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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I will start with the issue of next year's leaving certificate students. It is clear that everyone's preference would have been to have sat the leaving certificate this year but it was not possible. That was the decision that was made. One thing the Government is saying about the pandemic is that we will keep the schools open. It is critical for the mental health and development of our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I spoke earlier about confidence in our systems. We also need confidence in the return to schools. People should have that confidence because-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: What we have seen is our schools and the public transport system supporting them - Bus Éireann is the company that has been largely managing this and it has managed it well-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: What we have heard from the health authorities is that any increase in incidences of the virus have not come as a result of the return to schools. We have actually managed it well, both within the schools and the public transport and other systems we have been using to get our children to and from school. It has actually worked. We have not seen a spike and an increase. However, at the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: We said that to be absolutely sure we would deliver those extra buses-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: -----and we will deliver those extra buses.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: There was a detailed discussion on Monday night between the three different parties. It was agreed we would ask the Ministers, Deputies Harris and Foley, to continue to work on getting the exact details and all of the information, for the same reason I said here-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: On what basis would they go to the HEA and say they did not know the numbers and they did not know the exact consequences? It was appropriate to get those details and other arrangements correct.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It is very much involved now. It was informed in time so it has done a slightly revised third round offer for a variety of reasons it is best placed to make. It will make a further fourth offer next week, towards the end of the week. That is my expectation. From the best advice on how this can all be sorted out, it was far better to get that right and to get the pieces in place so we can...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My understanding of why it was not seen is that the predicted results were very close to what was expected. There was a variance from historic patterns by, I think, 4%. All the analysis done by all the different tiers of State expertise and officials mentioned by the Deputy came to the conclusion that that was roughly what we expected. There was no other variation that in any way indicated...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Apologies for that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I absolutely agree with Deputy Whitmore that our levels of breastfeeding are shocking and a disgrace to the country. It is a very difficult subject for a man to speak about but I know the science, research and health evidence show that breastfeeding has huge benefits to health and all sorts of other outcomes. We need to radically improve the incidence and level of breastfeeding. We have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have said that confidence in the system is critical. I prefer that I am here able to answer some of the valid and appropriate questions Members of the Opposition have. The Minister, Deputy Foley, will be able to answer any further questions this evening. I would prefer to be able to stand up now with the full knowledge, as I do now, of what had actually happened, which I do not believe...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I commit to that. In an ordinary year the Government would provide about €300 million in public service obligation supports to the public transport system. This year we will provide that, but we will also provide an additional €460 million because carriers have lost fare revenues owing to the Covid restrictions. If necessary, we will do the same again next year. Bus...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I read out those details which were given by the public service because I want to let people know the facts of what people are entitled to under the law. With regard to the Duffy Cahill report, as I said, the Government is seeking to implement a whole series of measures and is reviewing whether the current legal provisions surrounding collective redundancies and the liquidation of companies...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In the long run, it will undermine the strength of workers when it comes to the need for legal protection in any such instance.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is ultimately responsible for managing our public administration system, the laws and the spending of taxpayers' money. The Minister for Education and Skills, specifically as part of the Government responsible for this particular area, her Department, the calculated grades office and all the tiers of administration we have are responsible. To assist this calculated grades...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The parties had all been working collectively. The Ministers, Deputies Harris and Foley, were working on sorting out the issue and getting to the stage where we had final detail on the estimated numbers, what the solution would be and how we would manage this. We wanted to get that right and we will get it right. The real issue here is those students. The American company is reviewing and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am on the side of every worker in this country. Our partnership process, our model of working with unions, employers and the various interests, is critical. The social democratic partnership model is the strength of our country and vital for our country. If there is one first priority it is social justice and rights. Those rights are preserved when we have law. The rights of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: First, the most important people in this are the students. The Deputy is right that the young people in this year's leaving certificate class have had a year unlike any other. They have suffered probably more than most and as much as anybody else, other than those who went through illness or lost their lives. They have suffered most in terms of the quality of their lives at this critical...