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Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There is little time left: eight seconds. We will have to ask the Minister to correspond with the Deputies in respect of their questions. We move to Sinn Féin now, which has-----

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: While I was not here for the last session, I understand that the last session ended early because of lack of participation. The party groups decide how many people they send in to take up the time allocated. In an ideal scenario, Members would ask questions and get answers. If so many people ask questions that they consume all the time, there is no time left for the Minister to answer,...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I appreciate that dilemma. The allocation-----

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For the record, the allocation in this slot is 20 minutes each to Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael, ten minutes to the Green Party and eight minutes to everyone else.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I know, and we could do the maths. I understand the Deputy's frustration and I thank him for highlighting it. We need to move on. We have five Sinn Féin contributors beginning with Deputy Ellis who is sharing with his colleagues.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In fairness to the Deputy's two colleagues, I think I will call them and then the Minister can answer.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Before proceeding with the third session of today's discussion, the House must agree the arrangements for next week's proceedings of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. Those arrangements were notified in the report of the Business Committee on next week's business, which was circulated earlier today. Can we take those arrangements as read and, if so, are they agreed, so that we can...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Nash, I do not think is appropriate-----

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Excuse me, I do not think that it is appropriate to name an individual in the House who is not here do defend himself.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He might well be able to defend himself, but he cannot defend himself here.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As we do not have a Fine Gael speaker I call Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh.

Written Parliamentary Questions: Motion (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The cap on the number of parliamentary questions that can be tabled by a Member to the Department of Health will be lifted as and from 10 June.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call on the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, to address the House on this matter. I welcome the Minister. It is good to have her before us. We look forward to an interesting and stimulating debate on this substantial Estimate.

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thought the Deputy was going to congratulate the Minister on the good weather.

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry but there is no opportunity to respond to those questions now.

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We may take the other contributions and come back to the Minister at the end.

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I understand that Deputy Chambers is sharing time with his colleagues.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (27 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We shall resume. For the information of the Members, on foot of the Order of the Dáil of 5 March 2020, I wish to announce for the information of the House that the following Members have been appointed to serve on the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: representing the Government, Deputies Alan Farrell, Emer Higgins and Patrick O'Donovan; Fianna Fáil being...