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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: I do not doubt the Taoiseach's sincerity on this issue. I will say a few things of which the Taoiseach might take note. I have read the letters from service providers and some of them will not be reopening in August. Many of them will open in August but not to the scale required. I am glad that the Taoiseach has now verified that the €20 million will not be cut and that sneaky cut...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: Did the Taoiseach discuss this matter with them?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: I raise an issue with the Taoiseach on which I would appreciate his direct intervention. It concerns people with intellectual disabilities. We are dealing with more than a few hundred people in this case. I appreciate that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is present to hear this as well. I am asking the Taoiseach and the Minister of State to go out and meet the people involved....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: These are the most vulnerable people. This is not a political issue for me. These are the most vulnerable people in our society and the Taoiseach and I have a duty to protect them. I ask the Taoiseach to give us dates for the reopening of their services and a proper plan to re-establish those services so that we can tell them outside later.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: They were there before that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: I asked the Taoiseach a question on transport and rail infrastructure which he did not answer. I would appreciate if he would answer it. As a highly capital intensive area, planning in this area takes a number of years. The Government's interests in this area and the signal it will give as to what it plans to do in the area - whether on rolling stock, track improvements, improving the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [16887/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: The announcement yesterday was welcome. Seven eighths of it could have been announced in June. However, the funding amount of €375 million is welcome; there is no doubt about that. I have a number of questions. I raised this issue with the Tánaiste last Thursday. In the month remaining, principals and boards of management are expected to advertise, interview and recruit all...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: They are barely mentioned. The roadmap mentions some training for SNAs. They work in close proximity with children who need an awful lot of help. What is the plan for SNAs? Will more of them be taken on? I have been asked this direct question in the past two hours. What training will be put in place and what number of SNAs will be in place? SNAs are important for students who need to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change will next meet. [16886/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: The programme for Government states that climate change is the single greatest threat facing humanity. The Taoiseach obviously takes an interest in this matter, as do his coalition colleagues, particularly those in the Green Party. The Government has committed to halving carbon emissions by 2032 although, incredibly, the plan expects the next Government to do more of the heavy lifting than...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: I am concluding. I have some questions for the Taoiseach. When will we have the full timetable regarding how often the Government's Cabinet committee on housing will meet? When will the cost of housing, including the cost of building a house, be treated as a priority? Finally, what is the Government going to do in the short term regarding those who have rent debt, which is going to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [16885/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Taoiseach. It is quite surprising the first meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee is only taking place on 30 July. This is probably one of the most critical Cabinet committees at any time, but particularly now. The Taoiseach might explain why it has taken this long for the committee to come together, given the discussions we have had today and in recent weeks regarding housing....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: In relation to the Government's decisions on ministerial pay, I note what the Taoiseach has just said but we need clarity as regards actual decisions. In relation to the ministerial pay cut, is this a cut or a waiver? The Taoiseach stated he is "gifting back". That means his pension will be the full amount. Correct me if I am wrong. It will not be the reduced amount. Second, when was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: In that scenario, because I have checked it up through parliamentary questions, the way in which ------

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: The way in which this decision was recorded is not reflected properly.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: No, that is not what I am saying.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach's pension is not affected.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Kelly: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which persons that followed travel advice and cancelled their holidays which has resulted in a financial loss for them will be compensated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18938/20]