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

Mary Butler: Would Mr. McDonnell like to comment?

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

Mary Butler: Both of the witnesses have appeared previously before the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, of which I was the chair. We looked at the cost of doing business and one of our key recommendations was to straighten out, as the witness put it, the book of quantum. Unfortunately, that has not happened, and it always comes back to bite. I have a question for Mr. McCoy in...

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

Mary Butler: Would Mr. McDonnell like to conclude?

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

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McCoy and Mr. McDonnell for their time. This has been a good session. There was much toing and froing but we got many answers. We will suspend until 4.30 p.m., when we will be meeting representatives from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland to discuss supports for businesses.

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

Mary Butler: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming before the committee and for their briefing documents. We have unprecedented unemployment at present as a result of the pandemic. Yesterday, I was dismayed to hear that 51% of those aged under 25 are reported to be unemployed as a result of the pandemic. There is a great opportunity here to explore the necessary skills the country will...

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

Mary Butler: There are huge opportunities off the back of the pandemic to encourage people to earn as they learn. They might not find a pathway into work quite readily but there are great opportunities with apprenticeships. Sometimes I worry about whether enough of an emphasis has been put on apprenticeships in transition year and in secondary schools. This was something we came across in the work of...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I wish to revisit the issue of cancer screening services. I wish to put the point across from a woman's point of view. Women are worried. I encourage everyone to avail of screening when it is available to them. When a woman turns 50, she gets, for the first time, a letter inviting her to avail of the BreastCheck service. I know of a lady who availed of that service two years ago....

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: We have to conclude because we are over time for the two-hour limit. It would be much appreciated, however, if the Minister could facilitate answering those questions in writing. That concludes the statement by the Minister for Education and Skills on Covid-19 and questions and answers on Covid-19.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: There was a very important question about school transport.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I will have to stop the Minister because we only have a few minutes left for our last two speakers. I am up against the clock.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: To conclude we have Deputies Harkin and Connolly. I presume they are taking five minutes each.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I am going to let Deputy Danny Healy-Rae in now.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: We might get the rest of the answers on Bandon in writing.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: We must move on.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: The next speaker is Deputy Michael Collins who is sharing with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. The Deputies have five minutes each.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: The Minster has just one minute.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Deputy Gannon has ten minutes. I remind all Deputies that if they want to allow the Minister time to respond they will have to make it within their own timeframe because our time is limited due to the Covid-19 restrictions.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 570. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/20]

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

Mary Butler: I support Deputy Cullinane's first point. Many questions that I asked last Tuesday were not answered yet The Irish Timeshad the answers on Thursday. That is extremely disappointing. We must revisit that and ask why we, as a committee, cannot be given answers on a Tuesday yet they appear in The Irish Timeson a Thursday. It really undermines our role.

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

Mary Butler: We all understand the rationale behind the decision to take over the private hospitals at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, as a committee the onus is on us now to look at the Covid-19 response and learn as we face the possibilities of a second surge. Mr. Woods referred to the fact were 550 private-only consultants and that only 291 signed up. Many consultants who contacted me,...