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Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, it is.

Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: According to NESC's report, it is.

Ceisteanna – Questions: National Economic and Social Council (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We could agree to give the Taoiseach a few more minutes to answer.

Ceisteanna – Questions: National Economic and Social Council (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Including mine.

Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing last met. [31338/20]

Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A mortgage break has to happen. It is absolutely unacceptable that the people who will be hit hardest by the lockdown in economic terms, losing either income or employment, will then also potentially have some of the banks crawling all over their backs, adding to the pressure and stress they face. When people talk about protecting mental health, let us be clear what that means in many...

Ceisteanna – Questions: National Economic and Social Council (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In June, NESC produced a paper called "How We Value Work: The Impact of Covid-19". One of the conclusions it drew is that Covid-19 has made good jobs better and poor jobs worse. That is an extremely interesting conclusion and the paper featured a fascinating graph, which I would be interested to know if the Taoiseach has seen. The graph shows that the people least impacted by Covid-19 tend...

Ceisteanna – Questions: National Economic and Social Council (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department with the National Economic and Social Council. [31337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Equality Proofing of Budgets (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 54. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of any equality proofing of budget 2021 that his Department was involved in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31343/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issues for students who have paid for student accommodation but whose colleges have now shut in the short and or medium term due to public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31341/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his rationale for not abolishing fees for the third level and postgraduate sectors in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Longford County Council has drawn down funding for Traveller accommodation in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31189/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the request by a school (details supplied) for a larger bus to ensure transport for all its students while adhering to public health guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31386/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if applicants for jobseeker’s payments are required to provide full credit card and debit card details as they appear on the card; and if so, the reason this information is necessary; if this is with the permission of the financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, with regard to their protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 599. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can get an update on the reason for the delay in required day surgery in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin 4; when it will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31197/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Everybody objected except the Government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The shameful behaviour of KPMG in sending a notice to the union representatives of the Debenhams workers stating it would not try to remove stock this week and that it would give two hours' notice, and then in the dead of night sending people in to remove stock, is absolutely shameful but typical of the way in which KPMG has treated these workers. The Government has said it has sympathy for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council will allow the registration of a person (details supplied) to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30758/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The devil is always in the detail with budgets. Despite the headline-grabbing figures for this budget, digging into the detail reveals some very severe problems. I was absolutely gobsmacked to get an email yesterday from a young woman who is a science graduate pursuing a postgraduate qualification in public health. She applied for a job as a contact tracer and received a contract from CPL,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Stop the clock please. Do not waste my time. Stop the clock.