CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
I apologise to the Fine Gael Members. I jumped the gun and let the Green Party in.
Catherine Connolly
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 22 of 449 decisive votes (2 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
Party over time
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 7,413 | 2020-03-19 – 2025-07-09 |
| IND | Independent | 2,272 | 2020-02-20 – 2025-10-08 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2016-03-10–2016-05-30 · I4C 2016-05-31–2020-01-14 · IND 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · IND 2024-11-29–2025-10-25
Record
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
The Minister might address her remarks through the Chair.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
The Deputy is eating into other Deputies' time.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
Deputies are eating into other Deputies' time. Please.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
I will stop the Minister there. It is unfair to eat into other Deputies' time.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
I thank Deputy O'Donnell. He was eating into his own colleague's time. I call Deputy Feighan.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
To clarify, the Deputy asked one question-----
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
He is going to ask another now.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
We had better leave some time for the Minister to respond.
CC
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
The Minister has a minute and a half.
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
I have three practical questions which I would like answered and I will then make some comments in regard to childcare. First, has Covid-19 interfered with the mother and baby homes report? Will it be published promptly and, if so, when? Second, has Tusla carried out a risk analysis on the effects of the closedown on child protection and, if so, has it produced a paper on that? Third, with regard to historical sexual abuse in scouting, there is no specific date for the learning review. It is now two months later. H…
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
Has the Minister had an input to the report in terms of recommendations to the Cabinet?
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
The report has been published. It was done on behalf of Scouting Ireland. Has the Minister had an input at Government level since then in terms of the next steps?
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
It is for what happens in regard to the report.
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
Yes.
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
I thank the Minister. I realise this is difficult and I thank the Minister for her professionalism in regard to how she is approaching this subject. However, I have to say I do not believe that childcare was given appropriate attention at the level of NPHET. Perhaps that was not its role but, certainly, when we look back on the minutes from 16 March, it comes up as an item under discussion and it is then pushed on to another date, but it does not appear. I went through the dates, which run from 16 to 31 March and o…
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements
I am sharing time with Deputy Marian Harkin. I wish the Minister the best of luck in whatever path she takes and I also pay tribute to the staff in the Department. They have worked incredibly hard and it is important we place that on record. The Minister dealt with the maternity leave extension and it is something that also concerns me, along with the position of people over 66. I will not repeat those points and the Minister has clearly set out where the difficulty lies. I will zone in on something with which the …
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements
I understand all of that.
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements
That is welcome. Perhaps the Minister could give me the figures and the breakdown of same.
IND
2020-05-20 · Dail
Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements
The group I am speaking about is a quantifiable number of approximately 1,000 people. I understood that there was no clarity regarding the supplementary welfare allowance. There is clarity regarding the special needs payment, but that is a one-off payment and there is no appeals process. If the Minister is telling me that the language students qualify for the supplementary welfare allowance, it is positive and welcome news. Perhaps she could give me that in writing, as it was not clear when I raised the matter a fe…