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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We will take all of those proposals for an additional session on this issue and people can come before us at the session of the working group on Friday. Is that okay with Deputy Michael Collins?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We would love to bring in a lot more people. It is to be hoped that once a Government is elected, whenever that will be, the normal sectoral committees will be established. A childcare committee will, by its nature, be able to devote a lot more time to this issue than we can, particularly given that we are looking at everything from crèches to slaughterhouses.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We can discuss that on Friday.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I want to introduce our witnesses on childcare from committee room 1. From the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, I welcome Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha, general secretary, Mr. Tony Fitzpatrick, director of industrial relations, and Ms Niamh Adams, head of library services. I also welcome Mr. Paul Bell from SIPTU, and I see Mr. Patrick Cole is with him. I wish to advise our guests that by...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I ask Ms Ní Sheaghdha to conclude. She may make some concluding remarks but I want to leave time for members to ask questions of both herself and Mr. Bell.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will ask Mr. Bell to conclude.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Thank you, Mr. Bell.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: My apologies, Mr. Bell. I hope we can return to that point but I must move on now to the next speaker.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Thank you, Ms Ní Sheaghdha. I am sorry to cut across you.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am sorry but I just have to try get everybody in. I call Deputy O'Reilly. Are you taking ten minutes?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I have noted it. I am taking a note of all speakers' time.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Bríd Smith.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I apologise for that.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I ask Mr. Bell to give brief answers. I am sorry it is just that we are in different rooms. I ask him to just take two minutes. I am sorry to limit him like this.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: The next speaker is Deputy Michael Collins.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am sorry. Because Mr. Bell is in another room I cannot see when he wants to speak. I ask him to go ahead.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I again apologise to Mr. Bell. It is difficult for me to see when he is indicating he wishes to speak because he is in another room.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Michael Collins. I call Deputy Carroll MacNeill.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Funchion.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I got the order wrong, but the Deputy has started.