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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 404. To ask the Minister for Health when respite care services will be deemed as an essential service; when they will be fully restored to pre-Covid-19 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42552/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (10 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of day centres for adults with disabilities; the timeline for when day centres will fully reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (10 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if nursing home residents will be allowed to be visited twice a week by two family members one at a time in all levels of the Living with Covid-19 plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42554/20]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: As Deputy Fergus O'Dowd is not present, I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. As to her final comments, I would not agree with her in the sense that I fully trust the carers to decide when and how they get the money and how they should spend it, whether it in respect of Christmas or otherwise. I take the point that she is making, which is that she will engage and is open to changing it. On that basis, I will not press the amendment.

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 6, line 5, to delete “June 2021” and substitute “January 2021”. I am sure the Minister is open to looking at paying the carer's grant sooner than June, if that is possible. I ask for the Minister's opinion on that.

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate. I pay tribute to the staff, as I always do when I speak on this topic, because the Department of Social Protection has excelled in providing services, and I want to say that publicly. There were points in the Minister's speech that lie outside the legislation, such as the Christmas bonus, the earnings disregard for disability...

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: They are contributors to the economy. Their skills can be used in so many ways and we greatly need them in so many areas in our country, from teaching to helping out in different spheres. They are not a burden. They are active contributors. On the one hand, we look on them as a burden and during Covid we told them to stay behind closed doors, yet we utterly ignored those over 66 who...

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I call Deputy Paul McAuliffe. Is the Deputy sharing time?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We must move on.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I ask Members for a little co-operation in order that everybody can be accommodated.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I move to the list of names that I held over since yesterday, starting with Deputy Gould. I ask Members for their co-operation.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Taoiseach. I am going to move on.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Taoiseach, we are over time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Taoiseach. I am going to move on to the Independent-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I beg your pardon, Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Deputy, but you are over time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy McDonald, you are over time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Taoiseach, but we are over time.