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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: What I am talking about is an incentive scheme for internships. I am not talking about cheap labour but of internships in order that people get the initial experience so that they can go on and develop in the jobs market. I am concerned that with 45% or 50% of young people out of employment we may lose a huge opportunity by not having something we can give to companies to attract young...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: Personal security clearance is required by several companies tendering for projects in Europe. It appears that this matter is being passed from one Department to another. Can something be done regarding which Department takes responsibility for this? It concerns research and development, but personal security clearance is needed. I raised the issue with the Department of Foreign Affairs...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: Will it be followed up?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: My next issue is exports. The figures for March were extremely high. For example, the figures for the pharmaceutical industry were up by about 60% year on year. Perhaps the representatives from Enterprise Ireland might deal with the issue of exports in the next six to 12 months? There is a suggestion that they will drop by 8%. Is there any specific area where it is expected that this...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: In the context of projects Enterprise Ireland had identified and more or less sanctioned for the next 12 months, is there any evidence of any of these being parked and development delayed? I refer to the expansion of existing companies or new companies coming into Ireland.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: Enterprise Ireland has no evidence that companies have decided to put projects off for two, three or four years. There has been no indication of that to date.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: That is fine. I thank Ms. Sinnamon.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Defence Action Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in providing personal security clearance and facility security clearance for companies here dealing with projects for the European defence industrial development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8534/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure being put in place to arrange for cars which are imported to be inspected in order that the VRT can be assessed and same can be placed on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8612/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to extending the period for maternity leave in order to accommodate those who have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: 809. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the appropriate action will be taken to ensure that future policies setting out the limitations of so-called renewable energies will take research into consideration in view of recent reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: 908. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide financial supports to private bus companies that will lose out during the tourist season as a result of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8761/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: That also applies to HIQA. We requested information that should have been made available to us after the meeting, which the witnesses knew very well we would have been looking for.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: I agree with Deputy Shortall on this point. The Department made the deal with the private hospitals. They should be part of our discussions and should appear at some stage.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank both the IMO and the Irish Hospital Consultants Association for their presentations. On the agreement between the Department and the private hospitals, I note Mr. Varley makes no reference in his presentation to any contact between the IHCA and the private hospitals. In view of the fact that the private hospitals were the places where the IHCA's members worked, was there at any...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: Mr. Varley's main criticism seems to be with the Department and the HSE. Does he not accept that there should also be criticism of the private hospitals given that the IHCA was excluded and the private hospitals did not seem to respond to its concerns?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: The IMO may want to come in on my next point. With regard to future arrangements, if there were to be 80% or 90% occupancy in a private hospital and the Department suddenly concluded that a surge was on the way, how many days would it take to make beds available?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: If one was to take the average stay of a private patient in a private hospital into account, surely one could estimate how long it would take. Should we now estimate the capacity above which private hospitals should not operate?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: To return to the issue of capacity, do the witnesses have experience of modular hospitals? Have they been successful?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: How long do such buildings take to construct from start to finish?