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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Carroll and the other representatives from MII for attending today. I am aware the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, was responsible, before her appointment and as a member of this committee, for inviting MII in today. They are very welcome and I thank them for their opening remarks. Following on from the earlier session, I will ask about the levels of meat produced in the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Is there a contact tracing register in place in each company or factory? Will Mr. Carroll enlighten the committee in that regard?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Is Mr. Carroll saying that each factory or processor has a Covid officer? If so, what guidelines are issued to such officers and the owner of the factory or facility? Are the guidelines being communicated to staff? As we heard during the previous session, there are language barriers for some staff. Have the guidelines been translated into other languages so that all staff are aware of the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: First, were those protocols communicated to all of the agents or companies? Second, were the companies notified in advance of the HSA inspections?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Unannounced inspections are probably better, but I acknowledge the level of compliance Mr. Carroll outlined in his statement. Did MII view and approve all the protocols with regard to the Covid policies that had gone out to contractors? Were MII members available to public health teams for scrutiny?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Were the MII companies, the operators themselves, available to public health teams for scrutiny?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Carroll for those answers. How does he think the meat plants are capable of responding to a potential second wave of Covid? Does he think the current guidelines are sufficient, and will they remain in place?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to enable SMEs to return to capacity in circumstances in which it is possible; and his further plans to strengthen the resilience, productivity and innovation of SMEs. [15818/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Covid-19 has fundamentally changed Ireland's social and economic landscape. At the end of 2019 almost 2.3 million people were at work. Today approximately 1 million people are on some form of income support. We knew that reigniting our economy after the Covid shutdown would present significant challenges. The message from small businesses, though, is clear. They want supports. They do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome and support the initiatives announced to date. They have been much needed by the businesses the Tánaiste speaks of. I also welcome and support the July stimulus package. I reiterate, however, the difference between the grant aid scheme and the loan scheme. Equally, I ask the Tánaiste to focus on the under 25s. Approximately 250,000 people aged under 25 are unemployed,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: Yes. It is important there is a balance between the two. I wish to reiterate and focus on the fact that it is estimated that 2.1 million people will return to work. That is approximately 90% of the pre-Covid number of people in employment. That 90% has presented and, I have no doubt, will present challenges over the coming months, but the 10% who are expected not to return to work must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional funding will be available to local authorities that have exhausted their trading online voucher allowances for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16095/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours and Piers (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to each local authority on the transfer of a harbour under the Harbours Act 2015; the date and amount of each transfer in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16096/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the M11 and N11 junction upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering introducing legislation or providing funding to reduce the impact of noise from motorways in particular the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 317. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be reviewed to ensure payments being made to employees are subject to the usual PAYE system rather than allowing potentially significant tax liabilities to develop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the autistic spectrum disorder units at primary and post-primary level being funded in County Dublin in 2019 and 2020; the number, name and location of those approved for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16089/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the increase in the pension age to 67 years of age has been deferred; the steps required to implement the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 967. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the incidence of dog thefts reported to An Garda Síochána in 2019 and the first six months of 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 990. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned national guidelines governing the reopening of services for persons with disabilities in either day and respite settings during the Covid-19 pandemic; when they will be published and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16090/20]