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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I could not agree with Dr. De Gascun more when he stated that we need to keep one eye on the future to ensure Ireland can learn lessons. Recent data are encouraging, but we must be wary of a possible resurgence of the virus. South Korea endured SARS in 2002, influenza in 2009, MERS in 2015 and now Covid-19. The country, with ten times the population of Ireland, has had great success in...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Are we at an adequate level of testing and tracing in light of the current numbers?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Obviously, public buy-in is crucial.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I have a separate question for Professor Nolan. South Korea utilised contact and tracing data very effectively. It was very forthcoming in providing information on the location of clusters. Do the witnesses accept that better knowledge of clusters and their locations might have led to a better outcome here? I am referring specifically to meat factories and residential care homes. The...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Professor Nolan and Dr. De Gascun for appearing before the committee and for their work to date. The expert opinion and analysis of the Irish epidemiological modelling advisory group chaired by Professor Nolan informs NPHET and plays a major role in the implementation of modelling on the ground. The strategy of prioritising acute hospital settings was made at a very early stage. At...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I welcome Mr. Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC, and Mr. Neil McDonnell, CEO of ISME. I wish to advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If you are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and you continue to so do, you...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I ask Mr. McDonnell to make his opening statement. It would be appreciated if he could also limit it to five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McDonnell. I remind members that they will have either ten or five minutes for questions and responses from witnesses. I will be keeping all members to their time to ensure every Deputy has the correct time allocated to him or her. I start with Deputy Munster.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Munster and Mr. McCoy. Deputy Brophy has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses and Deputy Nash. I call Deputy Murphy and she has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: We now move to Deputy Bríd Smith, who has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: We now move on to Deputy Collins, who has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Mr. McCoy, do you want to answer that?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: A word of caution. We cannot name or make anyone identifiable.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: You have not, but I am just giving a warning.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I ask Mr. McDonnell to be brief in his answer because we have gone over time.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Colm Burke. I allowed him some leeway as he was very good last week in conceding a couple of minutes. Deputy Foley has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: I have a couple of questions if that is okay. Mr. McCoy said earlier that IBEC is Ireland's largest business representative. He stated that it represents the banks. Does it also represent the insurance companies?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: As Mr. McCoy is well aware, the issue around insurance and business interruption cover, especially for publicans, has been huge. I have met many publicans in my constituency, as I am sure every other Deputy has, in relation to business interruption cover and the fact that they are not technically covered for the pandemic unless they had a case of it on their premises. What kind of...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)
Mary Butler: Returning to the direct question I asked, did IBEC have talks with the insurance companies on behalf of businesses?