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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: He has been there throughout the period through which our credit worthiness has been rebuilt. I ask him to comment on that body of work, how it works on a day-to-day basis and how the changing of the fiscal position informs his experience in trying to raise finance and plan for the refinancing of Ireland's debt.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: When Mr. O'Connor says "fiscal position", he means the balance of money in and spending out, how much money we have and the deficit the Government is running on a year on year basis.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: When Mr. O'Connor is going out and having these conversations, he has to tell Ireland's story on our behalf and has to explain what the money is for and the credibility of that. The additional money we have to borrow to fund the economy through this public health emergency is a credible use but if we were to try to borrow the same amount for an unwarranted permanent increase in current...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thought it was a very interesting point that the NTMA strategically decided to take a gap year. The fact that it chose to incorporate a gap year some years out is very interesting and shows a measure of enormous confidence and good management. When was that decision made?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I want to ask about relative positioning versus other countries from an investor perspective. Mr. O'Connor mentioned in his statement that just five years ago Ireland was rated sub-investment grade by Moody's. I recall back in 2009 and 2010 that the perspective taken by investors on Ireland was something akin to semi-developed South American democracies. Will Mr. O'Connor give us a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Clearly, we now have additional borrowing, perhaps not as much as we would have needed to borrow were it not for the cash position at the beginning of the year. I wish to ask Mr. Makhlouf about the planning for the rest of the year, perhaps not this year but into next year and the year after, in terms of recovering our fiscal position following this period of necessary spending. What is his...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I too offer my congratulations to the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, on their deserved promotions and wish them the very best in their offices. I also congratulate and thank the previous Minister, Deputy Flanagan, and the previous Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, who worked exceptionally hard in recent years. I again highlight the issue of domestic violence,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We have been notified that Deputies O'Donoghue, Cairns and Costello will substitute for their party colleagues. They are very welcome. I welcome our witnesses for our resumed discussion on the topic of education provision for the September reopening of schools including school transport. Joining us from committee room 1, we welcome: Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General; Ms...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Ó Foghlú. Sinn Féin has the first speaking slot this morning. Is Deputy Farrell taking ten minutes?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Can I clarify with Mr. Ó Foghlú the timeline for the guidelines to issue?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There is a fine balance between getting time to produce additional public health guidance and get the guidance to schools to give them enough time. I recognise the practical difficulty with that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Mr. Ó Foghlú------

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: One of the difficulties we have with this committee is that, as we are in different rooms, witnesses cannot always hear or see if a member is trying to interject. I just wanted to make Mr. Ó Foghlú aware of that. It is a problem we have in every session so I am flagging because members do not have much time for their questions. I am sensitive that we have gone a little over time...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will cut you off there because my reputation for timekeeping will be out the window entirely. I will make the point about provision for learning for children who are not just ill themselves, but who are also living in a house where somebody is immunocompromised. There is a risk there as well and that is a distinct thing to somebody who is disengaged from the system. I call Deputy...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will call Deputy McNamara, who has been here for quite a while.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The travel question will be important this morning. To clarify, the guidance from the Chief Medical Officer, CMO, and public health officials is that there is to be no unnecessary travel but some families will find it necessary to go away for a range of reasons. Obviously, the crucial message is, if that is the case, to be back by mid-August for the purposes of self-isolation for the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I call Deputy McNamara.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have a couple of questions and observations from the session. I ask you to keep your answers as short as possible - some of them will be simply "Yes" or "No" answers - because we have to exit at 11.30 a.m. On what you said about additional staff, can you confirm that those coming out of the teaching colleges now will be the main source of any additional staff needed over the next period?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In terms of certainty for those people coming out, can they expect employment?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We talked about immunosuppression earlier. A case brought to my attention, and which I raised at this committee previously, was of a teacher who has a new baby who is immunocompromised with cystic fibrosis and who obviously was not in that situation 12 months ago and did not know that would be the case. Can you confirm what arrangements are in place, or what is the thinking in respect of,...