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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 396. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to phase out the reliance on direct provision centres as a method of housing asylum seekers especially in view of the overcrowded conditions of centres increasing the likelihood of Covid-19 transmission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29927/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not provided for the reduction in prescription charges set to come into effect on 1 July 2020; if medical card holders will see the reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29635/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if meetings of an organisation (details supplied) are allowed to continue in view of level 3 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29955/20]

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government politicised this in a dishonest way instead of addressing the substance of the argument. There was an attempt to trash the person and the rationale behind his suggestions. That is what is wrong here. I ask the Minister to apologise for that treatment of the Chief Medical Officer on behalf of the Government and move on to a serious discussion about strategy, which cannot be...

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Minister agree that the Government's response to Dr. Tony Holohan's letter and recommendation was not the best? Should the Government not apologise for the treatment of the Chief Medical Officer?

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Before this debacle emerged at the weekend, People Before Profit and RISE had already come to the conclusion we needed to move to a higher level of restrictions and that we should pursue a zero Covid-19 strategy. We held that view because after fairly intense discussions with public health and infectious disease experts, they predicted where we are now, with rising infection rates all over...

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: You are becoming involved. You might stop the clock.

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My point-----

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The point needed to be registered. It was a fair point.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We would like to hear from the Government whether it will honour the commitment made by the Taoiseach that he would participate in a discussion on Friday?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a serious discussion. Things have changed; everyone knows that. It is not just questions that need to be put to the Minister of Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, late at night. We need to hear from the Head of Government what will be the strategy from here and what are the impacts of taking particular strategic options. That cannot be squashed into the graveyard shift alone. We...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We raised the issue.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do we have a choice?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can we put the proposal for the Friday sitting?

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I raised at the Business Committee earlier today the approval of the Revised Estimate by the arts and culture committee - I will not give it its new name as it is so long I cannot remember it. We are discussing public money and a very serious matter. The committee only signed off on the Estimates yesterday and they have come to the House today. As of this morning at least, none of us,...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We wrote to the Business Committee on Tuesday asking for a proper debate on Covid strategy. There has been much discussion and kerfuffle about the spat between the Tánaiste and the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET. Certainly, questions have to be asked and answered about all of that but there is a much more important issue, which is, how are we going to respond to what is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On "Claire Byrne Live", in justifying the Government's decision to dismiss the public health advice and trash the rationale of the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, in calling for further restrictions, the Tánaiste cited his concern for workers and people who either have lost their jobs or might lose their jobs as a result of restrictions. Aside from the irony that the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Review (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the commission for the future of the Defence Forces; if representatives of an organisation (details supplied) will be on the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29110/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the proposal that an organisation (details supplied) joins a union as an affiliate body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29111/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Trade Agreements (8 Oct 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 67. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on a recent report from a university (details supplied) with regard to the Mercosur deal and the way in which it contradicts the EU Green Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24048/20]