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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Why would that not have been communicated to the Department of Justice and Equality?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I was given subsequent information and I raised the matter in the Dáil a couple of weeks ago, although I still have not received a reply. There was a large group from a hostel in north Dublin moved into the Swords hotel very soon after the move by the other group to Cahersiveen. Will Ms Buckley confirm or deny this was the case and that another group was moved into the Swords hotel?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Is Ms Buckley aware that within days of the exchange happening between Cahersiveen and the new group arriving from north Dublin into that hotel that a number of hotel staff members ended up with a positive Covid diagnosis?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Were other guests in the hotel when the new group was moved in following the move of the first group to Cahersiveen?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I have been trying to get this information for the past few weeks.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: It needs to be closed off. What is the chain of command in terms of notification between the HSE and the Department of Justice and Equality where scenarios such as these present themselves?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, and moving people in situations such as in this case where the HSE was aware of a Covid case but the Department of Justice and Equality was not told. Where is the chain of command? Who made this decision?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I was really trying to deal with issues in this Covid environment. Who in the HSE is responsible for communicating in a situation where there is a Covid positive case in a hotel? Who was responsible for notifying the Department of Justice and Equality in this situation, where it was known that it was also a direct provision centre?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Really, a line would have done. I did not need a big long reply that really did not answer my question. It does not appear very clear what the line of communication is. Could somebody communicate with me in writing to tell me what the line of communication is in a situation where there is a Covid positive case? Who has responsibility to notify the Department of Justice and Equality with...

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Is a two-pronged approach being considered? Clearly there is the crisis impact, the crisis period of Covid at the extreme end and then there is the recovery component. Is a relaxation of the rules on the excessive deficit procedure being considered? Living within the fiscal rules would be a bit of a straitjacket in terms of investing or providing a stimulus in the form of capital spending...

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to move to a different topic now, namely the construction industry and the warnings we heard yesterday about the cost of capital projects. Given that has now been stated publicly, controls such as enhanced oversight of capital projects will be necessary pretty quickly. Is the Minister enhancing that capacity within the Department or are there plans to enhance that capacity? Is he...

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to ask three groups of questions. I will try to make my questions as short as possible. On maternity leave, I note the Minister's comments to other Deputies on the legal aspect being under consideration. Is consideration being given to extending maternity leave as part of that process? Could that be done? It is not an ideal time to have a baby as the support that would normally...

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I raised it as a separate matter. When we were dealing with the legislation, I raised the fact that it appeared to be an anomaly that the issue of persons with very compromised health whose workplace was open was not addressed. The Minister is not giving consideration to such issues.

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I will revert directly to the Minister on that issue. Deputy Howlin raised the issue of a unified Europe-wide approach. That does not necessarily involve countries taking an individual approach but, rather, having the same approach across the European Union. All Members are paying great attention to the matters currently under discussion at European level. There have been several very...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied) and a recent report by a company confirming that the former Anglo Irish Bank was insolvent in 2008; if his attention or that of his predecessors was further drawn to the fact that the company changed its position having reassured the ECB and the Government in 2008 that the bank was in fact...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made to date with banks here with regard to a significant reduction of interest rates on residential mortgages in view of the fact that they are some of the highest in the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6181/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of 2020 leaving certificate students that have applied for courses through the CAO system; the number of courses that are oversubscribed; the number of courses that are undersubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5701/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 5 March 2020, the date on which the broader review of entry to An Garda Síochána will commence; when it will conclude and its recommendations implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 756. To ask the Minister for Health the domestic laboratory capacity available for Covid-19; the profile of capacity versus use since 20 April 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/20]