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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that were imported for processing in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 726. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with airlines to ensure that passengers here that had flights cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic receive refunds without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a report of his interactions with an airline (details supplied) concerning the future of same and the protection of the Dublin based pilots at the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 777. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if parents that availed of subsidies under the national childcare scheme prior to Covid-19 closures will automatically qualify upon the reopening of childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 798. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be implications on pension contributions for those workers that have availed of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13441/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: We received a submission at 9:32 this morning on testing and tracing from the HSE. That submission is dated 16 June. Could the Business Committee do an examination of the reason it arrived so late? Was it related to the HSE or just a bureaucratic issue? Clearly, it is difficult to engage in questions to witnesses when receiving a document two minutes after the meeting has started....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank Dr. Henry. Recognising that meat plants have been a particular issue not just in Ireland but internationally, for obvious reasons, what level of focus is Dr. Henry's team keeping on meat factories to ensure that we do not see other spikes in cases within those settings?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: The prevalence of cases seems to have reduced in those settings. Is the work and monitoring by the HSE and the testing and tracing teams ongoing in meat factories?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: If that report could be provided to the committee, it would be useful. Regarding healthcare workers, Phil Ní Sheaghdha of the INMO made a very powerful presentation to the committee the other day. She made the comment, which stands up to scrutiny, that in Ireland the prevalence of Covid-19 infection among healthcare workers is the highest in the world. The Taoiseach has tried to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: That is not up for discussion at this point. On the basic tenet of the point made, does Dr. Henry accept that Ireland's percentage of cases in the healthcare sector is the highest in the world?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I have other questions. Does Dr. Henry accept that 32% is too high and that we really need to strive to improve that figure?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I ask Professor Mallon to give me opinion. As the committee heard on another occasion, a number of people have called for a change in the regulations to categorise instances of Covid-19 that were contracted in the workplace as notifiable occupational illness that would then be notified to the HSE. The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation could change the regulation at the stroke...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I come back to the HSE. I have less than a minute. We know what the capacity is or at least what we hope the capacity is. Does Dr. Henry have a figure for the highest number of daily tests that were performed throughout the pandemic and the equivalent weekly number? What were the highest numbers of tests carried out on any given day and in any given week?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I only have a number of seconds left. Do we have an analysis of the number of people that entered into healthcare settings, presumably without Covid-19, and then subsequently contracted the virus within those settings?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am asking for the number of people who entered hospitals or other healthcare settings without Covid-19 and who subsequently contracted the virus. I know one can never say for definite that those people did not have it going in but presuming that they did not, what would the numbers be?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: My question relates to patients.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses and, in particular, their members who have done us all such a great service. While they have got plenty of plaudits in this House I am reminded of the phrase to the effect that a slap on the back is not far from a kick in the arse. That phrase probably was never more appropriate. The litany of disregard and disrespect outlined to the committee this morning is...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: Ms Ní Sheaghdha and Mr. Bell have both made the point consistently on annual leave. In previous committee hearings, we have talked about employers in some cases forcing employees to take annual leave during the periods they are not working. Essentially, what we have heard today is that our public service is doing the exact same thing. Everywhere I go, I see the flags saluting our...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps I could ask Mr. Bell a final question. He mentioned that one of the private hospitals in receipt of public money has not been adhering to the public service agreements with regard to its workers. Would he care to name that private hospital?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the witness.