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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This, by the way, reflects the experience of another group of similar contact tracers I mentioned a while ago who were on those zero-hour contacts-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----for whom it took eight weeks before they got paid a cent by CPL. This is an outrage. What is the Taoiseach going to do about it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There has.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full report on the Indemnity Agreement; the details of the 18 religious congregations that it indemnified; the amount these congregations have contributed to the redress board; the value of these contributions that were made by the transfer of property to the State; the details of these properties; the amount by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to relocate a school (details supplied) to meet its need to expand from its current two classes to have additional classes as the new school grows before the date of September 2021, at which point its current lease arrangement will no longer suffice; the way in which the school will meet the needs of the area the school is supposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35476/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Judicial Council, with which persons could lodge complaints against members of the Judiciary, as set out in legislation passed in July 2019, has been set up; if not, when it will be set up; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the sectors of employment that those who test positive for Covid-19 are in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35628/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all Covid-19 screening programmes he has planned or is planning to introduce; if same will be introduced for screening by region, industry, school or third level institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35629/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Census of Population (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department on census 2021. [33230/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Census of Population (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I was late to the Chamber and missed the Minister of State's reply. I take it that he is saying that the CSO, for public health reasons, feels it cannot go ahead with the census. That is perfectly understandable in the current circumstances. However, the Government could use the interregnum to prepare for a census to take place a year later and ensure we use the information provided by it....

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is an exercise of the most cynical game-playing by the Government.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Frankly, Government Deputies are smirking through their words because they know that it is cynical game-playing and politically motivated spite essentially-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----against the fact that an Opposition party put forward a no confidence motion in a Minister. It is important for people to know that Deputy Pringle, at the Business Committee, proposed an alternative that would have saved the €25,000 it will cost to move us at short notice over to the convention centre when we had decided we would be sitting here today.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I did not interrupt the Deputy. Notwithstanding the political differences he may have with Sinn Féin and the Opposition over the motion, a proposal was put forward by Deputy Pringle at the Business Committee to save us having to incur additional cost and the impact on staff of having to move to the convention centre today. The Government did not accept that, purely for political...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was said that the argument was most vociferously conducted by Deputy Griffin in pretty much the same breath as he said we should effectively do away with the Business Committee.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is the real agenda. The Government wants to do away with any cross-party co-operation on how we set the schedule of this Dáil-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----because it wants to steamroll whatever it wants to go through the House, regardless of the feelings of the rest of the democratically elected Opposition.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 51. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will provide grants and supports to the self-employed and sole traders that work as taxi drivers that continue to have work related overheads despite having little or no work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35170/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (10 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) whose driver theory test has been cancelled due to Covid-19 level 5 restrictions has had it put back 13 weeks to the next available slot instead of moving all appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34578/20]