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Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That is grand. That has clarified the point. The Minister and some of his Cabinet colleagues have mentioned that there was no reason that they could see for changing the levels or restrictions from the Thursday recommendation, and that nothing had changed in those three days.

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister said that Thursday's conditions did not warrant raising the levels.

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That was the point that Dr. Holohan was making, that when he looked at the five-day average figures, they had changed quite substantially by Saturday, and there had been a 50% increase in the five-day average over that week. Is that the case?

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: There was a 50% increase. There were clearly many signs. Dr. Holohan had come back to work two days earlier than planned. There was an unscheduled meeting called for Sunday. The CMO contacted the Minister directly to tell him about that and the Minister spoke to him on Sunday morning. There were many signs that the situation was quite grave. Presumably that sense was conveyed to the...

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I did not say that.

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: What was the Minister expecting?

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: What was the Minister expecting on Sunday?

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I made the point that the situation had clearly disimproved between Thursday and Saturday. There was a substantial increase in the five-day average, and I presume that was conveyed to the Minister on Saturday. I asked him what he expected would be recommended. What did the Minister expect the Chief Medical Officer and NPHET to recommend on Sunday night? I will clarify one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the WHO Covid-19 solidarity call to action, which promotes the notion of technologies to deal with Covid-19 as global public goods and urges countries to realise equitable global access to these technologies through the pooling of knowledge, intellectual property and data; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 265. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the WHO Covid-19 solidarity call to action, which promotes the notion of technologies to deal with Covid-19 as global public goods and urges countries to realise equitable global access to these technologies through the pooling of knowledge, intellectual property and data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29392/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists who have been reassigned to the Covid-19 testing and tracing response; the impact this has had on waiting lists for children waiting for assessments with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and autism assessments; the timeline his Department is working toward to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Airport Passenger Data (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 267. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was taken to change the policy for passenger locator form follow-up calls in order that the purpose of these calls was no longer to monitor the movements of incoming passengers but only to provide public health messages; the rationale behind this policy decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29394/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 268. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of each of the outstanding sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [29395/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach is raising concerns but that is not addressing it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is all very late in the day.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I ask the Taoiseach on a regular basis to consider engaging with other party leaders, group leaders and wider society, including health experts and people with expertise from other areas, to consider the development of a strategy intended to minimise the rate of the virus in this country. I frequently make the point that responding to every upsurge with a lockdown or further restrictions is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I support the framework but it is a framework; it is not a strategy. That is the point. What we need is a strategy which will hunt down the virus. To repeat those words that came in at the very beginning of all of this, we need to be hunting down the virus. A high area of risk is in terms of travel without any safeguards. People come into this country from many red list countries and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering using his powers under S.I. 135/2006 to increase the fixed charge penalty notice fines for illegal parking; if he is considering granting more powers to local authorities and gardaí to issue fines based on photo evidence, including parking on public footpaths which blocks the way for pedestrians and wheelchair...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Passenger Data (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers arriving here on a weekly basis from 7 September 2020 by country of departure, including seaports and airports in tabular form. [29154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Passenger Data (7 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons travelling to and from the green list countries on a daily basis since 7 September 2020, including seaports and airports in tabular form. [29155/20]