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Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide grants and supports to the self-employed and sole traders who work in the arts, entertainment, music and event industry who continue to have work-related overheads despite having little or no work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35170/20]

Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: At one level the task force report on recovery in arts and culture is welcome. I refer to the proposals for a basic income pilot scheme for those working in the arts, local authority funding to be continued, a support for well-being programmes, upskilling and training, loans for small and medium-sized businesses in the events sector and other proposals such as, importantly, payment for...

Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes. It is one of the proposals in the task force.

Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is about the income supports and other supports for people working in the arts and creative sector.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the results of the pilot project announced in the July stimulus will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37387/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 53. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the pilot project announced in the July stimulus to support the arts, live music and entertainment industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37386/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions taken regarding clothing and textiles deposited in clothing banks and unused clothing and textiles from the charity industry; the regulations and checks in place to ensure environmentally safe disposal of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise domestic employers who mistakenly believed they could apply for the temporary wage subsidy scheme for their employee and were not informed by the Revenue Commissioners when they made email inquiries nor when they applied that the scheme did not cover domestic employees and now are being asked to repay the moneys; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Undefined (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any prior discussion took place between the Government here and the UK Government before the introduction of the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill in the UK Parliament in view of the extraterritorial applicability and implications for the criminal justice cooperation between Ireland and the UK; if...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [36674/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to speak about Covid-19 and the necessity of an all-Ireland approach. The worrying stall in the reduction of cases that we are now seeing further adds to the urgency of doing everything possible to try to develop such an approach. Could the Taoiseach give us a report on his latest efforts in that regard and the communications he has had with the Northern authorities to try to push...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask the Taoiseach to look into that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with education will next meet. [35424/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach said something earlier with which I thoroughly agree, which is that if Covid-19 is widespread in the community, the consequences are felt in the hospitals. We are seeing them in hospitals throughout the country. In that context, we should be concerned about the fact that the reduction in the number of cases appears to have stalled in a worrying manner. While everybody...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is based on a narrow definition.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have spoken out repeatedly on behalf of taxi drivers since the Covid pandemic began and their industry was decimated. Before I ask my specific questions, the Taoiseach should understand just what a fantastic service the 26,000 taxi drivers provide. The National Transport Authority, NTA, reported today that of 40 million taxi journeys last year, there were just under 1,000 complaints....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [36673/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 31. To ask the Taoiseach his role in defining the different measures, restrictions and guidelines in terms of the 5 levels of Covid-19 restrictions. [37229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that councils that are not able to meet the deadline for home acquisition and renovation by the end of 2020 have the deadline extended due to the delays in the programme due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays in newborns being registered and subsequently receiving their PPS number which is causing problems or delays in newborns receiving general practitioner care, vaccinations and other health checks essential for babies to receive proper and timely treatment; and if she will make a...