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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...

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

John McGuinness: I am talking about in relation to this issue.

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

John McGuinness: Yes.

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

John McGuinness: I can take it that the witnesses' organisations are well organised and have engaged with senior officials, the Government and the Taoiseach. When these schemes are announced, however, they fall far short of addressing microbusinesses and all the way up to the medium-to-large SMEs. Is there a failure on the side of the Government to understand the case being made or is there a failure on the...

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

John McGuinness: Yes, but I do not accept Mr. McCoy's statement about businesses having to open to understand what they need. Bus and coach operators tell us exactly what they need regarding specific supports for their sector. The Vintners Federation of Ireland will tell us exactly what the vintners need. I also refer to the chambers of commerce. Carlow Chamber of Commerce and many other chambers of...

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

John McGuinness: I do not need one either.

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

John McGuinness: There is no money there and IBEC does not know what the future will hold.

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

John McGuinness: I cannot take out a loan from the bank or elsewhere because we are not too sure about it either. I respect the work done by IBEC and ISME, but they must be far more active in respect of delivery on one side and in telling Deputies what is not being done on the other side. I would like to hear from Mr. McDonnell on those matters because he was critical of-----

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

John McGuinness: I will cut across Mr. McDonnell because I only have 52 seconds left. I am delighted to hear him say all of that because I presume he will contest those schemes with the Government-----