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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (15 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the obligations the successful tender applicants must meet in respect of funding from the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force for the provision of drug and alcohol addiction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44943/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (15 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 468. To ask the Minister for Health the annual amount he and the Health Service Executive spend on the drug Ritalin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45315/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cystic Fibrosis Treatment (15 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 469. To ask the Minister for Health given the reports of the cost of the new Cystic Fibrosis drug, if he will provide comparatives of costs for other drugs used across his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 498. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with the President of France, Mr François Hollande, in relation to French military action in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44826/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (15 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 506. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent meetings he has had with European counterparts on the worsening refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (15 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 507. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on meetings held and topics discussed during his recent visit to United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45465/15]

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am dizzy because of the substituting of new amendments. Will the Minister of State explain this amendment?

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is this a technical amendment?

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it just a technical amendment?

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Which amendment are we dealing with?

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister of State clarify if this is the amendment proposing to change the term "authorised officer" to "international protection officer"?

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to make one preliminary point. We have been handed bits of paper with substitute and additional amendments. A whole series of new amendments is being proposed by the Minister at this stage and the Bill is being guillotined. It is outrageous that we have to deal with all this while trying to keep track of what is going on with such a significant Bill dealing with people who are the...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a very unsatisfactory response. Speed is one thing but justice is another and justice trumps speed. We should ensure that we have a fair and just process for people seeking asylum, who in many cases have come from the most awful situations possible. While everybody is in favour of shortening the inordinate length of time that people are left languishing in direct provision, a fear...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have the briefing notes I received from the Irish Refugee Council. The Minister of State has not responded directly to its concern that trained and qualified civil servants are to be replaced by externally recruited personnel who may not receive adequate training. The council also raises concern about the powers of the Minister to revoke authorisations for international protection...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State can express all the noble aspirations he wishes but, at the beginning of the Bill we find an example of how this legislative process is fundamentally flawed. We are on amendment No. 3 and the Minister of State looks a bit lost as to the point being made and is having to consult civil servants for explanations. Prompted by the Irish Refugee Council, we are pointing out...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am reading section 73 and it amplifies further our concerns. Section 73 deals with "Contracts for Services". It provides, "The Minister may enter into contracts for services with such and so many persons as he or she considers necessary to assist him or her in the performance of his or her functions under this Act".

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a recipe for outsourcing if ever I heard one.

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Absolutely. It does not mention public servants anywhere. I do not know what the Minister of State is talking about.

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What page?

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What?