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Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister should stop trying to throw mud in people's eyes with his political attacks on the Opposition, which are designed to do nothing other than deflect from a deadly serious argument about an issue which is absolutely critical for vast numbers of people. Even if we set aside all that has been said about a return to Fianna Fáil's past with regard to developers and so on, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to small start-up businesses that have not begun trading yet but have been attempting to start up in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis; if directors of such start-up companies can avail of any income supports; if a company (details supplied) that is attempting to trade since the crisis can avail of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available to small start-up businesses that have not begun trading yet but have been attempting to start up in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis; if directors of such start-up companies can avail of any income supports; if a company (details supplied) that is attempting to trade since the crisis can avail of funding supports under current Covid...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Incentives (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding actions by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the €50 million expanded live performance scheme will be accepting applications; the parameters or conditions for application; when she is announcing the opening of the scheme for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the review by his Department of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings, as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; the details of the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 13 January 2021 and given concerns for the well-being of a person (details supplied), if he made advances to secure the return to Ireland of the person from China; the status of that person's situation; if he has considered calling in the Chinese ambassador to discuss the matter further; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare assistants and social care workers are being considered as vaccinators during the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10983/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans for persons with disabilities living in residential care settings many of whom have underlying health conditions associated with their particular syndromes to be vaccinated sooner than other persons in their age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 817. To ask the Minister for Health the latest list of underlying conditions which will qualify persons for access to the Covid-19 vaccination programme currently group 7 on the vaccination list; and if this list of underlying conditions will include ME or CFS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 882. To ask the Minister for Health if landscapers and gardeners are permitted to work during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11639/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have amendments in the group. We actually went to the trouble of putting in amendments. There are more than 20 of them. My thanks to the staff in the offices of People Before Profit and Rise who, at short notice, had to submit over 20 amendments. There are connected amendments across this grouping and other groupings. The purpose of the amendments is to try to turn a Bill that is,...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank USI for continuing to campaign on this important issue. It is great that many parties of the Opposition are uniting to support students in order to end the disgraceful situation whereby students do not enjoy the protections to which they are entitled in terms of their accommodation. Indeed, when one looks at all of the purpose-built and extremely expensive student accommodation...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government's gratitude for the heroic work our healthcare workers have done to protect us all during Covid was revealed as thoroughly hollow when it voted down the People Before Profit motion in October to pay student nurses and midwives for their work on placements. What the Government did promise was a review of their allowances. The review offered them an absolutely pathetic...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Student nurses are living in poverty.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 27 January 2021, when the information requested will be collated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10672/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering including phlebotomists as a category eligible to vaccinate persons for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10659/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering including veterinarians as a category eligible to vaccinate persons for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10660/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sharing time with Deputies Paul Murphy and Barry. Sadly, this legislation on quarantine is the latest instalment in the totally defective and failed policy of the Government for dealing with Covid-19. To be honest, the legislation is nothing more than quarantine by name, but neither in effect nor in practice, for incoming travellers and therefore will continue to allow the virus and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (24 Feb 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person cannot apply for redundancy after a year has passed since he or she lost his or her job; if so, the advice for a person whose company has not been operating since March 2020 and has been on a Covid-19 payment since then (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10551/21]