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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: If Ms Embleton could answer my question on regional services.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: The United Nations estimates that worldwide demand for food will increase by 60% by 2050. Experts estimate it will take as much innovation in agriculture in the next 40 years as in the preceding 10,000 years to meet the growing demand for food. What is currently anticipated for Ireland is far from being innovative. When farmers from across the country are driven to stage a day of action...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: There is currently a detailed and constructive submission with the Department seeking funding under the National Development Plan, NDP, to ensure the future of residential care at Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit, Roscrea. Doubts continue to loom over this valued and cherished facility. I appreciate that the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste have acknowledged the need of Roscrea and that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on extending the employment of all persons in the community employment programme until at least 31 December 2021 given the difficulty in replacing persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; if she will address the concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32439/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the NPHET team to our meeting today and thank it for its presentation. I have raised the subject of antigen testing on numerous occasions. I have raised it with the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and various Ministers and we have political consensus, in that antigen testing should be used. We then have professors disagreeing among themselves. We have heard evidence from Dr. Mina...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: Please explain how other European countries and the European Commission can approve the use of antigen testing. Is NPHET saying that they have done it without validation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: Seventeen countries in Europe have already declared that they will accept the test so why is Ireland so different?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Library Services (15 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether access to books and reading is important for young children particularly those who might not have other means to access a wide variety of books; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2009 the Government ceased giving Irish primary schools grants for buying library books; if grants to purchase library books...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: I welcome our guests and thank them for their competent, professional and informative presentation and for sharing their expertise and experience. I emphasise their experience and expertise because I have raised the issue of the use of antigen tests on several occasions in Dáil Éireann. Having raised it with the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and several Ministers, I came to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: It is probably a more attractive view but I will turn the camera around. Mr. Osman mentioned the sequence of exchanges he has had with the NHS and numerous other agencies in the UK. Have Mr O'Brien and his team had a similar experience here? Has the HSE or any Irish agency reached out to his company for a presentation or information? Will one of the witnesses address the comparative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: In Ireland, we are very fond of our sport and a lot of people miss being able to engage with sport. The recent measures brought out by the Government create a huge problem for the administrators in voluntary organisations. The question arises as to who gets admitted and who is left outside. Are we saying that people who are fully vaccinated are not entitled to go to a GAA match? Because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: My view from the expert advice we have heard today and all the evidence we have heard previously is there is no reason Ireland should not embrace antigen testing. There is overwhelming scientific evidence to show the effectiveness of antigen testing and I suggest we follow up today’s meeting with an invitation to the CMO and his team. This is a serious public interest matter which...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: For the first time in 15 months there is a sense of optimism in the country. While this optimism is tinged with caution, it also brings with it a sense of anticipation and a feeling of hope. This is particularly so for SME’s across the country. These small and medium enterprises, SMEs, will form the backbone of Ireland’s recovery from the combined impact of the Covid pandemic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Tánaiste. It is important that we get on and expeditiously implement the agreements that are in place. Vodafone recently conducted a study that focused on 500 SMEs in rural and urban areas. The report underlined that 43% of these businesses state that they could not have remained productive without having invested in technology. It also showed that SMEs see the future...

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: The country released a collective sigh of relief on Friday last as the first real signs of normality began to emerge. Covid is not yet in the rear-view mirror but there is certainly a public feeling that it has moved to the side view. However, we must be cautious and vigilant against the threat of the Indian strain. The road to recovery opens ahead. It is time to revitalise and repair...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied); if design approval for this building project will be approved shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 May 2021)

Michael Lowry: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a family liaison post which is allocated to a school (details supplied); if the post will be approved again for the coming academic year 2021-2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28854/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (27 May 2021)

Michael Lowry: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 191 and 192 of 19 May 2021, if the assistant secretary with responsibility for GLAS is also responsible for forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28973/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2021)

Michael Lowry: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policy analysis carried out by his Department on the impact GLAS has had on afforestation uptake rates, due to the fact that farmer planting undertook the most serious decline in the history of the scheme during the same time period as GLAS; the policy analysis that was completed by his Department on the impact of GLAS on the...