Results 121-140 of 9,400 for speaker:Matt Carthy
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I will take four minutes and Deputy Stanley will take two.
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for her response.
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: This is my time now. This is two days in a row where the Ceann Comhairle has-----
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I would like the clock to be stopped because it is eating into my time.
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I just want to point out that a minute was remaining on Deputy Sorca Clarke's time, which I encouraged the Minister to use. I welcome that. Then I stood up during the four minutes of my time. Unfortunately, the Ceann Comhairle countermanded the situation. Deputy Stanley, therefore, has two minutes when I am finished and I will not take up-----
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: -----up all of my time.
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: There is no need to object because the House agreed that Sinn Féin would have 15 minutes in this time. The Sinn Féin whip then assigned that time, with a portion to Deputy Ó Snodaigh, a portion to Deputy Clarke, a portion to me and then a portion for Deputy Stanley.
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: Within Deputy Clarke's time.
- Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I will not have this every week. Last week the Ceann Comhairle did the same. I watched and read back on what six Deputies had done and the Ceann Comhairle intervened with regard to my time and he has done the same this week. I asked that the clock reflects this and that it does not count. I will speak for less then two minutes now and allow the Minister time to respond and to allow Deputy...
- Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: The question I am asked more often than any other is why it always appears that there is one set of rules for meat factories to abide by and a different set for everybody else. We have had discussions on beef importation and so on, but this week we learned that the Covid-19 test results of some workers were conveyed to their employers, meat factories in this instance, before the employees...
- Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I had to do so because of the social distancing rules being applied here.
- Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: Not at all. I am interested in getting answers but, unfortunately, the Ministers cannot provide them. That is disappointing.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their information. I recognise that this is an incredibly stressful time for all of them, particularly those who are working on these issues on a daily basis. I should put on the record my bias because I have monitored the situation with direct provision for a number of years and I am of the view that it is an abhorrent system which needs to be...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: Approximately 8,000 people. How many of them are in what the Department would call emergency accommodation? Ms Buckley stated that there are 33 emergency centres.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: For context, how much has been paid so far this year to private companies in the context of housing those 8,000 people?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: How much was paid in the month of April?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: As in overspending or underspending?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: Overspending. Okay. Dr. Kelleher can correct me if I am wrong but he indicated that there were 180 positive cases across ten centres housing people seeking international protection. Is that correct?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: Perhaps between the HSE and Department we could get an exact figure in respect of the 84 centres. Can the Department state how many deep cleans have been carried out in the 84 centres?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)
Matt Carthy: Okay. None is the answer. I refer to risk assessment, a matter Deputy Daly did not have time to discuss. Was a risk assessment carried out by the HSE or the Department prior to 16 or 18 March when residents were moved to Cahersiveen? Have risk assessments been carried out in all centres in respect of the Covid-19 outbreak and what it might mean?