On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 639 of 646 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FG | Fine Gael | 2,285 | 2020-03-26 – 2024-10-22 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FG 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FG 2020-02-08–2024-11-08
The HSA has full powers to go into any place of work and carry out inspections. With the Covid-19 issue, the authority wants to work with employers and employees to resolve complaints if they exist. Every complaint receives attention.
The Deputy knows the HSA is an independent body and I have no problem asking it to respond to him.
I suppose, in fairness, Covid-19 has changed everything, including the way in which workers have had to change their processes.
The authority has carried out 240 inspections-----
-----since Monday. Included in that are some meat plants.
If there is an outbreak in any meat plant, the first port of call is the HSE. The HSA does not go into a plant in that scenario.
There is a responsibility to report such a scenario.
A worker who has a problem and is concerned about health and safety in the workplace can contact the HSA. The HSA has received 3,300 complaints since 1 March. More than 200 of those related to Covid-19. Some were about premises that subsequently closed because of Covid, some were about premises that had not reopened and others were from people who were not working in the places about which the complaints were being made. No one can tell the HSA to undertake an inspection. There is an assessment and a process and ev…
I welcome the opportunity to update Members on the initiatives the Government has taken to support businesses in meeting the challenges presented by Covid-19. Covid-19 has impacted upon our society and our economy in a manner we could not have imagined. Unemployment is at a rate we have never seen and our business community is under extraordinary and unprecedented pressure. Covid-19 came at us with unprecedented speed and the Government moved quickly to bring forward a series of measures to support those impacted b…
It is up to businesses to review the roadmap carefully and carry out a detailed assessment of their activities with regard to the continuing public health measures. It is not necessary for businesses to seek official authorisation to open. Businesses should review the national return-to-work guidelines, which set out the steps businesses need to take. We are only at the very early stages of returning to work and we must be cautious. We will keep the roadmap under review. Deputy Butler raised particular issues with …
I am happy to do so. I will respond in the House today. We responded at length last week and-----
If I get the opportunity, I will respond now.
May I answer now?
The Deputy either wants the answers or she does not want them.
I will not put them in writing. I have come to the House to answer questions-----
-----but I am not being given the chance to do so.
I will answer the questions.
I will answer the questions. The Department spent an extensive amount of time on this. On the last day I was in the House I answered the questions comprehensively. I do not have the resources to put together all the answers. I will answer the Deputy's questions now.
I will answer the questions now.
Can I answer the question?