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Watch: Dáil hears Dublin TD pay tribute to grandmother who died from Covid-19
Fianna Fáil Dublin North West TD Paul McAuliffe told the chamber that his grandmother Patricia would be laid to rest tomorrow in an emotional contribution to a discussion on the virus.
Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe said his grandmother was a very gentle lady who passed away in her care home last Sunday. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins
Wed, 13 Jan, 2021 - 21:43
Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent
A TD has paid tribute to his grandmother in the Dáil after she passed away from Covid-19.
Fianna Fáil Dublin North West TD Paul McAuliffe told the chamber that his grandmother Patricia would be laid to rest tomorrow in an emotional contribution to a discussion on the virus.
RTÉ Investigates
Just one landlord faced legal action arising from breaches of housing standards at 7,848 private rented properties that failed a first inspection this year, new figures reveal.
The inspections were carried out in the first six months of 2020, when investigations were hampered by coronavirus restrictions.
However, in the subsequent three months to September, no legal action was taken by any of 29 local authorities surveyed by RTÉ Investigates.
A total of 10,200 private rented properties were inspected by local councils in the first six months of this year. Some 76% of these properties were found on first inspection to be non-compliant with housing standards.
O’Dowd calls on Nursing Homes to avail of €2,500 payment to enable safe visits this Christmas
17th December 2020 - Fergus O Dowd TD
Nursing homes can avail of up to €2,500 to enable safe visits this Christmas, Deputy Fergus O’Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth has said.
Deputy O’Dowd said: “The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) has been expanded on a once-off basis to allow nursing homes claim up to €2,500 to enable them to enhance the safety of their visiting spaces and also to create additional safe visiting spaces where needed. This was confirmed to me by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Mary Butler, in response to my Dáil question on nursing home visits this Christmas.