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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister is dealing with the operator with a view to accelerating provision where possible.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My question relates to the future of post offices. The Irish Postmasters Union and the Grant Thornton report state there is a requirement for a public service obligation, PSO, of around €17 million. Combined with that is post office access to government and financial services, which fits with the banks ending their front-facing services. We all know of the difficulties in rural...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A one-stop-shop hub as regards Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, grants, etc.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is the Government considering putting in place a plan as opposed to allowing this to happen on an ad hocbasis?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If the Minister could provide further details, it would be very helpful because this is an issue we will be dealing with at a later stage.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biocidal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process used to grant approval to products (details supplied); the plans being put in place to rectify this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of his Department's response following the collapse of the online bidding system for livestock marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33562/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment process by the HSE for community swabbers; the number of redeployed HSE staff that have been able to return to their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in relation to the revision of the dental treatment services scheme; the engagements he has had with representatives of the dental profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 544. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of community music and drama schools under level 5 of the Plan for Living with Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33238/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to add my voice to the thanks expressed to Dr. Holohan, Dr. De Gascun and Mr. Morris. It is easy for me to say that they will be busy for some time to come. My first questions concern the summer period. It has been mentioned that a quarter of outbreaks were imported. Can I have the details? Were any learnings made at that stage? Testing and tracing are a major part in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is it. We accept that travel at this point in time, for non-essential reasons, does not make any sense given the conditions, particularly across Europe. However, I accept that the aviation sector requires a framework so that it knows how to operate into the future while accepting that we do not know exactly what the community situation will be at that stage. People will still travel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It does not sound as if air travel is going to be one of those settings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Therefore, we are going to need some sort of protective shield, for want of a better term. If that also suits a framework that will work for aviation into the future, that would be a positive thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Okay. Can I get some sort of detail on the validation process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That was a comprehensive answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To follow up on that, the traffic light system will only work as a framework if it is combined with a testing facility. All of us can work out what the witnesses are not going to propose but at this point, the Department should be putting together something that can fit into a framework and part of that would need to be testing. The witnesses have had those discussions. At this stage, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As for the all-Ireland response or lack thereof, is there anything NPHET would need to facilitate it in doing its work with greater co-operation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is Dr. Holohan reasonably happy in that respect with regard to tracing and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Most people in this room accept and have worked individually and collectively from the point of view that there is a requirement for a framework. Everyone accepts that. We have all asked individual and collective questions on when we can get antigen testing in operation if that is up to specification so we do not take away from community testing. Most people are in that scenario. We...