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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the pay of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update to junior certificate students and their parents on the status of the examinations; the measures taken to adjust the demands of their curriculum and project work to date; when she expects to make a decision on the holding of junior certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Liquidations (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the liquidation of a company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4133/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for self-employed persons in receipt of a Covid payment in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4355/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 661. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support and make provision for the mandatory use of face coverings in banks, credit unions and post offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 757. To ask the Minister for Health the position of carers (details supplied) on the vaccination allocation sequencing under the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; if they fall under group 2, 4, 6 or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the position of psychiatrists (details supplied) placed on the vaccination allocation sequencing under the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; if they fall under group 2, 4, 6 or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 852. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the deliveries of a vaccine (details supplied) to each of the seven hospital groups to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputies Cathal Crowe and Duncan Smith and Senator Ned O'Sullivan. The purpose of our meeting is to discuss customs checks post Brexit. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Eugene Drennan, president, Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA; Mr. Gerry Harrahill, director general, customs division, and Ms Celine O'Neill, Brexit policy branch, Revenue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Harrahill. I now invite Mr. Gavin to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand that the officials from the Department do not have an opening statement due to the short notice in respect of the meeting. I invite Mr. Savage and Ms Sheridan to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have no doubt that it will be self-explanatory.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of today's meeting is to look at how the customs system is operating and to improve it. We hope we have all the stakeholders today and that out of these discussions will come a system that people will understand better. If the system requires amendment or tweaking, that should be done to ensure we continue to trade with and be connected to the UK. I will move on to members....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are tight on time and I have other contributors to come in. We need to bring in the officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Let us have a quick question for them so we can get a response and then move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are tight on time because of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would like to bring in officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine quickly to address the point Mr. Drennan made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: In Mr. Harrahill's response will he confirm that the Revenue Commissioners would be willing to meet the Irish Road Haulage Association on the suggestion put forward by Senator Dooley and to provide us with a response, from both the Revenue Commissioners and the Irish Road Haulage Association, as to how the meeting went? Is Mr. Harrahill agreeable to such a meeting taking place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Then we might suggest to Mr. Drennan that he email Mr. Harrahill to set up such a meeting, put in place the process and report back to our committee. Is Mr. Drennan okay with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think the director general of customs, Mr. Harrahill, would have the authority to make such commitments. Will Mr. Harrahill just deal with the final points Senator Dooley has made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will deal with some practical issues. The meeting between the Irish Road Haulage Association and Mr. Harrahill and his colleagues will be most important. It needs to take place early next week. An issue is coming up with many of the hauliers. My understanding is that every product in a container on a truck requires a master reference number. A haulier may be transiting or taking...