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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with foreign affairs will next meet. [20476/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In five days, Abdulrahman al-Sahdan, who is a Red Crescent humanitarian worker from Saudi Arabia, will be sentenced by the Saudi regime to 20 years imprisonment for a tweet. Him and about 70 other democracy activists are facing sentences of between ten and 30 years each. They are persecuted by the Saudi regime, which, let us remember, carved Jamal Khashoggi into pieces in the Saudi embassy...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Some of these companies are riding roughshod over these people.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not agreed. I held back on speaking to Thursday's business until now. The Ceann Comhairle knows I raised this matter at the Business Committee last Thursday. The idea we will pass a motion on the national marine planning framework on the basis of a 50-minute debate is utterly unacceptable. For the Taoiseach to suggest that we are somehow trying to paralyse the process is utter...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In the last couple of hours, I have been informed by the four national representative taxi groups that the Garda has banned their planned protest, which was due to take place outside Leinster House tomorrow, on Merrion Street. This is a shocking development. There would be no threat to public health because the taxi drivers were going to be in their cars. That was clearly outlined to the...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sharing time with Deputies Paul Murphy and Barry. I thank Deputies Ó Broin and Conway-Walsh for using Private Members' time to bring forward this Bill. Most importantly, I commend and congratulate the USI on what already appears to be a successful campaign of people power. That should be said. As a result of its campaigning on this issue, it appears that it has forced the...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I hope he is going to stay for my contribution.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she plans to respond to the appeals by musicians, events, entertainment and culture workers for a reopening roadmap for the sector; if supports will be provided in the meantime for many in the sector who due to the fact they do not have a public facing premises have been unable to avail of existing Covid-19 support schemes to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 79. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the allegations of blacklisting will be investigated against film workers who are members of a union (details supplied) who gave evidence of blacklisting practices to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in January 2018 and many of whom have been unable to secure employment on film productions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 514. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has read a recent report (details supplied); his views on the report; his further views on whether it is now time to begin speaking in relation to Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people in terms of apartheid rather than merely occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21840/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if background checks are carried out on contractors and consultants in relation to the school remediation works currently being conducted by companies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the frequency with which school fire hydrants are tested; the steps taken to repair them if found to be non-operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 845. To ask the Minister for Health if a person travelling to a country on the quarantine list for surgery can obtain an exemption from mandatory quarantine; if so, the way they apply for same; if their carer can apply for an exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21143/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health if he will order a general review of the use and overuse of psychiatric medication in children across all CAMHS and primary care health services and in particular to review the way a lack of resources for alternative approaches is driving the overuse of medication given the concern in relation to the rapid rise in the use of psychiatric drugs in children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1068. To ask the Minister for Health if all senior citizens are entitled to referral to primary care centres to access, for example, physiotherapy regardless of whether they have a medical card or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22117/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Minister for his contribution. There was relief last week when he talked about no cliff-edge for Covid-related income supports but in recent days that relief quite quickly gave way, certainly on my part and I suspect on the part of many people out there, to deep concern at suggestions that the PUP payment might be cut in the near future for sectors where there are still large...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will slightly press the Minister on that issue. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, will bring a memorandum to Cabinet today. I am not sure what is in the memorandum, but it certainly raised alarm bells. It would be very helpful for the Minister for Finance to give reassurances to people, particularly those in sectors where there is likely to be quite a long-term impact...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Doherty and I have asked questions about the PUP. I am still getting slightly conflicting signals from the Minister and would like to get a bit of clarity on the PUP. Some sectors will, of course, recover, As public health restrictions are lifted, people will be able to go back to work and they will not be on the PUP, so the Minister will not need to maintain it for them. In...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I assume the Chairman is not going to allow me to respond but if the Chairman gives me time to answer the Minister's question, I am happy to do so.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not think the Minister quite explained why some people are excluded. On the point about zero Covid, we would not be in such a precarious situation having to decide between high circulation levels of the virus and reopening after a long period of lockdown if the Government had introduced a zero Covid approach at the appropriate time and not made the mistakes it made in December and...