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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: Do they think it is a little mad not to have an integrated strategy on such a small island?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice (9 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: Interaction is different from integration.

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

Matt Carthy: I love the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach's optimism. I welcome this opportunity and I thank our speakers for being here. I have a general question for Dr. Quinn to start with. What does the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation do when it learns of the potential loss of a large number of jobs? If there are reports that a factory may be closing, for example, what interventions...

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

Matt Carthy: I was afraid Dr. Quinn would give an answer like that. Clearly, we could now see quite a number of companies close as a result of Covid-19. In fact, Covid-19 was cited by the Henderson Group, which announced the closure of plants in County Meath and Glaslough, in my constituency. The Glaslough plant employs 48. I noted that the Minister's response was very similar to what Dr. Quinn has...

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

Matt Carthy: With respect, from 2010 onwards, particularly as we started moving to the position where jobs were being created, I agree that Dr. Quinn's Department always had, and still has, an incredibly high profile when new jobs were being announced. The Minister is out in front and there are big press statements. It does not appear that the same profile is adopted when jobs are at risk. I understand...

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

Matt Carthy: Could Dr. Quinn give an example of that approach? Looking in this instance at my constituency, where potentially anything up to 48 families - certainly 36 families, we understand - will be devastated by the loss of an income and a very important employer, what types of interventions are being made with the company to ascertain whether measures can be put in place to save those jobs?

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

Matt Carthy: I would welcome that opportunity to discuss this because we have not seen the evidence as of yet.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he has made with the EU and or UK Government officials regarding the ongoing post-Brexit trade talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9193/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Company Closures (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he or his officials had with or in respect of a company (details supplied) prior to or since the announced closure of the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9194/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the period for which a quotation from an insurance company should stand prior to being withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9192/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when guidelines will be provided for the reopening of schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9190/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is appropriate for haulage companies to charge for the release of vehicles that have been impounded after accidents on request of gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 375. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to private operators in respect of the housing of persons seeking international protection in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and in each month of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9200/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons seeking international protection who are housed in emergency accommodation in County Monaghan; the number of settings concerned; the location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9201/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 377. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the capacity of emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in County Monaghan; the details of new emergency accommodation capacity being examined in the county; if he will consult with local communities, the local authority and other statutory agencies prior to finalising an agreement in this regard; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons seeking international accommodation in direct provision or emergency accommodation settings that are sharing rooms with persons not related to them in groups of 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9203/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the outsourcing to private operators of the housing of persons seeking international protection is not satisfactory; if he will work towards a public model of delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9205/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based at each station in County Monaghan; the number at each rank; the corresponding figures at 1 May in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9206/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 415. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she has introduced to promote and increase safety on farms in view of the Covid-19 situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9143/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (3 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 470. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a contact facility at which consumers can raise their concerns regarding inadequate Covid-19 measures employed by some businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9181/20]