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- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy is eating into other Deputies' time.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Deputies are eating into other Deputies' time. Please.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I will stop the Minister there. It is unfair to eat into other Deputies' time.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I thank Deputy O'Donnell. He was eating into his own colleague's time. I call Deputy Feighan.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I apologise to the Fine Gael Members. I jumped the gun and let the Green Party in.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I am sorry, Minister.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I am sorry, but I will have to come back to the Minister. There might be some generosity.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: We are pressed for time.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Instead of going back and forth, the Minister should wait until the Deputy is finished before responding.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy is out of time.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I must ask the Minister to conclude, otherwise other Members will be deprived.
- Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I am going to be strict on time otherwise other Members will be deprived.
- Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)
Catherine Connolly: First, I have one specific question. The Minister said the Health and Safety Authority is an independent organisation, which it is. Has it made a request to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, or to the Minister herself, for extra staff in view of the extra burden it will face?
- 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...