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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the type of postnatal care provided within the health service with particular reference to mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13652/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Central Bank for its dogged pursuit of the truth in the case of the Davy scandal, despite the scorched earth policy of the senior management of the company in trying to hide everything from its own compliance personnel and, indeed, from the Central Bank. We have to take steps now to restore the reputation of the financial services industry in Ireland and to protect the remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce dependence on fossil fuel usage and to increase usage of renewable energy sources for heating and operating buildings given that this accounts for over one quarter of Ireland’s energy usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the volume of feedback received to date by his Department regarding the reviews of the implementation of two international conventions relating to the environment, namely the Aarhus Convention and the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Europe Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will undertake to ensure the provision of high-speed broadband connection to a household (details supplied) in County Dublin; when a high-speed connection will be available to the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 458. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that his Department is taking with respect to promoting International Women's Day; the steps he is taking to promote gender equality in the developing world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 459. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the assistance provided to the central Sahel region of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 460. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his plans to deepen Ireland’s engagement with francophone nations in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 461. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his plans to deepen Ireland’s engagement with small island developing nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve a request for extra funding for a school (details supplied) in order that it can proceed with the necessary development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 968. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the semaglutide (details supplied) injection was removed from the drug payment scheme for persons with polycystic ovary syndrome; if it will be included on the scheme for such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13463/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for joining us. I will focus on the feedback I am getting from businesses about the availability of SBCI funding during the Covid period. I am hearing clearly that SBCI is not the problem. SBCI is processing the applications diligently and being helpful but the difficulty is getting funding, particularly from the pillar banks. Where somebody approaches the pillar...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Exactly. There are circumstances where they are not minded to take on that 20% risk, even where the State has put all that credit behind providing the additional liquidity to businesses which need it. That sense is coming back strongly. Perhaps this is the first time Mr. Black has heard it but it is something I hear consistently from small and medium enterprises. I also hear that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What was the relative cost? How much higher was it?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: By approximately what proportion was it higher? Was it 2%, 20% or what proportion?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The model KfW had was about trying to keep funding going directly to SMEs. The quotes at the time were to the effect that we want to support Irish SMEs, not Irish banks. This is not about banks, either. This-----

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Chair. The KfW model was very much about getting funding to SMEs, not giving additional funding to banks. What decision was made by the board to move away from that model? Can Mr. Black give me more information on that? I am sorry I have so little time.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: How will the SBCI be able to follow up on what I have said about the experience of Irish business and pillar banks? Will there be a review mechanism with the banks to see how they have operated the scheme?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Black.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Returning to KfW, who made the decision to refund the money early? It is clear from freedom of information requests that there are no board minutes of this decision. Why was there no co-ordinating to clear this decision? In addition, what is SBCI's forecast profit or loss for 2021 and 2022?