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European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Mar 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Is mór an onóir é feidhmiú mar ionadaí don phobal, do dhaonra Cheatharlach-Cill Chainnigh, agus do dhaonra na tíre mar Bhall den Tríocha-tríú Dáil. Gabhaim comhghairdeas le gach duine a bhí tofa agus le gach duine a bhí misniúil go leor chun iad féin a chur in iúl don toghchán. It is a great honour for me to...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (2 Apr 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I join other Deputies in offering condolences to all the bereaved families and giving our full support to front-line workers. I will speak to a couple of other matters that may not have been addressed. As the emergency rolls on and people live the pattern of the new normal, we are aware that despite the creativity and humour engendered by social distancing, this pandemic has the...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I am mindful today that, in raising the matter of the health of front-line workers, in my constituency the lives of two healthcare workers in St. Luke's hospital, Kilkenny, were taken this week by this virus. I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the families, the colleagues and the friends of the people who tragically died. May they rest in peace. Their passing brings into sharp...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: In response to the point raised by the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, I think that the 7% is achievable across all sectors. It will require much constructive dialogue. It is important that constructive dialogue will lead to a much more climate-resilient future but also to a much more sustainable future for Irish farming. Farming is the anchor of our rural economy. Our family farms not...

Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (6 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I put it to the Minister of State that following the economic crash of 2008-2009 agriculture and tourism were the two sectors that led the recovery of the Irish economy. Unfortunately, with Covid-19, tourism is now taking a sustained hit from which it may never fully recover. We have heard Deputies talk of their own counties, and in my constituency of Kilkenny city our economy is largely...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Mr. Paddy Shaffrey's 1975 book The Irish Town: An Approach to Survivalwas decades ahead of its time. It was only in recent years that policymakers began to look seriously at the challenges facing Irish market towns and to consider the potential they have as economic engines and drivers of rural hinterlands. What is also evident from Paddy's visionary publication is how much we have lost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students from more disadvantaged areas and schools with poorer academic records will not be unduly punished on the basis of the performance of those that came before them (details supplied). [6456/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 896. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funds will be reallocated from the Irish Greyhound Board to animal welfare charities; if not, if such charities will be supported through other means (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6467/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (20 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 1022. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being undertaken to ensure the re-establishment of tourism markets for the cottage industry bed and breakfast sector (details supplied). [6461/20]

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: This is national biodiversity week and the Minister will agree that the pandemic has slowed our pace of life, narrowed our scope of travel and silenced much of the noise around us. It has done so to a point where awareness of the living world around us has never been more acute. It is not just the big stuff, but insects, flowering plants and what is in rockpools. Incidentally, on entering...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: It is eight minutes now.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Minister for his work. I highlight the issue of section 39 service providers to disability and intellectual disability service users. It is commendable how they have adapted so quickly to the changed set of circumstances and how they have managed to keep Covid-19 infection at bay but they are now facing a dual challenge of the cost incurred due to risk of infection coupled with...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Now that elective surgeries have resumed and there will be a roadmap soon to outline the return to normality for healthcare services, it is important that both public and private open in tandem. Will the witnesses outline what elective services have resumed and give a breakdown of treatment as between private and public patients?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Obviously it is not cost-effective to buy out private hospitals and consultants every time that there is a surge or another national medical emergency. What is the long-term plan to prepare for the next medical crisis?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Mr. Woods. Is there a mechanism by which the HSE could transfer patients of consultants who did not sign the contract onto the public waiting list? What will happen to these patients when this deal is over?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Have I time for a further question?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: The Government says the deal is ending but if there is another surge, it is extremely likely the private hospitals will be needed again. What are Mr. Woods's recommendations for ensuring continuity of care of both public and private patients and continued operation of general operational services should this occur?

Covid-19 (Rural and Community Development): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I will try to leave the Minister plenty of time to reply. I thank him and his Department for their vital work and the support they have provided to rural and urban communities in recent months. As we watched the pandemic sweep across the world, it was telling that Ireland had something unique in its toolkit: the innate sense of community knitted within the fabric of our land. It has stood...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Thankfully, the trend is going in the right direction but we must be mindful that, as of yesterday, 1,659 people have lost their lives to Covid-19 in this country. Behind that statistic are many broken hearts and bereaved families. Once again I wish to put on record our appreciation of the work of the Minister and the Department and the work of all who continue to serve on the front line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 388. To ask the Minister for Health if the NPHET will allow the resumption of video fluoroscopy procedures at CHI at Temple Street as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/20]