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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the communications he has had with Coillte in view of the reported problems with the forestry partnership project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7008/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Farm Enterprises (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the possible development of hemp cultivation as a significant agricultural activity should be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the detail of the self-build aspect of the home loan scheme; the way in which the value of the property at completion will be ascertained; if there will be a limit to the number of applicants to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6716/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Irish Film Workers Association and the GMB for further educating me about the nature of the industry. For many people, it is an industry that is about the glamorous stuff. It is a very important step forward that the people behind the scenes, who do critical work but are rarely seen, get a chance to speak up about their situation. The picture they paint, as I said at the last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What Mr. Arkins is saying is quite technical but, to summarise it in language we can understand, according to Mr. Arkins, specifying hours of between 55 and 66 hours as normal working time directly breaches the working time legislation. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Arkins but I will run out of time if I do not do so. I want to touch on a few other things. In very simple terms, he says this agreement breaches the law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a very serious matter into which this committee has a responsibility to look. The issue of bogus self-employment and people being employed as contractors rather than direct PAYE employees is widespread in the construction industry as well. Is it the case - it is certainly the case in the construction industry - that if people in the film industry ask for PAYE employment, they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Again, it is something for the committee to bear in mind. Perhaps Mr. Arkins or Ms Walker or some of the others would know about this practice in the construction industry. One of the ways in which those of us in the Opposition have been raising bogus self-employment, and quite a few of us have been doing so, is to ensure that Revenue is checking whether people meet the criteria,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My time is up. Can we have a second round of questioning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are a couple of issues that have been alluded to. It is probably important to spell them out here. How many people are actually employed in the industry? Is ask this in light of the tax arrangements relating to the industry and the more than €70 million in grants from which it benefits? Either Screen Producers Ireland or the Irish Film Board, I cannot remember which, referred...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is my last question. Obviously, the issue of the law applying to the witnesses is a no-brainer. Our responsibility is to make sure that happens, and any money that comes from the State should be conditional, at a minimum, on the application of the law where workers' entitlements are concerned. That is critical. At the level of oversight of the industry, and worker participation in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Development Plan (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach his Department's role in the forthcoming national development plan. [6962/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Development Plan (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What can we expect in terms of the provision of housing under the capital plan? Today, we have had further evidence of the failure of the Government's policy to deal with spiralling house prices. An increase of 12.7% has just been reported. This is on top of the news yesterday of an 81% increase in rent since 2010. It seems as if the Government's solution to all this is to say that, at...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the programme for Government. [5978/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The programme for Government said that the Government approach to governing would be crucially tested on the issue of housing and how it dealt with the housing crisis. I understand the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on Monday and was a little put out because I was outside protesting.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: So I believe, but I did not apologise on behalf of the Minister. I was there with people who come to my clinic and who represent the human evidence of the failure of the Government's policies. I will offer some examples of some of the people who were there. Two young women who are pregnant were there. They are homeless. They are being told by the council that they have to go to Brú...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach should continue his response.

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I commend Sinn Féin on introducing the Bill. I fully agree with the proposed measure to establish that it would be a criminal offence for banks to lie or give misleading information to the Central Bank of Ireland and to impose sanctions of up to €250,000 in fines and-or five year prison sentences. This is welcome legislation because people are fed up to the back teeth of there...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Development Plan (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the input his Department has had to the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7473/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Development Plan (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the national development plan contains targets and projects for retrofitting homes; if his Department had an input into same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/18]