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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Deputy Foley referred to tourism. There are a number of self-catering providers where people come and stay. It is not like a hotel where they have contact with other people and there is an increased risk of disease spreading etc. In accordance with the roadmap, when can self-catering accommodation open up to inbound tourists? Irish tourists are bound by the kilometre maximum but tourists...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Your message to people who are thinking about coming to Ireland for tourism is to stay at home.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: At what phase will the message no longer be stay at home, but come to Ireland and enjoy, spend money, and sustain jobs there?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: What phase of the roadmap will it be that will enable people to come to Ireland from abroad and go to self-catering accommodation?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I take it that it is not at any phase at the moment.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: Okay, so it is not envisaged in any phase at the moment. It is not part of any phase right now?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Michael McNamara: I thank the witnesses for answering my questions, and indeed the questions of all committee members. I would like to thank the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade representatives here in the Chamber. I will suspend the meeting, provisionally until 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, until we confirm whether we are going ahead with the session then or not. If not, then we will suspend until next...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: I am going to return to a couple of issues about which I have spoken previously in the Chamber, although I appreciate I have not had the opportunity to address my comments to the Minister personally, and I thank her for coming into the Chamber to answer questions. I wish to ask about the extent of the payments and who is covered and who is not. We are discussing opening up the economy and...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (27 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: I have a very short question.

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (27 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: Driver testing is a livelihood issue for people in rural Ireland, as opposed to in urban Ireland where more public transport is available. A lot of young people need to sit their driver's tests to get a licence to get to work. Perhaps social distancing is not even being observed to get them to where they need to be. Is there any possibility of reinstating driver testing in cases of need,...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (27 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: I note the Taoiseach's comments on the committee's role with regard to the 2 m rule. I would certainly be happy to convey that to the committee and we will see if we are in a position to deal with it. The extra session we will have per week will certainly help us deal with more issues. We had the HSE representatives in last week and I asked what the testing was costing. It was at the...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (27 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: It is a huge amount of money, particularly in circumstances where, as a former GP, he will know that a viral swab test that is referred by a GP practice in Ireland typically costs about €25. There may be differences - I am not saying there are none - but it does seem like a very large difference. In Vienna airport, and this brings me on to my next question, they are carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher-pupil ratio can be reduced to help schools deal with the Covid-19 health crisis, get pupils back to school and provide a long-term positive impact on the well-being of students and their educational attainment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7993/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: The committee is now in public session. Deputies Ó Murchú, Daly, Catherine Murphy and Barry will be substituting for their party colleagues. There will be a substitute for me in the third session and we will know who that will be in advance of that session. Are the minutes of the meeting on 19 May agreed?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: We will contact Mr. Parlon to see whether he wishes to correct the record. Does the Deputy wish to postpone agreement on the minutes?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: We will postpone agreeing them until we receive his reply, which we can consider.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: It is agreed that we will write to him and invite him to address his remarks during the session. We can then consider the minutes in that light.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: I take the Deputy's point. We will postpone agreement on the minutes and discuss the matter at the meeting of the working group on Friday. Anyone who wishes to contribute can do so then.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: We have not moved to correspondence but the Deputy can continue.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Michael McNamara: As the Deputy knows, we have written requesting correspondence and we have received voluminous correspondence from some of the parties that were here-----