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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - the Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 -the Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Roughly, when are we going to get there?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - the Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 -the Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am very conscious of time. The Chair will pull me up-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - the Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 -the Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to ask a question of the Minister, Deputy Donohoe. There are often references to planning objections and so on in terms of delivery. Is it fair to say that this is a bit overstated? The Department produces the IGEES report, which suggests that this is not really a problem. The vast majority of planning permissions are granted. There are some that are objected to, but the vast...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - the Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 -the Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Big title.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he intends to act on the motion passed by Dáil Éireann in October 2022 in favour of free public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline how he intends to address the impact of the shortage of drivers on the delivery of bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a digital tax on digital and social media companies, as an alternative method of funding public service broadband to replace the regressive and widely discredited TV licence model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4569/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Centres (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a specific tax on data centres given their high impact on our energy and resource infrastructure. [4571/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the penalties he is considering on film production companies found to be in breach of their requirement and obligation for receiving section 481 film tax credit funding, given the recent Workplace Relations Commission rulings against a company (details supplied) for its failure to uphold the employment rights and blacklisting of 38 film crew; if he intends...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider and introduction of a wealth tax, given recent reports by an organisation (details supplied) and the Central Bank on the wealth distribution showing ever growing concentration of wealth in the hands of the very wealthiest households. [4570/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 342. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the list of Mother and Baby Homes and any other State institutions that are included in the Redress Scheme, and to provide also a list of institutions that are not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4662/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures he is considering to ensure that workers in the film industry who are subject to multiple successive fixed-term contracts, have their rights under fixed-term workers legislation fully vindicated, and have their service to the industry properly recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5798/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A little later this morning, the long campaigned for and long awaited film industry stakeholders forum will take place, convened by the Minister of State's colleague in the Department of arts. I presume the Minister of State's officials will be there. One of the key issues at stake is the use of successive multiple fixed-term contracts where workers never acquire any kind of security or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have with me the declaration, and it is signed. I campaigned on behalf of film workers to get this declaration. When we bring the film producers that the Government gives the film credit to into our committee and I ask them simply how many workers who have worked on film productions have acquired contracts of indefinite duration, the answer is “Zero”. They go on to explain...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State has to look at this. The Acts are not working. The producers told us that no one had ever got a contract of indefinite duration and never would. It is not acceptable that people can work in an industry for 25, 30 or 35 years and never get a contract of indefinite duration. It means that the clock goes back to zero with every single film. It is as if they had never...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach to provide details on Ireland’s annual drowning rate; the way this compares with other countries in Europe; and to provide a breakdown of drowning rates by county. [5178/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permanent staff employed by the Road Safety Authority as driver testers by testing centre; to provide an updated account of the waiting times for driving test applicants by testing centre; to provide a breakdown of the number of contract staff employed as driver testers; the retention rate of both permanent and contract...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given that employers, security officers and trade unions had up to 2 January 2024 to enter submissions and that almost one month has elapsed since; when he plans to sign the Security Industry Joint Labour Committee Employment Regulation Order draft proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed date for the completed construction of the Dún Laoghaire Education Together National School; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5125/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the Department is calculating the data which allocates special education teachers and the adjustments made based on complex needs; if the Department has received this data and will report on it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5126/24]