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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: On the basis that the Minister's Department will be picking up the tab, perhaps he would check that and report back to us.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that. On the question of spending, I accept that a balance must be struck to ensure that we do not delay spending in critical areas to ramp up resources. At the same time, we must balance that against the requirement to ensure that we are getting value for money. We have seen scandals in the UK at the high levels of waste. Can the Minister outline what are the oversight...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister send us a note on it?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Could I have one question with NPHET?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Right. We are talking about the need for messaging, not only for young people but across the board. There was a suggestion that influencers would be used, again, not just for young people. I agreed with the Taoiseach that that should be happening. Is any progress being made on that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Can NPHET tell us what is actually going to happen on messaging and consultation with young people in particular about how we might agree what they can do rather than what they cannot?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I agree with the last point. In cases where the coroner determines the cause of death, is a change made to the numbers?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that. I have not been aware of any denotification, as it were.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I have not seen those figures.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Again, it would be interesting. These issues all relate to transparency. I very much agree with the point the Chair made. As representatives of the people, we should be supporting what the witnesses are doing but the actions they are taking have to make sense to us. We have to be provided with the underlying evidence which supports the decisions. That is not always the case. What we...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Is that generally, Chairman? The HSE is talking about bolting the testing and tracing on to community services. It uses the term "leveraging existing community services". That concerns me somewhat. There is also the question of the role of GPs in this.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Has the HSE looked at the possibility of a telephone triage service to try to get people who are looking for tests directly into test centres rather than taking up such vast amounts of GPs’ time when that is required for regular health services?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order, it is important to point out that the criticism was not of any of the witnesses individually. The frustration people had was that both NPHET and the Minster were appearing before the committee for the same limited period, whereas the expectation this week or last week was that we would have two separate sittings in order that we could have more time for questions.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That was what was requested. It is important to clarify that.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 9 September 2020, if he will provide further clarification on matters raised in follow-up correspondence (details supplied) regarding the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to facilitating dialogue between local authorities in Dublin regarding the possibility of an intercounty housing transfer system for tenants wishing to seek a housing transfer from one Dublin local authority to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the extra measures which will be put in place to support retail, bar and restaurant and allied workers in the Dublin region in view of their loss of income following the tightened Covid-19 emergency period restrictions for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26449/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider reinstating the full €350 per week rate for the pandemic unemployment payment for the Dublin region for the duration of tightened Covid-19 emergency period restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26450/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (29 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider decreasing the €3,000 maximum rate of the student contribution in view of the fact that many students will not be using third-level facilities due to the Covid-19 emergency period and will instead be attending college courses and lectures remotely; if further consideration will be given to the fact that third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 955. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by dentists in relation to the lack of provision of personal protective equipment for dentists in independent practice; his plans to address rising costs for dentists which have led to many withdrawing dental service which is negatively impacting upon children and special needs patients; and if he will make...