Barnes maintains the macroeconomic outlook is one that is quite different from that when we were in the financial crash. Will he accept, however, that the microeconomic difficulties are there to a far greater extent because of the debt burden being carried by the SME sector arising from that crash? Accordingly, its ability to recover after Covid-19 is will be far more difficult and will...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: I am surprised that Mr. Barnes has not factored in the SME performance relative to the debt that it is carrying from the past into the modelling for the recovery nationally and the creation of jobs, to which all of this is linked. I have the view that it will take the SME sector far longer to recover and the length and the type of recovery will depend completely on the level of supports it...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: May I suggest that it will also make a difference in regard to the value of the stimulus package, which is to cost between €10 billion and €22 billion? If the council had the analysis, it might feed more favourably into the political policy on the recovery and the business sector. Could Mr. Barnes give us a timeline, in years, for phases 1, 2 and 3?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Is the problem not related to the programme Mr Barnes mentioned? He said the phases relate to the programme. There is nothing really factual in the programme in terms of costs. Therefore, we do not know where that programme will end up or, indeed, how much of it will be implemented. That is a concern where taxes are concerned because there is a commitment to no increase in taxes. If...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: For the layman, how much is that in billions?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Who?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Roughly how much will we add to the debt in each of the years up to 2023 if we decide to borrow every year?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Is Dr. Casey saying €14 billion?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: If, as in the programme for Government, the Government embarks upon the Sláintecare model, which will cost €2.5 billion a year, is that part of the €14 billion that the council is talking about?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: I still want clarity on this, please. Including all the stimulus packages, the input into Sláintecare, the €2.5 billion, and the fact that we are spending €1.60 for every euro of tax that we collect, how much will the national debt increase above €200 billion each year for the next three years, loosely? Dr. Casey says it will be €14 billion plus something....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Dr. Casey is the economist but I am the practitioner. I would dispute that figure. SMEs came in to us and made it perfectly clear that they required substantial free money to deal with their indebtedness, and most of it has been brought forward from previous years. To give them half a chance at recovery, we need Dr. Casey's figures to impress on Government that it has to support the SME...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Why is it that many of these viruses originate in China? The reactions to the Covid-19 virus of Japan and Taiwan, which are quite close to China, had a very successful outcome in controlling it. They are almost back to normal business now. Masks were applied there too. People were mandated to have masks on public transport. They reacted in a different way. Where is the science behind...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Applications (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the advice being given to a person (details supplied) attempting to return from New Zealand before the end of their work visa; and if assistance will be provided to obtain a transit visa from the Australian Department of Home Affairs. [10055/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Correspondence (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: 613. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if correspondence from Gaisce regarding a person (details supplied) has been considered; and if she will reject the recommendation to terminate employment and insist on a fair and just outcome. [10064/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: 646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer’s allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if required, if an oral hearing will be arranged. [9859/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: 660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if family income supplement will be approved for persons (details supplied). [10065/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Could I ask both witnesses whether they have ever come together with the other national representative bodies, such as the vintners or the bus and coach operators, to have a common platform to present to Government?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: What about ISME?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: Both organisations, and indeed the other organisations involved, have to put aside that jealousy, as Mr. McDonnell calls it, or sense of ownership of their members and that tendency to act in a silo in order to deal with the very real problems that now exist for all of their members, and even for those who are not members, throughout the country. How often have the witnesses' organisations...