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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Language Schools (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I was outside Grafton College the night before last. The teachers who were gathered there were absolutely distraught, shocked and bewildered at what had happened. Without notice, the college closed. With Christmas coming, the jobs have been lost and the weeks of wages owed to the staff are not forthcoming, which is completely unacceptable. The Government should take this issue very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Language Schools (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the Minister's willingness to meet the delegation who are sitting in the Gallery. Perhaps he could indicate how we might arrange this meeting. I think they are delighted he is willing to meet them, and fair play to him. Could he tell me - or tell them - how we might arrange that this afternoon? Beyond that, the Government needs to put its eye on this issue. Two years ago,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Language Schools (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is fine.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 61. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) will remain open with all the services and staff available to the blind community of CHO area 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50804/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is reasonable that the blind community of CHO 6 would have to travel from County Wicklow to Tallaght for services that have always been available in Dún Laoghaire in view of reports of the possible transfer of a centre (details supplied) to Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50805/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Funding (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if the urgent need for 24 hour care for a person (details supplied) will be recognised; if funding for same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51091/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Broughan is thinking of joining Solidarity-People Before Profit.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tut tut.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a very important debate. I queried the description of this Bill as a technical Bill at the Business Committee, where it was originally suggested the Bill be taken all in one go, through all Stages, without pre-legislative scrutiny. The argument put forward was that it was a technical Bill and, therefore, it was justified to short-circuit the normal legislative process. Any...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----to this Bill. There are many people watching this. I can tell the Deputy that for a fact. There is much interest in what is going on in the Irish film industry at the moment. Let us be honest, there is also a great deal of dispute about what is going on in the film industry. We need to resolve it because the film industry is very important. As I said as a preamble to all of my...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a bit like politics, indeed. We might have hoped, though, that the arts would have been slightly different. We need to try to address some of these problems. The key to getting to the bottom of it is trying to find out what is going on and resolving the issues rather than what has been happening. There has been a slagging match between different factions with accusations,...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Or accreditation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he has recently met church leaders. [50390/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A on the economy last met. [50391/18]

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there not a debate on this?

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We can only speak on the section because amendments have been ruled out of order. It should be noted, although I know there are reasons we are having to short-circuit the normal legislative process on this Bill, that there was no pre-legislative scrutiny and Committee and remaining Stages are being rolled into one. It is a bit unfortunate for me and other Deputies whose amendments were...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The amendments tabled proposed to create a new section 2 but now that they have been ruled out of order, the only substantial section that we are able to talk to is section 1.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My amendment was after section 1 and before section 2, and proposed to create a new section 2.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Section 3 is just the citation, is it not?

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The substantial section of the Bill is section 1, which spells out the increasing loan capacity. The amendments we hoped to move, which were ruled out of order, provided that there would be a certain conditionality on that. We agree with section 1 but we want conditions put on it. While for the purposes of pressing those conditions, they have been ruled out of order, it is entirely in...