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

Catherine Connolly: My question is whether it has asked specifically for extra staff.

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

Catherine Connolly: I have sat here through the whole debate and I appreciate the Minister's effort in explaining this. I have written it down. I had a specific question, which the Minister answered when she said the Health and Safety Authority has not yet made a specific request for extra staff.

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

Catherine Connolly: I appreciate the range of help and supports available. That is not a problem, but those supports must be looked at in context of the Central Bank telling us that small to medium enterprises are going to need liquidity of up to €5.7 billion. We have the national small business recovery plan, and I see John Moran is the chairman of the organisation, which put that together. I hope he...

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

Catherine Connolly: Interestingly, Mr. Moran claims €15 billion is needed. My question is not on the specifics of the range of supports but on what impact analysis has been done on their take-up. For example, when I look at the figures, I see the credit guarantee scheme has been in place since 2012 and had very little uptake preceding Covid. In addition, only 156 loans have been approved under the...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I was going to ask the Minister a number of questions but perhaps I will just make a number of comments. As I listened to her and previous Governments, the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance comes to mind. I refer to the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs or attitudes especially in relation to behaviour. We treasure the arts on a national and international basis but then...

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

Catherine Connolly: My question is specifically in relation to the community health organisations on 2 April. It is now 13 May. Were those assessments carried out, as we were told on 2 April? If so, what was the result and what were the issues? I am particularly conscious I have read an opinion by senior counsel and junior counsel for the Irish Refugee Council and they point out the positive obligations on...

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

Catherine Connolly: This is from the Minister, issuing on 2 April. This is not from the Department of Health.

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

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for his work regarding direct provision. I have, however, to place on record that it has been reactive. I know it has been difficult because the situation before Covid-19 was inhumane in the first place. I was at the meeting in Oughterard and I know the complexity the Department was facing. It was an inhumane situation, however, and Covid-19 has now brought that into...

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

Catherine Connolly: I take it from that that the Minister is aware that direct provision did not feature once in the minutes of the NPHET committee, not even once. The Minister can tell me if I am wrong and I will be corrected, but that tells me then that it was not given priority at all by NPHET. Everything has been reactionary, every single step. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy...

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

Catherine Connolly: Deputy McNamara-----

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

Catherine Connolly: I pushed it because we are over time. I gave the time. We have to take a break of 20 minutes.

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

Catherine Connolly: I must stop the Minister there to allow Deputy Paul Murphy to speak. If there is time at the end, the Minister can come back in.

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

Catherine Connolly: One at a time.

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

Catherine Connolly: The Minister has a minute and 25 seconds to answer all those questions.

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

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge that the amount of time for his response is unsatisfactory but I must move on.

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

Catherine Connolly: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister but other people will be deprived. It is not his fault. We will move on to Fine Gael Members. Perhaps we will gain time from them.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I will use my five minutes by way of a question-and-answer session. I thank the Minister for his work. I do not believe it was easy to come to this decision. I would have been of a different view. I believe the leaving certificate should have been abandoned this year - I agree with that part - but opened up for third level and apprenticeships but that is my personal view. I say "well...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Very good.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome that. Other Deputies have mentioned practical subjects, some of which already have taken place and the results are available. How will the practical subjects such as science, art, woodwork and so on be taken into account?

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The projects will be taken into account and the teachers will be doing the assessment.