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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report of the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group: Discussion with Science Foundation Ireland (5 May 2021)

Michael Lowry: I have been raising the necessity of rapid antigen testing at a political level since last January. To be honest, I have been baffled by the sluggish response from the HSE and NPHET. It is very regrettable that such a valuable tool in our battle against Covid has not been advanced. Hopefully, the work of the committee today can help to facilitate matters in that regard. Can Professor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing Travel Agents and the Aviation Sector: Discussion (5 May 2021)

Michael Lowry: I will be brief because most of the territory has been covered. I welcome our guests and thank them for their interesting and informative contributions. We have had them here on a number of occasions. I hope they will agree that the committee has listened and supported their case. I am very much in favour of reopening the economy. To do so we must reopen airports and allow our people to...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for her consideration. The entire world is aware of the need to enact change to prevent global warming. The human, environmental and economic costs of global warming are becoming increasingly clear each year. Every year, we witness the global results of, and the damage caused by, climate change. Major flooding, hurricanes, droughts and wildfires are not...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: As we progress our vaccine roll-out and move towards the reopening of society, we must avail of every option to get business and industry fully operational as safely as possible. I have consistently raised with the Tánaiste the urgent necessity to utilise rapid antigen testing. We now also have available new technology, namely, a rapid PCR test that gives an accurate result within one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: 545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the RACE emergency provisions during State examinations will recommence; the number of submissions which were received on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: 914. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering exemptions from mandatory hotel quarantine for persons who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with Russian and Chinese manufactured vaccines; if the matter has been discussed with NPHET; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21386/21]

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: I move amendment No. 1: (a)To insert the following after “acknowledges that”: “— positive mental health is fundamental to overall health and well-being; — mental health is central in building a healthy, inclusive and productive society;” (b)To insert the following after “8,893 children are waiting for primary care psychology...

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: We have tabled amendment No. 1 to the motion. The Covid-19 pandemic has played havoc with the mental health of people of all ages. The brightest glimmer of light we have is the Covid vaccine. At present, the vaccine roll-out is gathering pace and a consistent supply of vaccines seems guaranteed. This should be a time of optimism, but almost every day the media have a story of conflict,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: 352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide specific support to the taxi industry in circumstances in which many taxi owners cannot trade and their revenue streams are depleted; if he has considered a waiver of the fee for renewal of a taxi licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19194/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the visiting restrictions in place in maternity services in response to the Covid-19 document from the national women and infants health programme in September 2020 will be updated regularly to reflect the changing circumstances of the pandemic and the response including vaccination roll-out; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Lowry: 318. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1429 of 24 March 2021, if a guarantee will be provided that student radiographers will be treated the same as student nurses and midwives (details supplied); if student radiographers will receive a standardised travel and accommodation allowances, a pandemic payment grant and internship payment in their fourth year; and...

Caring for Carers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: Family carers across Tipperary and the country in general are one of the greatest assets to healthcare. They are undervalued, unappreciated and all too often overlooked. Despite the service they provide, they consistently remain on the bottom rung of the ladder when it comes to recognition. We can never hope to pay family carers their true worth. No price can be placed on love, compassion...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the turnover criteria in relation to funding for small business through the small business assistance scheme for Covid, given that applicants are required to have a minimum turnover of €50,000 for each rateable premises; his views on whether many small businesses that are looking to avail of these supports...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 683. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the inclusion of a school (details supplied) in the school meals allowance scheme with immediate effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17380/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1118. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1659 and 1662 of 24 March 2021, if he will answer the substantial part of the question which remains unanswered; if he will prioritise the vaccination of special educational staff and teachers that work in the special education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the interim standards for felling and reforestation October 2019 were converted to actual standards; when the industry was notified of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17302/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of submissions that were received by his Department during the consultation period on the interim standards for felling and reforestation October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of submissions received by his Department on the interim standards for felling and reforestation October 2019 during the consultation period that pointed out impracticalities and operational impossibilities and unrealistic requirements in the standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17304/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department take notice or regard of the submissions received during the consultation period in relation to the interim standards for felling and reforestation October 2019 which appear to have been converted to actual standards following a consultation period; the way this notice or regard was translated into the standards...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: This Bill is long overdue. For far too long, a minority of people have brought false and fabricated insurance claims before the courts, in the same way as others might place a bet. They have gambled and taken a chance because they knew they had little to lose except perhaps the cost of their own legal representation, assuming they were not using a no-win, no-fee solicitor. Insurance fraud...