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

Catherine Murphy: 757. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has put together a specific contract for Covid-19 medical and surgical waste; if so, the details of the contract or contracts; if such waste is being exported, the locations to which it is being exported to; the transport and handling arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/20]

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

Catherine Murphy: 758. To ask the Minister for Health if a specific action plan is being worked on for family carers including those that are caring for children with disabilities (details supplied); if so, the way in which this plan will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of flexibility regarding the Covid-19 payment of €350; if small business owners and or sole traders in receipt of the payment can still avail of some sort of financial assistance as they return to work or attempt to gain work on a phase by phase basis in harmony with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the arrangements in place in the Land Registry to process existing applications including those that were submitted prior to the lockdown; the estimated delays; the actions that can be taken or are being taken to minimise delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the areas in which the Land Registry and the Property Registration Authority fall within the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; the arrangements in place that will allow both authorities to fulfil their roles; if particular difficulties have been identified that impede their functions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the backlog and time delays in the processing of existing applications and providing copies of files in the Property Registration Authority; the status of an application (details supplied); the number of applications that remain to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital expenditure on the LIHAF from 1 January to 31 December 2019 by his Department; the amount by each subhead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5877/20]

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I asked the Minister specifically about the numbers relating to the Health and Safety Authority. The Taoiseach suggested that I ask Deputy Humphreys directly because she is the line Minister. Do we have any knowledge of the additional resources or additional numbers of people that will be available to the Health and Safety Authority?

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: When the lockdown first happened, we were all getting phone calls about whether some employment was on the essential list.

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I understand that. I am making a point. We will get phone calls on Monday, telling us that such and such a company in the construction sector is not complying with the protocol. Will there be enough people to go out and inspect if that is the case?

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Some 200 cases have not been dealt with.

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I raised with the Taoiseach this morning exactly that same issue of the specific resources that would be available. It is intended that phase 1 will happen on Monday and provisions must be in place for Monday. I was told by the Taoiseach that I would be better to address it to Deputy Humphreys because she is the line Minister. I refer to the specific information on the number of staff who...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Many firms and workers based in Northern Ireland are working on construction sites in the South. There is an issue with driving and moving between the two, because two different arrangements are in place. Is the Taoiseach in discussions with his Northern Ireland counterpart regarding that issue? Are there specific arrangements about next Monday and how that will be handled?

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Are there additional financial resources available in respect of the Health and Safety Authority or is this just about moving environmental health officers across to undertake that function? Are there financial resources associated with that scaling up and are there real consequences for those who do not abide by the rules and standards?

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: That is fine.

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I too express my sympathies with those who have lost their lives. Those deaths are an individual tragedy for the families themselves and it is all the more incumbent on us to make sure we minimise the risk into the future. We all agree that we want to move forward as quickly and as safely as possible to a situation where we reopen as much as possible of our society and our economy. The...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I have no doubt that a significant amount of effort has been put into resolving the issue. The key issue is that the Minister just told me the Department of Justice and Equality did not know that somebody in the hotel had tested positive, but the HSE must have known that. Did it not tell the Department? Is that what happened?

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to ask a series of questions on one topic and would like those to be responded to. I will leave some time. I would be happy to take replies to two other subsequent questions in writing. The Travelodge hotel in Swords is one of a number in that hotel chain that houses asylum seekers as well as other guests, including airline staff. On 7 March, a guest returned from Bergamo in...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Perhaps the Minister could send me a note.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Would the Minister respond to the question about public transport? I asked about the public communication strategy and the requirements and plans involved.