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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the number of direct provision centres currently experiencing outbreaks of Covid-19. [44775/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Pet Farms (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 1195. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of puppy farms registered in each of the past five years; the number of dog wardens employed by each local authority; the amount spent by her Department in increasing the level of public knowledge on individual's responsibilities in relation to puppy farm regulations; the number of persons fined who are breeding and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €45 million Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises that has been paid out to date. [43933/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has offered or been offered additional funding to assist the owners of wet pubs this Christmas. [43951/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide extra supports to SMEs for whom Christmas normally represents their peak trade time. [43952/20]

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: This is not good enough and it has to change.

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: One thousand people in nursing homes have died from Covid-19. That is roughly half the number of people who have died from Covid-19 in this State. That figure far exceeds the proportion of people who have died in nursing homes internationally. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 25% of Covid deaths internationally have occurred in nursing homes. In this country, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if minutes should be kept at preplanning meetings in local authorities. [43645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 275. To ask the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he has sought clarity on the situation whereby the HSE CervicalCheck programme maintains that the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have not been wronged and are merely unfortunate, while the Government is apologising to these women for wrongdoing and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 276. To ask the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he agrees with the clinical director of CervicalCheck in her contention that the courts are wrong in their rulings that smear tests were read in a manner which was neglectful in respect of the CervicalCheck scandal. [43636/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 283. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the contention of the clinical director of CervicalCheck that the courts are wrong in their rulings that smear tests were read in a manner which was neglectful in respect of the CervicalCheck scandal. [43632/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation whereby the CervicalCheck programme maintains that the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have not been wronged and are merely unfortunate, while the Government is apologising to these women for wrongdoing and the courts are ruling that they have been wronged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome this plan of action being put in place. Many people, however, may feel that there has been much talk about insurance in recent years but not the necessary level of action. They might also think that there is an element of horizon politics at work, because these initiatives are still on the horizon and in the future. If we look at many sectors of the economy, the structure of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: If there is flexibility for judges on payouts, then there may still be an incentive because an individual judge could still deviate from the book of quantum. As a result, a space is left for the possibility of expansion, to which the Minister of State referred, to remain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: According to previous figures I have looked at, insurance companies often have a low rate of pursuance of claims and testing them to the full extent. One of the reasons the companies claim that is difficult is obviously the costs involved. I have seen cases where the legal costs could be €20,000 while the claim could be about the same. There is a decision to be made regarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I urge the Minister of State to increase the pace of delivery on these elements, because we have been looking at each other and talking about this issue for several years. The deficiencies in this regard have had a serious impact on small businesses throughout the country.

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that, but there is nothing better than listening to the remarks as they are made, as the Minister of State well knows. Deputy Mattie McGrath stated, "Ní neart go cur le chéile". We in Aontú have a similar saying, namely, that we all live under the same sky and we are all responsible for each other. During this pandemic and during the recession, we have an...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay. Would it be possible to share with the rest of the Chamber any findings of the study or even the timetable for when it is to be completed? I believe that three actions are necessary in this situation. First, we need to be able to collect information from counties other than Dublin. We need to know how many people are dying in homelessness in each of those counties. If we do not...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: It is an absolute disgrace that the Minister for housing is not in the Chamber.