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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Some of the ways we can improve confidence in that is by having a stronger presence in airports. Can the witnesses speak about their submissions and the discussions they have had with Government to strengthen checks and presences at airports? I direct the question to both authorities.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: We had representatives from the taxi industry with us last week and they were concerned about changes to the way taxis operate at Dublin Airport due to Covid-19. Will the witnesses consider engaging with those drivers further to ensure their concerns are alleviated?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for coming in. The issue of international travel has probably been one of the most controversial issues I have dealt with as a public representative. Many different people have contacted me, some who work in the airline industry and are fearful for their jobs, others who have booked holidays and are looking at the financial impact of that on their households, and the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The Taoiseach confirmed that 134,000 people travelled through Dublin Airport in July. The 2% figure relates to those people who contracted Covid-19 connected to travel at the source. If one applies 2% to the 134,000 it would lead us to have had a much greater spike than we have had. Would Mr. Cullen accept that the 134,000 who travelled through Dublin Airport have not resulted in a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Is Mr. Cullen saying that in the European context Ireland has the most restrictive travel?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: In regard to those people who have booked holidays but are not able to or are reluctant to travel, the additional submission references the EU norms, specifically around the Canary Islands. I have been contacted this week by many people who believe the Canary Islands should be on the green list. I ask Mr. Cullen to speak to that point in the submission?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: My final question is for SIPTU. I am very aware of the lack of flights because most of them fly over the Dublin North West constituency. They also fly over many of the homes of people who work in Dublin Airport. I ask SIPTU to speak to us on the voluntary redundancy programme and if it has any fears that it may become compulsory.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I asked Chairman to indicate when I was approaching the five minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for being with us today. All the workers who contributed to the response to Covid-19 have been thanked. We should do that today. As trade union officials, they have represented the people at the front line of the pandemic early on. I will turn to public transport shortly but, by virtue of their self-employment, taxi drivers have been forgotten in the response to this...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: On the broader issue with the NTA, has it provided any of the representative bodies for taxis with sample return to work protocols or any industry guidelines that they could in turn distribute to their membership?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The NTA has long had a dysfunctional relationship with the taxi drivers, and Covid has exposed that further. Regarding the financial impact on taxi drivers, the joint submission has called for a step-down social welfare payment to encourage drivers back to work without being financially impacted. Do the witnesses have any indication of what level or percentage of pre-Covid activity taxi...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Waldron makes a valid point that, while for many PAYE workers, the €350 PUP might be enough to keep them ticking over, for someone in the taxi industry who is self-employed, that €350 should be going towards them being sustained but, in fact, they have to use it to cover some of the costs of their business. I turn to the restart grant that is available for self-employed...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Waldron raised the issue of insurance, which I had hoped to address. I and many others with private insurance have received a rebate on our motor insurance policies. What has been the experience of how the insurance industry has dealt with taxi drivers?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It is very clear that the NTA needs to establish a Covid response unit for taxis. It needs to be done very quickly or else we will have a mass exodus of people whose cars are being repossessed and who will be forced to exit the industry.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sports Facilities (23 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will amend the business restart scheme managed by local authorities to allow sports clubs with bars that paid commercial rates in 2019 to qualify. [17730/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase funding for the trading online voucher to help sole traders upgrade their online presence through their local enterprise office in view of the fact Dublin City Council has reached capacity. [17748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (23 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the pension case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17764/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a process will be initiated with Dublin City Council to build affordable homes on the 33 ha of mainly public land identified in the Ballymun local area plan. [17955/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (23 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal of a reduced pandemic unemployment payment in the case of a person (details supplied). [17747/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that arts and cultural bodies in Dublin are consulted to ensure that they recover and enhance their impact in the aftermath of Covid-19. [17281/20]