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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1858. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will publish guidance in relation to workers that have been out due to health issues and have since been vaccinated which would potentially allow workers to return to healthcare work. [15697/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1933. To ask the Minister for Health the processes and facilities in place to properly dispose of syringes and other medical and biohazardous waste arising from the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15969/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 2059. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports available to community-based organisations that have been found to not be eligible for the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14924/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Apologies have been received from Deputies Canney and Leddin. Today, the committee will engage in its ongoing scrutiny of the stability programme update report with representatives of the Central Bank of Ireland to discuss the current economic and fiscal situation and key issues that the medium-term fiscal strategy could consider and address. I welcome Dr. Mark Cassidy, director of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Dr. Cassidy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Nine.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy has almost three minutes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy has about one minute.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy is out of time. I will open a second round for members of three minutes each. While people are gathering their thoughts, perhaps members will indicate using the hands-up button on their Teams screens if they want to come in for a second round. In the meantime, I will ask a couple of questions. I want to return to the issue of SMEs and the recovery. We heard a little bit this...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Dr. Cassidy believe there would be a differential in the rate between the private and the EU loans?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: As Dr. Cassidy describes them, I would obviously be very supportive of the constraints and the principles on the basis of which grants would be offered. The building back better aspect and the green recovery in particular are really positive principles. There is, however, a very specific profile to those grants. We heard this week that because of Ireland's GDP and our measurement of the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I will stay with the issues relating to SMEs. Earlier we talked about how we will determine what is a viable business. Many businesses will be quite worried about what those determinants are. Obviously, we are in a very febrile atmosphere and there is a great deal of flux in many industries. I presume that some of the factors to be considered are levels of indebtedness and levels of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Dr. Cassidy. I am going to abide by my own rule. I have more questions but we are on to the second round, I am afraid. I call Deputy Durkan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: As no other members are offering, I will take the opportunity to ask questions. I want to return to the banking sector. A number of weeks ago we had a debate in the Dáil about current events in the banking sector and the Minister for Finance stated that he considered it very unlikely that another pillar bank would enter the market in Ireland. Would Dr. Cassidy agree with that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Let me put it another way. Would Dr. Cassidy consider that consumers have a meaningful choice in the banking services that are available to them here?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: What would that financial sector development look like? What would more choice look like?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, you are suggesting there might be a future whereby banking or financial institutions work across national boundaries and are regulated by a central European source.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Credit unions are very keen to increase their services. What is the capacity of credit unions to do this? What particular considerations would have to be taken into account before that happens?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. Dr. Cassidy spoke to another Deputy about the cost of housing, house prices in general and the role of the Central Bank. He stated the role of the Central Bank would be to look at the cost of mortgages and he referenced the fact that house prices are such an extraordinary multiple of the average income of most households. Would the cost of land, transactions, hoarding or speculation...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We are almost finished the session. I am speaking specifically about land transactions. The witnesses have indicated they have a mandate to consider the financial stability of the finance sector in general. After the past decade and a half we can all say that land speculation has given rise to financial instability for this nation. It has had a considerable impact, and it affects...